7 famous people who prove you don’t need good grades to be successful

Clare Balding had to take two years out

Clare Balding is one of the UK’s best known broadcasters, hosting the likes of Wimbledon and Crufts. However, in her youth she was once arrested for shoplifting, according to The Independent. She wanted to get into Oxbridge, but her mixed A-level results delayed her from doing so. She took two years out, retook exams, and practised her interview technique over this time, which gained her entrance to Cambridge to study English.

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