Claudia Winkleman fans are convinced the star has been living a secret double life right under our noses. The British TV presenter entered the spotlight in the early 1990s after studying at Cambridge, making her debut on the BBC's travel show Holiday!

Now, she is best known for presenting Strictly Come Dancing and The Traitors. However, some fans believe she has been keeping a secret from us all - and it's shown through her choice in dark hair, orange makeup and dark eyeliner. One Reddit user said: "I think she does this so that off camera she goes without makeup and wig and lives a normal, private, life.

"My main pieces of evidence that hair is obviously a wig, and her make-up gets more horrible every time I see her, it’s like a badly done mask."

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Commenting on their theory, one user said: "It's not entirely an act, but there's definitely a huge element of it that involves leaning into a specific 'look' for when she's performing that makes it easier to separate public and private life.

"Panda eyes, spray tan, and fringe is her brand, but it's also a sort of uniform that she wears for work.

"Dolly Parton famously does something very similar (heavy makeup, wig, sparkles) that's not a 'fake' version of herself per se, but is her brand/look for public performances."

Another user added: "I believe she personally uses this look as a sort of armour that protects her from the world and desexualises her."

A third user said: "I mean, you are correct! She has given several interviews where she discusses the fact that her 'look' makes her deliberately unrecognisable without makeup - she talks about how she can go to the shops without an issue! I do think the hair’s real though. A brand choice."

Whereas another user said: "I’ve seen her in person at a swanky London members bar. Sorry to burst your bubble, but she looks exactly like that in person!"

It comes after throwback clip from 1996 resurfaced, showing the star long before she became a familiar face on Strictly Come Dancing.

The Instagram post, featuring the clip, was captioned: "Claudia Winkleman on how to improve your pulling power.

"OnThisDay 1996: Claudia Winkleman had some top tips and choice chat-up lines to help men and women alike, to improve their pulling power. Clip taken from Good Morning with Anne and Nick, originally broadcast 3 May 1996."

In the snippet, a young Winkleman, dubbed a "chat up connoisseur", dishes out flirting advice aimed at both sexes.

Fans didn't hold back on their reactions to her pre-fame look, with one commenting: "She's a beautiful lady - she doesn't need to hide behind a fringe and eyeline."

Another remarked: "Wow. Looks so different but her voice and mannerisms give it away." While a third admirer noted: "Lovely woman inside and out, then and now."