Claudia Winkleman has opened up about how she coped after her daughter sustained bad burns
January 11, 2020 - 20:14 GMT Aisha Nozari Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman has said that her friend Tanya Byron, who is a child psychologist,"saved her life" after her young daughter suffered serious burns when a costume that she was wearing on Halloween caught fire in 2014. Claudia's daughter Matilda was celebrating the occasion by wearing a witch costume, however, caught fire after brushing past a candle.
Claudia and Tanya became friends after working together on the BBC Three show The House of Tiny Tearaways in 2005. Speaking to The Times, in a joint interview with Tanya, the doting mum explained:"It's my daughter's story. But I just knew I would need Tanya. I did [need her] and she put me back together again, let's just say that.
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Describing the candles, Claudia told the paper:"[They were] like those horrific birthday candles that you blow out and they come back." The incident left Matilda with bad burns as the flames engulfing her costume could not easily be extinguished. The star even went on to campaign against highly flammable Halloween costumes.Like this story? Sign up to our newsletter to get other stories like this delivered straight to your inbox.
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