Here’s the final verdict: Dave Arch is married to Kate Arch. Claudia Winkleman is married to Kris Thykier. They are colleagues, friends, and the reason Strictly stays entertaining. They are not eloping to Gretna Green anytime soon. The only ring Dave Arch cares about is the one on his finger that says “I’m a professional pianist, not a husband thief.”
But honestly, the rumor is harmless fun. It adds a little sparkle to a show that already has sequins, glitter, and Craig Revel Horwood’s spectacular insults. So go ahead, speculate away. Just know that while Claudia might be your queen, Dave Arch is happily taken. And if you ever see them whispering on set, they’re probably just deciding what key to play the tango in.
A final surprising fact
Dave Arch’s first job in TV was playing piano for a children’s show about a talking dog. That dog probably gets more questions about his marital status than Dave does. Meanwhile, Claudia once admitted she wears her husband’s socks because she “runs out of clean ones.” That, my friends, is the real romance story—not a pianist and a fringe queen in a ballroom. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go tell my barista we’re not married.
