Personal Life
Stelling lives in Bishop's Waltham in south Hampshire with his wife Liz and two sons Robbie (born September 1998) and Matthew (born December 1999) and a daughter Olivia (born July 2003). They were married in November 1998 in Richmond upon Thames. He has completed the London Marathon on eight occasions and his best time is 3 hours and 28 minutes. He is a well-known supporter of Rangers F.C and his local club, Hartlepool United F.C., in which during the 2008-09 season, he would use a singing toy figure of the singer James Brown singing "I Feel Good" every time the player of the same name scored. He has also hummed the theme of The Sweeney when Anthony Sweeney has scored.
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