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Claudia Winkleman is the latest star to quit beleaguered talent agency YMU as Strictly presenter switches to company managed by her husband


The Strictly presenter will now be represented by a company founded by her husband Kris Thykier.

Woman’s Hour’s Emma Barnett and British designer Anya Hindmarch have also joined Little Arrow which was founded by Thykier and long-time celebrity agent, Holly Bott. The showbiz company, which represents stars including Ant & Dec and Davina McCall, has been in turmoil since a legal battle with former client Holly Willoughby after she set up her own all-female firm, Roxy Management. A television industry source told the Mail: ‘Like Holly, Claudia knows she is bigger than YMU after the success of Traitors and The Piano made her the most in-demand presenter in the country.

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