Carol Vorderman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Carol Vorderman
Occupation	Game Show Host
Date Of Birth	Dec 24, 1960(1960-12-24)
Age	64
Birthplace	Bedford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Carol Vorderman Biography

Carol Vorderman is one of the most popular and richest Game Show Host who was born on December 24, 1960 in Bedford, England, United Kingdom. English TV personality, who is best known for hosting the game show Countdown. Loose Women was also her host, which debuted in 1999.

She was chosen by David Cameron to lead a mathematics task force. selected her to head a task force in mathematics.

Carol Jean Vorderman, MBE (born 24 December 1960) is a British media personality, best known for co-hosting the popular game show Countdown for 26 years from 1982 until 2008, as a newspaper columnist and nominal author of educational and diet books, and hosting the annual Pride of Britain awards.

Vorderman was educated at the comprehensive Blessed Edward Jones Catholic High School in Rhyl. In 1978, when she was 17, she went up to read engineering at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Vorderman went to Cambridge as one of the youngest women ever admitted at the time. Her degree was only a Third, a result she has described as having been “disappointing”.

She was married twice and divorced once more.

Carol Vorderman Net Worth

Carol Vorderman is one of the richest Game Show Host from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carol Vorderman 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After responding to a newspaper ad for the show Countdown, she began her career.

She was also a presenter for the long-running Daybreak.

Vorderman was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire, the youngest of three children of Dutch father Anton ‘Tony’ Vorderman (1920–2007) and Welsh mother Edwina Jean (née Davies, 1928–2017). Her parents separated three weeks after her birth, and her mother took the family back to her home town of Prestatyn, North Wales, where Vorderman and her siblings, Anton and Trixie, grew up in a one- parent household. Vorderman did not see her father again until she was 42. In 1970, her mother married Italian immigrant Armido Rizzi. The couple separated ten years later. Vorderman’s father remarried; his wife died in the early 1990s.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Carol Vorderman height 5 ft 5 in Carol weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Carol Vorderman Dating?

According to our records, Carol Vorderman married to Patrick King , Christopher Mather. As of December 1, 2023, Carol Vorderman’s is not dating anyone.

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Vorderman is a Catholic. She was first married in 1985 at age 24 to Christopher Mather, a Royal Navy officer, but the marriage lasted only twelve months. Her second marriage was to management consultant Patrick King in 1990 at age 29. Vorderman had two children, Katie (b. 1992) and Cameron (b. 1997), with King; the couple separated in 2000.

Facts & Trivia

Carol Ranked on the list of most popular Game Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Carol Vorderman celebrates birthday on December 24 of every year.

Vorderman is the presenter of the annual Pride of Britain Awards, which are televised by ITV. She began hosting the awards when they were first introduced in 1999.

Top Facts about Carol Vorderman

1. Carol Vorderman is a Welsh media personality and TV presenter.
2. She rose to fame co-hosting the game show “Countdown” from 1982-2008.
3. Vorderman has won numerous awards for her work in broadcasting.
4. She is also an accomplished author, with several successful books published.
5. In 2019, she was awarded an MBE for services to broadcasting and charity.
6. Vorderman is a keen advocate for education and STEM subjects.
7. She holds multiple degrees, including a Master’s in Engineering from Cambridge University.
8. Carol Vorderman has been involved in various charitable causes throughout her career.
9. She is a pilot and has flown solo around the world twice.
10. As of 2021, she continues to be active in television presenting and writing projects.

How rich is Carol Vorderman?

Carol Vorderman net worth: Carol Vorderman is a British media personality who has a net worth of $10 million. Carol Vorderman was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England in December 1960.

Is Carol Vorderman Dutch?

Carol Jean Vorderman (born 24 December 1960) is a British television presenter. She was born in Bedford and raised in Prestatyn, North Wales. Her father was Dutch; her mother is Welsh. She studied engineering at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge.

Is Carol Vorderman a genius?

TV maths queen Carol has an IQ of 154 and genius Hawking scores 160. Matthew, a public health lecturer at the University of Southampton, said despite her brains, Heidi is just a normal little girl.

What does Carol Vorderman do for a living?

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Does Carol Vorderman have a child?

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