Before the eyeliner! Strictly s Claudia Winkleman, 49, looks worlds away from her usual ballroom glam as she poses fresh-faced in newly unearthed snaps from early modelling days
In the undated images, the TV personality looks youthful as she sports a light palette of makeup, complemented with just a smudge of eyeliner
Claudia is shown striking a series of playful poses while donning a range of ensembles that include a plain black top, an ivory skirt suit and a plunging dress
She has since gone on to have a successful TV career, presenting the likes of Strictly, Britain s Best Home Cook and The Great British Sewing Bee
Claudia Winkleman on why she wants to look like aging rockers
Claudia Winkleman (Ian West/PA)
Claudia Winkleman has said she hopes to look like rockers Gene Simmons or Alice Cooper when she gets older and is not concerned with looking “young and bouncy and fresh.”
The Strictly Come Dancing star, 49, said she was brought up to believe what she looks like is the least interesting thing about her.
She told the Women’s Health Going for Goal podcast: “I love getting older… I can’t wait to be 50.
“It’s not that I want time to go fast, but I’m absolutely fine with it, and I’ll still look the same.
Claudia Winkleman says she ll look like rock star Alice Cooper as she nears 50
Claudia Winkleman is set to mark her 50th birthday in January and the Strictly Come Dancing star admitted she can t wait to celebrate the milestone
Claudia Winkleman has opened up about turning 50 years old
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Claudia Winkleman has declared that she can t wait to turn 50 as she counts down the months until reaching the milestone birthday.
The Strictly Come Dancing co-host, 49, plans to greet the big day with aplomb when it arrives in January, particularly as she s certain she ll look the same.
Speaking during an appearance on Women’s Health Going for Goal podcast, the TV personality also displayed her dry wit as she joked that rockers Gene Simmons, 71, and Alice Cooper, 73, are her image inspirations.
Fabulous at 50: Claudia Winkleman has declared that she can t wait to turn 50 as she counts down the months until reaching the milestone birthday. Pictured in 2019
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