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Clare Balding reveals the sweet way she and wife Alice Arnold became an item and the moment they declared their love for one another in rare insight into their relationship

The couple met in 1999 when Alice was a Radio 4 announcer and newsreader - becoming friends first, as they were both with partners, before their own relationship began and progressed.

Clare Balding has revealed that she found love with her wife Alice Arnold after skirting round a marriage proposal from an army boyfriend 21 years ago. The couple, who have appeared together on Celebrity Gogglebox, met in 1999 when Alice was a Radio 4 announcer and newsreader - becoming friends first, as they were both with partners, before their own relationship began and progressed. Clare Balding has revealed that she found love with her wife Alice Arnold after skirting round a marriage proposal from an army boyfriend 21 years ago

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