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
life people trying
Like so many kids, I just wanted to fit in, and I see now that I spent most of my life trying to be what I wasn't, trying to get people to like me.
becomes
When you're little, your father is your hero. Mine was. Then it all becomes more complicated.
I think I can be spiritual, and I can feel that I want to live well, I want to do things that I'm proud of, and I think that's important. Now, do I need a church to tell me that? Actually, no, I don't.
develops helps learning sports
Sport develops your brain. It helps your learning. It's not an add-on at the end of the day.
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.