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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 21:31

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:28

I prefer the non celeb one

I will look it up tomorrow. Im looking for something else to watch so its good timing. Cheers 👍👍

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:32

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:31

I will look it up tomorrow. Im looking for something else to watch so its good timing. Cheers 👍👍

She is such a goodie goodie 😂😂

you will probably like it - most people do - it’s good low energy tv

Whatwouldnanado · 08/02/2026 21:32

She’s great. Intelligent, unassuming, passionate, dedicated to research and bringing out the best of whoever she’s interviewing. More please. (Love her telly programme about the Thames and Ramblings in R4.)

Vera87 · 08/02/2026 21:32

@Applecharlotte2 I though Nick Kyrgios was a bloody excellent commentator surprisingly

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Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:33

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:32

She is such a goodie goodie 😂😂

you will probably like it - most people do - it’s good low energy tv

I do like a bit of chill out telly. Is it on Netflix or cooncil TV?

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:34

Claire balding in 15 years 😆 🤣 😂

Clare Balding is irritating AIBU?
Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:34

Vera87 · 08/02/2026 21:32

@Applecharlotte2 I though Nick Kyrgios was a bloody excellent commentator surprisingly

Yes he was ok but I don’t think they should have had him on given his behaviour

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:34

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:34

Claire balding in 15 years 😆 🤣 😂

😂😂😂😂😂

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:35

And her hair does often go like that

no wonder the poster believed it

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:35

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:34

😂😂😂😂😂

Twins eh!! 😆 🤣 😂

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!! 🤣🤣🤣

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:36

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:35

Twins eh!! 😆 🤣 😂

Topsy and Turvey 😂😂

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 21:36

I bloody believed it!! 🤣🤣🤣

Did you? When???

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.

Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:37

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:36

Did you? When???

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

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?

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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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

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!! 🤣🤣🤣

😂😂😂

what were some of the other ones?

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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Vera87 · 08/02/2026 21:39

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

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Flannelfeet · 08/02/2026 21:40

Applecharlotte2 · 08/02/2026 21:38

😂😂😂

what were some of the other ones?

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

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.