Alice Arnold: Last News

Clare Balding, the celebrated host of Wimbledon and who is currently covering the Paris 2024 Olympics, treasures her downtime at her stunning Chiswick residence, shared with her wife Alice Arnold and their beloved cats Eric and Button. Despite fantasies of lavish mansion living near Regent's Park in London, Clare - who regularly appears on Celeb Gogglebox with Alice - has shared her fondness for her current abode, appreciating its prime positioning.

The 2024 Olympic Games are well under way, and we're enjoying every moment of the thrilling sports action. Ensuring we're kept up to date with all the major highlights from the Paris Games on BBC, are seasoned presenters Clare Balding, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan leading the coverage – despite being 'forced to abandon' their roles.

BBC sports presenter Clare Balding has revealed that she was once proposed to by a soldier boyfriend before she met her wife, Alice Arnold.The 63 year old, who is currently leading the coverage of the Paris Olympics, tied the knot with former Radio 4 broadcaster Alice, 62, in 2015 after being in a civil partnership since 2006. Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Clare shared that she had a "one very serious" relationship with an Army man for "two or three years" before meeting Alice.

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.They took their relationship to the next level when they entered into a civil partnership in 2006 and later married after same-sex marriage was legalised. During an intimate discussion together, Alice noted that it was evident early on in their relationship that they were "destined to be together for a very long time".

Clare Balding is set to host this year's Trooping the Colour for the BBC, bringing viewers all the updates from the royal spectacle, minute by minute.The 53 year old English broadcast journalist and author, who currently presents for BBC Sport, Channel 4 and BT Sport, will be on hand for everything that happens at the event on Saturday, 15 June, which will mark King Charles' official birthday. Outside of her official presenting duties, Clare lives a quiet life with her wife, Alice Arnold, 61, who she has been with for nearly two decades.

Gogglebox fans have been left overwhelmed with excitement as two new additions were announced for the celerity spin-off. The Channel 4 show has been a hit amongst viewers for 10 years with those tuning in to watch a bunch of normal folk giving their honest reviews on the newest TV show, classic films and breaking news announcements.

The cast of Celebrity Gogglebox did not hold back when commentating on This Morning.The Channel 4 series, which sees stars react to recent TV highlights, is back for a fifth series with some familiar and new faces. Stars returning to the line-up included Nick and Liv Grimshaw, Bez, Shaun Ryder, Paul Sinha, Olly Levy, Clare Balding, Alice Arnold and Martin and Roman Kemp.

BBC Radio 2 before landing her job for BBC Sport.The 51-year-old is also a presenter on Channel 4 and BT Sport.But Clare’s TV success initially came at a price as her wife Alice Arnold became increasingly concerned about becoming the “housewife” to her significant other’s success.The pair met back in 1999 when they were working at the BBC together.Their first get-together was long before Clare would take the television industry by storm and swoop up presenting gigs at all the major TV broadcasters.And by 2006, they had entered into a civil partnership at Chiswick House.Clare and Alice went on to use the same venue when they finally tied the knot in 2015.But in a 2018 interview with The Times, Alice expressed how she feared that Clare’s success would create an imbalance between the two, though they both work in broadcasting and journalism.Speaking to the publication on why she became hesitant to jump into a relationship with Clare at first, Alice said: “To begin with I was especially concerned that Clare was in the media spotlight.“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."But the more time Alice began to spend with Clare, the more she realised that the latter wasn’t chasing success or fame.The former BBC Radio 4 newsreader explained how she felt a genuine connection to Clare, particularly because they came from the same profession.But becoming famous in the process of doing her day-to-day job was never something Clare focused her attention on.“As I got to know her, I realised she is not high maintenance at all,” Alice added.“In fact, because we both come from a media background, we are good sounding boards for each other.

The Times, The pair opened up about their realtionship, as Alice very honestly admitted: "There was very little about Clare that I found attractive at first."To be honest, everything about her was wrong!"She ticked all the boxes of things I tend to avoid and didn’t have any of the qualities I thought I needed in a partner."It took some persuasion by her to break my resistance down."She described Clare as "a bit overconfident, but certainly not brash or loud"."Now I think her confidence is an amazing quality.

BBC Sport presenter Clare Balding, 50, has given viewers an insight into her home life with wife Alice Arnold in recent weeks, after the couple made their Celebrity Gogglebox debut.The couple are seen tuning into the latest TV highlights on the Channel 4 programme, as they relax in their living room. It comes after Clare previously revealed that she and Alice are “conscious of the responsibility” they have as a high-profile gay couple.In a recently unearthed interview, the tennis pundit, who is set to front the BBC’s coverage of Wimbledon 2021, shared why she’s often pictured with Alice at star-studded events.Speaking back in 2014, Clare said: “Alice and I are very, very happy and we go to a lot of things together. “We are conscious of the

Clare Balding has been left "broken-hearted" after her beloved dog Archie passed away at the age of 15.