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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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Overtheatlantic · 08/02/2026 21:03

I find her easy to watch, not remotely offensive.

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

KatyaKat · 08/02/2026 21:03

Yes, you are BU.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/02/2026 21:03

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

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

ClareBaldingsMum · 08/02/2026 21:04

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Chocolatecrispsandwine · 08/02/2026 21:04

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

ClareBaldingsMum · 08/02/2026 21:04

If you don’t like her turn off.

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!

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:05

Is that not Gordon Ramseys sister? 🤣🤣🤣

fashionqueen0123 · 08/02/2026 21:05

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

I agree

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:05

ClareBaldingsMum · 08/02/2026 21:04

If you don’t like her turn off.

Then you miss the sport you like

KimHwn · 08/02/2026 21:05

She is brilliant and her Radio 4 programme on rambling was wonderful, sensitive and fascinating.

bornintelligent · 08/02/2026 21:05

I really like her . Absolutely nothing offensive about her.

Zov · 08/02/2026 21:06

I like her. Confused

Fends · 08/02/2026 21:06

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:05

Is that not Gordon Ramseys sister? 🤣🤣🤣

Eh?

Figcherry · 08/02/2026 21:06

I didn’t mind her until she was really rude to her partner on Gogglebox.

NotMeAtAll · 08/02/2026 21:07

I like her.

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:07

Fends · 08/02/2026 21:06

Eh?

There wa a thread were someone said they hadn’t realised she was GR sister

1apenny2apenny · 08/02/2026 21:11

She’s brilliant much better than the other commentator Kwakye who seems to know very little and just reads off her iPad. I find Clare enthusiastic and interested, she clearly does her research.

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:13

Fends · 08/02/2026 21:06

Eh?

Was a post the other day 😆 🤣. But honestly she actually looks like a smooth faced version of him 😆 🤣

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:14

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:13

Was a post the other day 😆 🤣. But honestly she actually looks like a smooth faced version of him 😆 🤣

She does!

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:15

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:14

She does!

😂😂😂 I seriously can't get over that! Poor woman!

Clearinguptheclutter · 08/02/2026 21:15

I think she’s excellent.

not relevant but I’m friends with a member of her extended family and he confirms that she is lovely

WearyAuldWumman · 08/02/2026 21:16

I remember the days when we were stuck with the same middle-aged men who only knew about football, but anchored any major sporting event.

I like Clare Balding. YABU.