Clare Smales

Clare Smales (born 30 August 1975) is a British journalist.
She was educated at St Mary's School, Shaftesbury and University College, Durham (English Literature).
She worked at the Mail on Sunday newspaper from 1998 until 2003 as a feature writer and as the deputy property editor. This was followed by a spell as deputy editor and Managing Editor of Brides magazine at Condé Nast.
She is now a freelance property and travel journalist, living in Cornwall.
She is married to former Olympic Gold medallist Ed Coode and has two daughters Beatrice and Ottilie & two sons, Johnny and Wilf.