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Clare Balding is irritating AIBU?

235 replies

Vera87 · 08/02/2026 21:01

Clare Balding can we have one sporting event without this woman. Wimbledon we ended up with her and now the bloody Winter Olympics have her. Next thing is she will be presenting Match of the Day. She pretends she knows literally everything annoyingly about tennis and now about skiing. Bore off. BBC can’t get anymore talent.
This woman came from horse racing commentating now she’s bloody everywhere not just sports. Highly irritating

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Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:05

Is that not Gordon Ramseys sister? 🤣🤣🤣

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:05

Yea but let’s make room for more of those women

can’t believe she was able to make time for traitors!

ClareBaldingsMum · 08/02/2026 21:04

If you don’t like her turn off.

Chocolatecrispsandwine · 08/02/2026 21:04

Yep, very annoying. Can’t bear to listen to her wittering on.

ClareBaldingsMum · 08/02/2026 21:04

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BishyBarnyBee · 08/02/2026 21:03

She's a skilled and intelligent commentator who does her research. Great to see a middle aged, non glamorous woman with a prominent role in television. YABU

mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/02/2026 21:03

‘Next thing is she will be presenting Match of the Day.’ made me laugh 😂

KatyaKat · 08/02/2026 21:03

Yes, you are BU.

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:03

oh god I feel the same

it’s not that I dislike - I just don’t like seeing same presenters all the time - they do theM to death

she’s not on the snooker thank god

really miss sue barker on the tennis

Overtheatlantic · 08/02/2026 21:03

I find her easy to watch, not remotely offensive.