BBC presenter Clare Balding has opened up on her 20-year romance with wife Alice Arnold, and how her mother was hesitant about their relationship at first
Clare Balding has candidly spoken about a time when her mum wasn't exactly a fan of Alice Arnold, her partner of two decades. The couple first met at the BBC in 1999 via a mutual friend and quickly fell for each other.
Recalling their love story's initial stages, Clare, who is hosting the BBC's coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, revealed that her mum wasn't entirely smitten with Alice initially due to her London roots and job at the time. She continued: "And secondly, was an actress at that time and both of those things were a little bit, 'ooh'."
"And, I was out in the garden in, kind of, a boiler suit digging and I think when she saw that she thought, 'Oh you're alright then, you can do digging in the garden.'"
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