Claudia Winkleman reveals why she 'hates summer' - and she's not alone
'People with their toes out eating couscous' is just one reason in hilarious clip
Claudia Winkleman has revealed she "hates summer," and a huge amount of people agree with her.
With her darkly gothic looks, and love of a chunky knit and knee-high boots on The Traitors, it's not a huge surprise that the presenter isn't a fan of summer, but it's her reasons for "hating" the season that has left us in stitches.
During a throwback clip, re-shared to coincide with the current heatwave, Claudia tells wellness broadcaster Sarah Powell, "I hate summer, I find it so annoying."
Signalling to a glass of water during an episode of the Wobble podcast, Claudia adds, "I don't like water, I'm offended that that's there."
Listing everything else she loathes about the warmer months, Claudia continues, "I don't like the arrogance, I don't like the summer clothes."
Clearly, she also doesn't like foods associated with summer, and is particularly offended by salad. "I'm never going to be, 'Oh, a salad! - I found this wonderful recipe for beetroot and feta - p*** off," she says directly.
Not holding back, Claudia reveals another of her pet summer-related hates is people "skipping through summer with their toes out."
She continues, "Disgusting with their toes out, eating couscous!" The star even reveals that she "doesn't even have any summer clothes" and once "wore a sweater on the beach."
Claudia has equally very strong ideas about what she prefers in place of the sandals, floaty dresses and light foods of summer.
"I like a stew, a knee-high boot and a heavy coat," she says with yearning for cold, dark nights.
The presenter continues, "I like a pub - I don't like a pub garden. I want indoors, crisps, some dingy corner." She's painted the picture quite vividly.
Although you might expect a backlash to these comments in a country that feels perpetually cold and wet for most of the year, there were actually huge amounts of people agreeing with Claudia.
When the clip was shared to Instagram, it gathered many comments and shares. One person commented, "THIS IS ME! I'm delighted that we've had the longest day and we're heading back towards autumn."
A few suggested they were "counting down the weeks" until autumn, and another wrote, "I get seasonal depression in summer. My body cannot handle the heat, I hate being a sweaty mess all the time and summer clothes are not as comfortable."
With equally fierce opinions as Claudia, another person added, "Louder for those at the back please! The arrogance that everyone’s supposed to love summer has annoyed me since childhood. I can only just tolerate it on the holiday I have to take the children on where there’s swimming pools, endless cocktails & lollipops on hand…".
