Claudia Winkleman is reportedly in talks to move to ITV to helm a revival of Hell’s Kitchen.
The presenter, 54, is one of the BBC’s biggest stars thanks to her two decades on Strictly and her hugely successful run as chairman of The Traitors, the only blip being her chat show which lasted just one season.
ITV are now hoping to rope in Claudia to helm their planned reboot of the Hell’s Kitchen cooking competition.
Claudia originally presented the show in its fourth series in 2009, the last time she presented for ITV.
Hell’s Kitchen UK ran for four series from 2004 to 2009, with Claudia taking over from Angus Deayton after series three.
The show’s creator, Gordan Ramsay, was chef for the first series before heading to the US to launch the brand there, leaving Gary Rhodes, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Marco Pierre White to take over the role.
BBC star Claudia Winkleman is reportedly in talks to move to ITV to helm a revival of Hell’s Kitchen
ITV is hoping to sign Claudia to the planned reboot of the cooking competition Hell’s Kitchen, which was created by Gordon Ramsay and is a hit in 100 countries.
Insiders have revealed that while the revival is still in the early days of development, “Claudia is at the top of the producers’ hit list,” and they have been in talks with her since earlier this summer.
They want her on board so badly that ‘Bosses are willing to move things around to fit her diary,” the source said The sun.
Hell’s Kitchen has been a huge success for Ramsay, broadcasting to 100 countries around the world.
The American version has proven particularly popular and has been broadcast for 24 seasons with Ramsay at the helm.
Ramsay first teased his plans to bring the show back on home soil in June.
If the chef were involved in the reboot, this would be the first time he and Claudia have appeared on the show together.
Claudia would have to juggle Hell’s Kitchen with her other TV commitments, including The Traitors and its celebrity spin-off and her Channel 4 hit The Piano.
In July, the star announced she would be quitting her much-talked-about BBC chat show after just one series.
Despite good ratings, she told Alison Boshoff of the Daily Mail that she had turned down the Beeb’s offer for a second series.
Claudia originally presented the show in its fourth series in 2009, the last time she presented for ITV
“Sometimes you have to try something to see how it fits, and I realized I was just too nervous to enjoy it,” she admitted.
“Maybe someday I’ll try it again, but for now I already have the best jobs in the world and I love the shows I do.”
She added: ‘I’m incredibly grateful to the BBC for giving me the opportunity, to the guests who agreed to come and talk to me, and to the production team who were simply outstanding.’
