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Clare Balding is irritating AIBU?

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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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keffotine · 08/02/2026 21:47

I love her - she knows a lot of stuff and is a great interviewer. She also seems like a decent person - leave her alone!

AgentPidge · 08/02/2026 21:46

Vera87 · 08/02/2026 21:26

Guarantee if Top Gear makes a comeback Clare Balding will be part of the presenting team.
I still say the Beeb are planning her on match of the day.

Once someone's on the payroll the Beeb have to get their money's worth.

Do you think they've got her lined up for Strictly?!! Her and Sandi Toksvig!

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:45

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:44

Oh yes I’m gonna have to go searching

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If you find it post the link please. 😆 🤣

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:45

Vera87 · 08/02/2026 21:43

Exactly she’s safe and from memory hasn’t committed any criminal offence, been involved in bribery or anything dodgy
but fuck she is boring

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Yes Angus Dayton any day!!

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:44

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:40

Ken Barlow is Gary barlows dad 😆 🤣 😂

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Oh yes I’m gonna have to go searching

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Vera87 · 08/02/2026 21:43

Beesandhoney123 · 08/02/2026 21:41

I find her quite boring and wheeled out as a safe pair of hands. Like a female Terry Wogan. I'm sure she's nice, and good fun. But is there no one else who can do her job, and did she get there through nepotism? Her family are racing royalty.

Her children's books are quite niche, and about people like her- bought up with ponies and wealth. Likeable characters, but so far from.our normal life! She can't help that though.

Exactly she’s safe and from memory hasn’t committed any criminal offence, been involved in bribery or anything dodgy
but fuck she is boring

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AngelinaFibres · 08/02/2026 21:42

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:29

I’m astounded she’s muscling in on authors now - Celebs really need to stop doing that

She wrote her first book 'My animals and other family' years and years ago. It's brilliant. She has genuine talent and intelligence

JustMerelyHere · 08/02/2026 21:42

I like her but would like more variety

Beesandhoney123 · 08/02/2026 21:41

I find her quite boring and wheeled out as a safe pair of hands. Like a female Terry Wogan. I'm sure she's nice, and good fun. But is there no one else who can do her job, and did she get there through nepotism? Her family are racing royalty.

Her children's books are quite niche, and about people like her- bought up with ponies and wealth. Likeable characters, but so far from.our normal life! She can't help that though.

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:40

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:40

There was too many, I was folded laughing at that post. What a laugh. 😆 🤣

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Ken Barlow is Gary barlows dad 😆 🤣 😂

swingingbytheseat · 08/02/2026 21:40

MMAMPWGHAP · 08/02/2026 21:37

Can’t stand the woman. So pleased when she got kicked off traitors. I listen to the tennis on the radio a lot. Balding free zone.

Me too! She was so annoying on the traitors 🤣

Candleabra · 08/02/2026 21:40

I like her, she is always knowledgeable and interested about the sports.

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:40

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:38

😂😂😂

what were some of the other ones?

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There was too many, I was folded laughing at that post. What a laugh. 😆 🤣

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Vera87 · 08/02/2026 21:39

We don’t get Balding on TNT or Sky Sports thank fuck for that.

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Vera87 · 08/02/2026 21:38

MMAMPWGHAP · 08/02/2026 21:37

Can’t stand the woman. So pleased when she got kicked off traitors. I listen to the tennis on the radio a lot. Balding free zone.

Oh god you might get Andrew castle you poor thing

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Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:38

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:37

When she put the post up i googled and I thought jeezo, shes his bloody living image, this cannot be!! 🤣🤣🤣

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😂😂😂

what were some of the other ones?

StillCreatingAName · 08/02/2026 21:38

Vera87 · 08/02/2026 21:29

@Applecharlotte2im a huge fan of tennis and love to go to Wimbledon. Annabel Croft is a supreme commentator and her skill of not only analysing a game but being able to convey it to viewers easily is excellent. She should have been the successor. And why the BBC insists on keeping Andrew Castle is beyond me he’s awful.

Andrew Castle pivot wasn’t on my bingo card

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Vera87 · 08/02/2026 21:38

If the BBC stuff ever dries up I think Balding is o to a winner as a Ramsay impersonator

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Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:38

MMAMPWGHAP · 08/02/2026 21:37

Can’t stand the woman. So pleased when she got kicked off traitors. I listen to the tennis on the radio a lot. Balding free zone.

Ah but do you get castle?

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:37

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:36

Did you? When???

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When she put the post up i googled and I thought jeezo, shes his bloody living image, this cannot be!! 🤣🤣🤣

MMAMPWGHAP · 08/02/2026 21:37

Can’t stand the woman. So pleased when she got kicked off traitors. I listen to the tennis on the radio a lot. Balding free zone.

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:36

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:36

I bloody believed it!! 🤣🤣🤣

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Did you? When???

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Vera87 · 08/02/2026 21:36

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:34

Claire balding in 15 years 😆 🤣 😂

Dead AF hahahahahaha

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Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:36

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:35

Twins eh!! 😆 🤣 😂

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Topsy and Turvey 😂😂

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:36

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:35

And her hair does often go like that

no wonder the poster believed it

I bloody believed it!! 🤣🤣🤣