Clare's maternal family comes from a well-documented aristocratic lineage, being descended from the Earls of Derby, and horse training is heavily represented in her genes from both sides of her family. Browse 1,423 clare balding stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Her uncle Toby Balding trained winners in the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle. Clare Balding currently presents for BBC Sport, Channel 4 and BT Sport. Back in 2016, fans noticed that Clare did not have her wedding ring on while presenting on the BBC for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil. Balding won the Royal Television Society's "Sports Presenter of the Year" in 2003 and "Presenter" in 2012. This event had been delayed a year due to the covid-19 pandemic. His sexuality was investigated in her episode of the Who Do You Think You Are? With a salary between 150,000-199,999, she was in the same bracket as Test Match Special's Jonathan Agnew and Wimbledon commentator John McEnroe. Alice Arnold Crawford (1850-1874), American poet. Clare Balding's Secrets of a Suffragette: Directed by Harvey Lilley. Claire Balding is known for sports broadcasting - initially that was horse racing but now she commentates on all sorts of sports, especially the Olympics & Paralympics. Something went wrong, please try again later. Although happily married, Clare sparked concern on Twitter after she was spotted without her wedding ring while presenting coverage from the Rio de Janiero Olympics in Brazil in 2016. Followers were left wondering about the status of the TV stars relationship but soon all was revealed when her wife Alice explained that Clare was advised not to travel with her ring in case it got lost abroad. Though Clare and Alice do not have any kids, Clare is a successful children's author and "enjoys spending time with them through her work." She also presents the walking programme Ramblings for BBC Radio 4 where she walks and talks with one or more devotees of a particular route, area or activity and has, for example, walked sections of the Lyke Wake Walk[11][12] and Dales Way[13][14] for the programme. Broadcaster. A. Gill in The Sunday Times that she felt had mocked her sexuality and appearance[43] and for which the newspaper refused to apologise. In 2018 Clare hosted live coverage of the Royal Wedding on BBC One and fronted the BBC's European Championships. She also participated in a celebrity edition of The Apprentice to raise money for charity. During the show, Balding discovered her great-great-great-grandfather was Joseph Hoagland who, in 1866, founded the Royal Baking Powder Company with his brother, Cornelius. The future seems bright for Alex and with her experienced counterpart Clare Balding paving the way for women in sport, there's never been a better time for women to get involved at all levels of the game. In 2015 the were married in a private ceremony. Balding has presented coverage of Crufts for the BBC from 2004 2009 and for Channel 4 since 2013. Clare married fellow broadcaster and journalist Alice Arnold in 2015. This followed a busy start to 2018 after she presented the Winter Olympics, Winter Paralympics, the Commonwealth Games and Crufts. 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In 2018 Clare hosted live coverage of the Royal Wedding on BBC One and fronted the BBC's European Championships. programme first broadcast in July 2017. Clare Victoria Balding CBE (born 29 January 1971) is an English broadcaster, journalist and author.She currently presents for BBC Sport, Channel 4 and BT Sport and formerly presented the religious programme Good Morning Sunday on BBC Radio 2.Balding was appointed as the 30th president of the Rugby Football League, serving a two-year term until December 2022. It was the same pony the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex learnt to ride on. She later made her television debut in June 1995 - when she introduced highlights of Royal Ascot. However, Treadwell stated that he was pleased with her comment, as a dentist offered to fix his teeth at no cost. Outbound passenger lists on a genealogy website include Balding's grandfather and it was at this time that Gerald Balding Sr met and later married the American heiress, Eleanor Hoagland. Sport Relief: Scribblers v Terriers. She is also a best-selling and award-winning author of numerous books and children's novels, and an ardent campaigner for . Episodes ( 296 Available) An Art Walk in the Forest of Dean. While at university she was President of the Cambridge Union Society in Easter 1992 and graduated in 1993 with a 2:1 honours degree.[7][8]. Balding was the presenter of Good Morning Sunday on BBC Radio 2 from January 2013 to November 2017; leaving the show due to schedule changes which would not allow her to continue to present the programme and do other work. [citation needed]. They live in the leafy and affluent London suburb of Chiswick, which is also home to many other famous faces such as Philip Schofield and Colin Firth. When the BBC released the salaries of 96 of its biggest stars, Clare was named among the broadcaster's top-earning talent. Clare Balding is one of the UK's most beloved presenters, but for years she was terrified of her private life becoming public. . Balding was made an Honorary Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge in 2014. The much-loved TV presenter, 50, is married to fellow broadcaster and journalist Alice . In 2016, Clare presented the coverage for the Rio Olympics - where she worried fans after appearing without her wedding ring. Nobody came apart from us. BBC Olympics: Why Clare Balding doesn't always wear her wedding ring. In total, only a third of those earning more than 150,000 are women. Dan defn really needs to pull his head in and wake up to himself though. Too much damage has been done though. Clare was 18 months old. "Women having freedom to play sport leads directly to women having political freedom", said Balding. I think it's great.". The world-renowned horse trainer Ian Balding and his wife Emma Hastings-Bass welcomed Clare Victoria Balding on January 29, 1971. Alice Arnold may refer to. Who is Clare Balding's wife? She is also patron to a number of other charities including Riding for the Disabled, British Paralympic Association, Diversity Role Models,[56] The Mintridge Foundation[57] and the Jane Tomlinson Appeal. It's just about knowing that you can and knowing that you can say: 'I'm married'. Clare Balding opened up about her relationship with her wife Alice Arnold, whom she married in 2015, nine years after they entered a civil partnership. READ MORE: BBC Olympics: Alex Scott reveals date with Coronation Street star didnt go as planned. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. More About Clare. The TV presenter and her long-time love returned to the registry office where their civil partnership was held in September 2006, although they did not have the same large ceremony at Chiswick House as they did eight years ago. Last summer, Clare and Alice were left "broken-hearted" after their beloved dog passed away. Clare's other noteworthy sport presenting roles include reporting from six Olympic Games, Channel 4 Racing, Wimbledon, the Boat Race, the Grand National and BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Clare's other noteworthy sport presenting roles include reporting from six Olympic Games, Channel 4 Racing, Wimbledon, the Boat Race, the Grand National and BBC Sports Personality of the Year. "It was the best thing Clare ever said", Treadwell said. Exclusive: Alice Arnold, Clare Balding's partner, on what the equal marriage bill means for her and the broadcaster as they prepare to convert their civil . With a salary between 150,000-199,999, she was in the same bracket as Test Match Special's Jonathan Agnew and Wimbledon commentator John McEnroe. [60] The RFL Council appointed role undertakes a two-year term which Balding served from July 2020 to December 2022. The BBC broadcaster has detailed in an unearthed interview, the couple's decision to forego making baby plans. They demand standards of behavior and levels of kindness that we, as humans, then strive to maintain. [21] In 2013, to mark the centenary of Emily Wilding Davison's fatal intervention in the 1913 Derby, Balding presented a documentary about Davison for Channel 4 called Secrets of the Suffragettes. Her second book, Walking Home: My Family and other Ramblings, was published in September 2014. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. The list revealed the stark gender pay gap at the BBC, with the best-paid man, Chris Evans, on four times more than the top woman, Claudia Winkleman. William Thomas John Balding (18551881), 17. Eagle-eyed fans noticed during the 2016 Rio Games that she was not wearing wedding band, Clare's wife Alice taking to social media to explain the missing jewellery. Something went wrong, please try again later. "So officially now we have been married since 2006. Clare had two throat operations to remove her thyroid gland before undergoing radioactive iodine treatment, which thankfully proved to be successful. been a presenter on BBC's Countryfile and reported from major Royal events including Trooping the Colour and the Royal Wedding . Award-winning broadcaster, journalist and author Clare Balding is 51 and currently lives in Chiswick. [25] Since 2015, she has fronted Today at Wimbledon for the BBC. [54], In 2015, Balding became an ambassador for Southampton FC's official charity, the Saints Foundation.[55]. On 21 August 2009, she announced that the radioactive iodine had been successful with no signs of the cancer having spread. [35], Balding was awarded the 2012 Sports Journalists' Association's annual British Sports Journalism Award for Sports Broadcaster of the Year (BBC and Channel 4). Clare Balding examines the story of Emily Davison, her death at the Derby, and the Suffragette movement. "I've been wheezing slightly but other than that I feel fine. 7. By registering to HELLO! The couple tied the knot in April 2015 but Alice has revealed they didn't have a glitzy ceremony or an extravagant party because the wedding felt like just a formality as they'd been in a civil partnership together since . English nationality Clare has additionally displayed four Paralympic Games, the Winter Olympics from Salt Lake City, Turin, Vancouver, and Sochi, and the Commonwealth Games from Melbourne, Delhi, and Glasgow. Clare and Alice committed to each other in a civil partnership ceremony in 2006 and celebrated with a drinks party in an 18th-century Palladian villa in Chiswick. Her maternal grandmother, Priscilla Hastings, was descended from the Earls of Derby and was one of the first women elected to membership of the Jockey Club. Balding and Arnold had a large ceremony at Chiswick house eight years before their wedding.