Because her parents divorced when she was young, Claudia was raised primarily by her mother, and despite their financial difficulties, Claudia's mum always encouraged her to follow her dreams. "She always told me that she didn't want me to give up on something that I loved," she told the Sunday Post in September 2018, referring to her mum. "She was open to the idea that I could achieve anything. We had a really difficult life. She was a single parent and was cleaning houses so I could get an opportunity to express myself. She worked her backside off for my brother and myself and never gave up. It was down to her that I kept going."
Claudia even received her education from her mum. After she left school at the age of 14, her mum taught her from home. As Claudia explained to You magazine in August 2018, "I was so much happier being educated one-on-one by my mum. I felt really safe and nurtured, and that I could be myself."