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Gabby Logan defends Clare Balding after her entitled statement sparks backlash

Gabby Logan has stepped in to defend BBC Olympics colleague Clare Balding after a comment she made was criticised online.

TV presenter Gabby Logan has stepped in to defend BBC Olympics colleague Clare Balding after a comment she made sparked some controversy. While in conversation with two-time gold medallist Rebecca Adlington, Clare expressed her shock that the decorated swimmer had not met any Olympic competitors as a child. “Of course Balding thought it TOTALLY NORMAL for Olympic medal winners to visit schools because being privately educated and descended from nobility and privilege this kind of thing is part of the cultural experience they expect,” they went on.

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