Alan Carr Chatty Man return speculation as Claudia Winkleman quits BBC talk show
Alan Carr: Chatty Man fans are calling for the hit show to return (Image: Channel 4)
Alan Carr fans are calling for the return of Chatty Man following the news Claudia Winkleman has stepped down from her talk show after just one series. The television presenter, who departed Strictly Come Dancing last year, helmed seven episodes of The Claudia Winkleman Show but has revealed she has no plans to return.
In the wake of the announcement, fans have flocked to social media to speculate which programme might plug the chat show void in the BBC’s schedule and one name appeared particularly popular. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan penned: “Now get Alan Carr in and BBC redo Chatty man! !”. Another added: “Its needs to be Alan Carr.” A third person wrote: “Yess bring Chatty Man back!”. Someone else agreed: “I miss Chatty Man sooo much.
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The Channel 4 show aired for 181 episodes between 2009 and 2016 (Image: Channel 4)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man aired for 181 episodes between 2009 and 2016 on Channel 4. The debut episode attracted 2.15 million viewers.
Over its run, the programme has delivered 16 series, with the eleventh series comprising 18 episodes — the lengthiest run in the show’s history.
Chatty Man was succeeded by the derivative programme Alan Carr’s Happy Hour, which launched in December 2016 and was intended to mirror Chatty Man but without celebrity interviews or alcoholic beverages, as Channel 4 sought to appeal to a younger demographic.
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Claudia Winkleman has stepped down from hosting her BBC show (Image: BBC)
Happy Hour spanned three episodes across consecutive weeks, with guest appearances from Rebel Wilson, Honey G, Michelle Keegan, Lady Gaga, Amanda Holden and John Legend.
Alan triumphed in the inaugural series of Celebrity Traitors last year, presented by Claudia, and he has disclosed that there are presently no plans for Chatty Man to make a comeback.. Speaking on Lennie and Jessie Ware’s Table Manners podcast, the funnyman said: “It would be nice to do a chat show. I don’t know. I read about it and thought, ‘Oooh Chatty Man’s come back’, but no one’s approached me or anything.”
In a statement confirming her exit from The Claudia Winkleman Show, the mother of three said: “I’m incredibly grateful to the BBC for giving me the opportunity, to the guests who agreed to come and chat to me, and the production team who were simply excellent.
“Sometimes you have to try something to see how it fits, and I realised I was just too nervous to enjoy it. Maybe one day I will give it another try, but for now I already have the best jobs in the world and absolutely love the shows I’m doing.”
Throughout its seven-week stint, the presenter welcomed a string of high-profile guests including Lisa Kudrow, Jeff Goldblum, Niall Horan and Rachel Zegler.
Ralph Fiennes, James McAvoy, Jamie Dornan, Vanessa Williams and new Strictly Come Dancing co-host Josh Widdicombe also graced her sofa.
