TV presenter has confessed to being head over heels for the new “love” in her life and it’s not her film producer husband.
During an episode of the Where There’s A Will, There’s A Wake podcast, host shared with Kathy Burke about a recent addition to her family whom she’s “in love with”.
The presenter revealed that she’s so attached to the new family member that she’s been known to sing them a “lullaby’. But it would appear that her husband, Kris Thykier, thinks it’s all a bit “much”.
Claudia said: “So, I’ve recently got a dog, who I am in love with. I mean, I’m gonna bore you till your ears bleed. The two [children] have left home; I didn’t know what to do. I thought I might steal a baby, so instead, I got a dog who I treat like…I mean, I don’t put him in clothes but I didn’t know.”
Claudia’s husband isn’t as impressed with the new dog (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images for Sky Atlantic)
“I’ve never had a dog before or any form of animal, but this little dog, who I open his mouth and insert my tongue. I do,” reports Lancs Live.
Claudia then likened herself to the “old, orange lady” from the 1998 comedy film, There’s Something About Mary, presumably referring to a character who lets her pet dog lick her face.
She added: “Anyway, so I love Skip, love of my life. I look for toys for him; I stroke his ears. Sometimes, I’ve been known to sing him a lullaby. My husband was like: ‘This is too much’.”
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Earlier this month, Claudia warmed hearts with a charming video featuring her husband Kris and their three children: Jake, Matilda, and Arthur. Viewers witnessed them marking a comedic milestone celebrating their dog’s fictitious acceptance to Harvard.
The iconic TV host was seen clasping the dog’s paws while peering into a laptop screen, as the family went through an exaggerated display of anticipation for news before erupting into joyous celebrations.
In the text attached to the clip, Claudia’s daughter, Matilda, wrote: “Pretending our dog got into harvard cuz why not'”. (sic).