LOVED your post and agree with you 100%! I am the same as you with one less child than you - and completely identified with your comments.

Claudia is fabulous - and anyway, I actually think she looks sexy, fun, sassy and wonderful! Definitely not old!

If that is what "old" looks like, I wouldn't mind it!

I actually thought the lighting and the rather harsh monochrome colour scheme didn't flatter Claudia particularly on Sunday night, but that's definitely a one-off. She normally looks fabulous - since getting rid of 'that' fringe, she's been going from strength to strength on the hair front!

However, having seen her mum these days, I think her TV career's probably going to go down the tubes in 10 years or so

Claudia is what the French call "jolie-laide", meaning not pretty ugly, but ugly/pretty, roughly translated, and I think that sums up her look.

She's a presenter who looks presentable, is different and appeals to many because of this difference and quirkiness. There are many Tess's but very few Claudia's.

I miss her old hairstyle, but she's still stunning.
However, she's really piled on the eyemakeup lately, I think she's also using a white eye pencil on the lower lid (hope it's not to hide red rimmed eyes from crying) which makes her eyes look a bit scary.

Claudia is stunning and great fun and talented as well as beautiful,she always looks great and like a big kid very childlike girly youthful quality.People who say she looks old, are you mental, shes only in 30s you must all be teenage chavas (no offence)

I think she is looking stunning having seen her on the Quiz of the Year. And she is witty and very funny. I feel bad for her that her marriage has broken down (well at least she is not wearing a wedding ring) with young children. She seemed happier than earlier in the year though. I am a fan anyway!

i quite like claudia's hair actually.

and i absolutely love her ! she is so hillarious and witty ! and you can really tell that she just loves strictly as much as all the fans.
watched a few clips of when justin lee collins presented in series 1 and he was ok but not a patch on her !

Comment sought from experts:
is Claudia's eye make-up Cleopatra style?

I wish I looked as 'old and tired' as Claudia