Charity work
Vorderman is the patron of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) (her older brother, Anton, was born with a cleft lip and palate). In 2005 she was the winner of Ant and Dec’s Gameshow Marathon. As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations ITV ran a series of the nation’s favourite game shows featuring celebrities competing to become Gameshow Marathon winner and raise money for the charity of their choice. As series winner Carol won £60,000 for CLAPA. Carol appeared in a short film promoting 'Run for the future' which promotes Prostate Cancer awareness and a charity run held every year on the Bristol Downs to raise funds for the BUI prostate appeal.
More about Carol Vorderman (From Wikipedia)
Vorderman Was Born In Bedford To A Dutch Father And Welsh Mother. Her Parents Broke Up Three Weeks After Her Birth, And Her Mother Took The Family Back To Her Home Town Of Prestatyn, North Wales, Where Vorderman And Siblings Grew Up In A Lone Parent H
Vorderman was born in Bedford to a Dutch father and Welsh mother. Her parents broke up three weeks after her birth, and her mother took the family back to her home town of Prestatyn, read more...
Career
Vorderman's mother noticed a newspaper advertisement asking for a woman with good mathematical skills to appear as co-host on a quiz show for the fledgling fourth terrestrial channel read more...
Writing Career
Vorderman has had newspaper columns in The Daily Telegraph, and in the Daily Mirror on Internet topics. She has written books on Detox diets. Her No 1 Bestseller was Detox For Life, read more...
Personal Life
Vorderman was first married in 1985 at age 24 to Chris Mather, a Royal Navy officer and former rugby league international player, but the marriage only lasted twelve months. Vorderman's read more...
Charity Work
Vorderman is the patron of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) (her older brother, Anton, was born with a cleft lip and palate). In 2005 she was the winner of Ant and Dec’s read more...
Carol Jean Vorderman MBE (born 24 December 1960), is a British television personality best known for being a long-standing co-presenter of Channel 4 game show Countdown.
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