Strictly Come Dancing star Claudia Winkleman has cheekily “warned” her husband that she might “sleep with his brother” if he does the one thing she hates.

Since stepping into Sir Bruce Forsyth’s shoes in 2014 alongside Tess Daly, Winkleman has been a mainstay of the popular bbc dance program. Meanwhile, her marriage to film producer Kris Thykier has been going from strength to strength since 2000.

But Claudia admits that there is one thing Kris can do that she finds “the most unattractive thing ever.”

Speaking to comedian Paul Merton on Room 101 last year, the 52-year-old revealed she has a number of unusual discouragements.

She said: “I don’t think I can have sex with someone who has a very strict system when it comes to loading the dishwasher. I’m just saying: get in, get out, everyone, please relax.”

Continuing his light-hearted rant, he added: “So yeah, I would find that pretty boring.

My husband is a lot cleaner than me, he once said ‘boy, you know where we keep the mustard’, and I said: I’ll be happy to call (charity counselling) Relate, don’t touch me.

“I think this might be one of the least attractive things ever.”

Merton questioned the extent of Claudia’s hatred for the organization, pointing out that there is often a place in the kitchen for plates or small plates. Claudia joked: “I’m not wild.

“I’m not going to play Frisbee, I’ll put them on. But if one turns around and comes over and says, ‘Well, that’s never going to work,’ then I’m going to sleep with your brother.”

Merton highlighted a survey which found that 42 per cent of respondents had reloaded the dishwasher after their family had gone to bed because they felt they had done it “incorrectly”.

Claudia joked: “They also have coasters and prefer people to take off their shoes when they enter the house.”

Claudia and Tess will be at the front. Strictly come dance again tonight starting at 6:35 pm bbc One.