Clare Balding: ‘Being asked about my sexuality can be exhausting’
By Josh Haggis
Clare Balding has admitted that she finds constantly being asked about her sexuality “exhausting”.
The presenter, who married her long-term girlfriend earlier this year, has revealed that she’s torn between wanting to be a role model for the LGBT community and wishing she could talk about her sexuality less.
“I’m very aware that it’s important for people to see a couple in the mainstream. But it can get a bit exhausting. I don’t walk down the street saying, ‘Hi! I’m gay,'” she told Radio Times.
“At the same time, I want to be one of the people who helps. What am I meant to do? I don’t know what the bloody answer is,” she added.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister David Cameron told Attitude recently that Balding is his “gay hero” – find out more here.
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