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Privacy NoticeThe 2024 Olympic Games are here, with another fortnight full of exciting sporting action ahead of us. Viewers in the UK will be tuning in to watch all the big moments from the Games in Paris on the BBC, with the broadcaster’s coverage being led by the experienced presenting trio of Clare Balding, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan. Clare is one of the nation’s most respected and recognisable hosts, having presented shows across the BBC, Channel 4 and BT Sport and fronted huge sporting events like the Grand National, Commonwealth Games and Wimbledon. Her work on the 2012 London Olympics saw her popularity soar further as she was elevated to national treasure status by many.
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Her popularity with viewers has seen the spotlight cast over her life away from the cameras, however, with her personal life making headlines over the years. She may be one of the most universally liked presenters on TV, but Balding is still haunted by the “awful” memories of being caught shoplifting while at school. Appearing on Gyles Brandreth’s Rosebud podcast, she revealed: ““I got into a lot of trouble when I was young. When I first went off to boarding school, I think I felt an enormous pressure to be one of the crowd. “So I think I was very susceptible to peer pressure, so getting in with the ‘in-gang’ required doing quite daring things, one of which was shoplifting. And of course, I got caught, and I got suspended at only the beginning of my second year at school.”
Clare Balding opened up about her awful’ shoplifting ordeal
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Clare added: “I remember that being so shameful, because also when I rang home my parents weren’t there. So Vicky, who was my father’s terrifying secretary – the scariest woman…think of all those films. She came to get me. “That was absolutely horrifying and the shame of it… I thought I was going to be expelled. So that was awful.” In 2009, the 53-year-old revealed she had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, having noticed a lump on her throat while watching herself on TV. Symptoms of the illness include a lump in the neck, a sore throat and difficulty swallowing that does not get better. The TV presenter underwent radioactive iodine treatment to halt the spread of the disease, having had a cyst, her thyroid gland and a lymph node removed. While she feared the potential impacts of the illness on her voice, she received the all-clear at the end of 2010. “I had to have a little operation just before Christmas to take out a nasty little lymph node and there was a worry that I might have to have more treatment,” she revealed “But I had a lovely letter from my oncologist just after Christmas saying, ‘Hurrah, no more treatment’, so I’m very happy about that. 2011 is going to be a good one.”
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