How you look has become ridiculously disproportionate to what you do. Critics are more harsh on female presenters. Carol Vorderman More Quotes by Carol Vorderman More Quotes From Carol Vorderman I would put belly laughing at the top of my highlights list. They always say that laughter is the best medicine. Carol Vorderman medicine laughter laughing My bottom is so big it's got its own gravitational field. Carol Vorderman bigs fields fitness I'm very pleased how my children have turned out. Carol Vorderman my-children children Change is one of my favourite words. Carol Vorderman favourite 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. Carol Vorderman staying-single want firsts 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. Carol Vorderman brother father years Next year, I hope there will be even more parties, lots of holidays and just having a good time, really. Plus wing-walking, air shows and learning to fly, as they are all things I want to do. I won't be restricted by age. Carol Vorderman holiday party air I would never say never to marrying again but for the time being I'm having a great time. Carol Vorderman marrying great-times never-say-never I was away a lot on 'Countdown' when the children were young and I couldn't have done it without Mum's help. Because she was at home running all of that, I never had to worry about them. Carol Vorderman home running children I have had stalkers over the years. The police deal with it but it is very scary. One man kept turning up where we filmed 'Countdown in Leeds,' which was scary. It was sad as he'd been sectioned and thought I was talking to him through the TV. Carol Vorderman talking men years All I wanted to do was put together one of the best home maths systems in the world, and that's what we've done. I've loved numbers since I was two or three, and I get really excited about them. Now, I'm allowing myself to get excited about things. If you're doing it for a TV network or any major corporation, you have to put a lid on it a little. Carol Vorderman math home numbers The first couple of days on the detox diet aren't pleasant. Carol Vorderman pleasant couple firsts I loved doing 'Countdown.' I now consider that I was very, very lucky - not just because it was such a wonderful show to do, but because it lasted for so long. Carol Vorderman lucky wonderful long I drive a tiny Toyota iQ. I'm quite frugal and often cut my own hair. Carol Vorderman tiny cutting hair I can't be bothered to go to the gym, though. I honestly just can't be bothered - it's the most boring thing on Earth. I have tried and every six months I go 'right, I'm going to the gym'. Then I do it for two weeks and get so bored by it. Carol Vorderman six-months bored two I cannot do the piece-of-talking-meat thing, the 'Here's your money, wear a pretty dress and take the cheque.' I'm not made that way. I have to be as good as I can be at whatever I do. Carol Vorderman meat dresses talking I do need my independence. I have to have that. Carol Vorderman independence needs 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. Carol Vorderman bombers men war If you're from a poor background, you have to work even harder. But that's what makes you who you are. Carol Vorderman harder backgrounds poor Once you have children it's love without bounds. You would die for them in an instant, without question. How can you better that? Carol Vorderman instant dies children
