Carol Vorderman
Carol Vorderman
Carol Jean Vorderman MBE RAFVRis a British media personality, best known for co-hosting the popular game show Countdown for 26 years from 1982 until 2008...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionGame Show Host
Date of Birth24 December 1960
war men bombers
More than 55,000 men from Bomber Command lost their lives, of whom 38,000 were British. That's one in 10 of all the British servicemen lost in the Second World War. It beggars belief that there has not been some recognition for what they gave until now.
regret divorce thinking
The divorce is a regret of mine and my mum thinks that we should have stayed together. He's now remarried so there's no chance of us getting back together.
laughing eccentric incredibles
I've never once heard my mum shout and she's 83 now. She's incredible. She's very, very happy, slightly eccentric but loves laughing, which I do too.
children my-children
I'm very pleased how my children have turned out.
brother father years
There was a great strain in our family because my father didn't want anything to do with me. He was happy to see my brother and sister, but not me. I don't know why. Maybe it was shame. I don't know. But he never wanted anything to do with me. That rejection was terribly hurtful and it went on for years.
ideas people wrong-ideas
Most people have the wrong idea about me because I've been very private.
real tvs glitz
The photoshoot glitz and TV studio make-up isn't the real me.
thinking turning-50 size
Turning 50 changed me and I'm far more accepting of myself. I'm not thin, but I am a size 10. I go in at the middle and very much out at the bottom and top. And now I think, 'Well, that's how I am.
favourite
Change is one of my favourite words.
want firsts staying-single
I'd be happy to stay single now because I've always been in relationships. For the first time ever I can do what I want, when I want, with who I want, without answering to anyone.
laughter medicine laughing
I would put belly laughing at the top of my highlights list. They always say that laughter is the best medicine.
beggars belief british command gave men second until war whom
More than 55,000 men from Bomber Command lost their lives, of whom 38,000 were British. That's one in 10 of all the British servicemen lost in the Second World War. It beggars belief that there has not been some recognition for what they gave until now.
elasticity machines neck rid work worked
There are machines that can get rid of your cellulite, so I want to do that. And my friend has just had a machine that has worked on her neck and tightened the elasticity of the skin. You just need a day off work afterwards, so I'm thinking, why not?
poor backgrounds harder
If you're from a poor background, you have to work even harder. But that's what makes you who you are.