The broadcaster is married to former newsreader Alice Arnold
is one of the most recognisable faces on our TV screens. After joining the BBC back in 1994, the broadcaster has become synonymous with the channel's sports coverage and has fronted various major events from the Olympic Games to the annual Boat Race and most recently,
. Riding also had that sense of freedom and the adrenalin rush of doing something that was slightly dangerous, like jumping things that were a bit bigger than you might consider normally. It was just fun, really fun."Clare and Alice, 62, have been together for over two decades. After first meeting back in 1999, the pair bonded over their love of sports and were initially just friends before the relationship turned romantic in 2002.
While Alice was a little apprehensive about being in a relationship with a public figure, she soon realised that she and Clare were "good sounding boards" for one another."To begin with I was especially concerned that Clare was in the media spotlight," Alice admitted. "I didn't want to be with someone who needed looking after. I didn’t want the imbalance of being the housewife to her success.
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