Strictly Come Dancing co-host Claudia Winkleman, who has announced her exit from the popular BBC show, revealed a rather bizarre confession about her bedroom habits with husband Kris Thykier.
The adored 53-year-old TV presenter admitted there's one major intimacy deal-breaker - if Kris has been downing H2O. Speaking on the Off Menu podcast with comedy pair Ed Gamble and James Acaster, Claudia revealed her water phobia runs incredibly deep.
"I don't like or believe in water, I won't have it," she declared. Even spotting a glass of water heading towards her table is apparently enough to set alarm bells ringing, as she explains: "It's a solid no from me."
Claudia delved into how this peculiar fear impacts her romantic life: "My husband drinks great amounts of water, and I really like him but it's problematic. He's glugging. Don't touch me. 'Claud, take your bra off.' I don't think so - you should be ashamed of yourself."
The mum-of-three added: "Imagine you're on a date - I've been with the same man for 100 years. He's sitting there and he's like, 'I don't know what to have, what are you going to have? Maybe we should have the same thing.' And someone comes round and says: 'Would you like some water? And he goes: 'Yeah, sure.'
"And they give him a pint glass of water, and he drinks the whole thing. Are you going to want to kiss this many anymore? No. A wet mouth with a big fleshy tongue that is covered in liquid."
Claudia then made a startling confession about her bizarre phobia, revealing it's not just water that puts her off, but virtually all liquids. "I want a dry, shrivelled-up little man, I want to sleep with Mr Burns, he doesn't drink water, I want him at the table," she confessed.
"I just don't like liquid, I don't like wine, there's all kinds of stuff. Is this too weird?".
Claudia has been married to film producer Kris for 25 years, having walked down the aisle in 2000. The couple are parents to three children, Jake, Matilda, and Arthur.
The much-loved star shocked fans today as she confirmed she'd be saying goodbye to her duties on Strictly Come Dancing, alongside co-host Tess Daly.
In a statement, Claudia wrote alongside a video with Tess: "We have loved working as a duo and hosting Strictly has been an absolute dream. We were always going to leave together and now feels like the right time.
"We will have the greatest rest of this amazing series and we just want to say an enormous thank you to the BBC and to every single person who works on the show. They're the most brilliant team and we'll miss them every day.
"We will cry when we say the last "keep dancing" but we will continue to say it to each other. Just possibly in tracksuit bottoms at home while holding some pizza. Tess & Claud."