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Strictly's musical director Dave Arch’s private life - kids to Claudia Winkleman romance rumours
Dave Arch is a pianist, composer and conductor who has been the musical director for BBC's Strictly Come Dancing since 2006, fronting the show's incredible in-house band
The 61 year old pianist, composer and conductor has worked on the BBC show since 2006 and fronts the in-house orchestra, providing the soundtracks for the performances in the iconic ballroom. As well as working on Strictly, Dave is musical director for recent productions of the Royal Variety Performance as well as shows like Stepping Out and Popstar to Operastar. Claudia, 52, who has been married to film producer Kris Thykier since 2000, also joked that her “fantasy” dance would be a “three-way” samba with Dave and her co-presenter Tess Daly.
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