Clare Victoria Balding OBE (born 29 January 1971) is a BBC television presenter, journalist and retired amateur jockey. She is one of the channel's highest-profile personalities and currently presents for BBC Sport, Channel 4, BT Sport and the religious/spiritual programme Good Morning Sunday on BBC Radio 2.
University of Cambridge, Downe House School, Newnham College, Cambridge
Nationality
British
Spouse
Alice Arnold (m. 2015)
Parents
Ian Balding
Siblings
Andrew Balding
Awards
Glamour Award for Presenter, British Academy Television Special Award
TV Shows
Britain's Brightest, Countryfile, The One Show, A League of Their Own, Famous and Fearless, New Year Live, Paralympics 2008, BBC Olympics 2008, Royal Ascot 2006, The 2006 Commonwealth Games (UK)
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Quote
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We can change the world and there are lots of ways, and boycotts have worked effectively in some situations but you all need to be doing it. It's not just about one individual and certainly not about the one gay presenter.
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I believe in equality and I believe in freedom and I therefore believe in the right for people to do the job that they do without fear of prejudice, without fear of recrimination on any basis, whether that's race, religion, gender or sexuality, so for me to go to Russia, a country that doesn't yet believe that and hasn't got there yet, my statement is here am I, one of the three main presenters for the BBC on the Winter Olympics and I'm out and I'm proud and I'm happy and I'm doing my job and I think that's a stronger statement to make, for me personally, than to stay here. Because, frankly, if I stayed here no one in Russia's going to notice.
3
Equal marriage is a very exciting development and that's just affirmation of couples being able to be the same as everybody else and that's I think wonderful and joyful and gosh, there are going to be some good parties.
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Fact
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London, England: journalist [June 2013]
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She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to broadcasting and journalism. She is a sports presenter and journalist.
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