Clare Balding
Clare Balding
Clare Victoria Balding OBE is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist and author. She currently presents for BBC Sport, Channel 4, BT Sport and the religious/spiritual programme Good Morning Sunday on BBC Radio 2...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth29 January 1971
Clare Balding quotes about
change knew life lucky realised suddenly thyroid wish
Having thyroid cancer in 2009 really didn't change my life at all. I wish I could say that I had this epiphany. But I knew I was lucky before that, so it's not like I suddenly realised how lucky I am.
boring fitting whole-life
Fitting in is boring. But it takes you nearly your whole life to work that out.
gay gay-marriage campaigns
I cannot be a placard waver for every campaign; that's why I have mostly kept quiet about gay marriage.
school thinking common
I felt like a misfit at school, and I think that's quite common.
dad thinking guy
Dad is a really surprising guy. Every time I think he's going to be useless, he ends up doing something amazing and saying exactly the right thing.
golf play awful
I play golf - even though I'm awful at it.
hate i-hate minutes
I hate being alone, even for 10 minutes.
horse growing-up wanted
I didn't just grow up with horses; I wanted to be one.
I've never been particularly maternal.
kids thinking should-have
I think all kids should have something they feels is theirs.
dark despair want
A lot of interviewers are looking for the dark side. They want to know about the depths of your despair and fear.
writing boring newsworthy
It had become boring to write: 'I like Clare Balding'. To say: 'I don't like Clare Balding' is much more newsworthy.
laughing abuse homophobic
I get a lot of abuse on Twitter. It's mostly homophobic, but what can you do? I just either ignore it or laugh.
thinking ambitious adjectives
I think 'ambitious' is one of those adjectives used for women in a derogatory way.