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 More Quotes by Carol Vorderman More Quotes From Carol Vorderman My commitment is to my kids and my mum and I'm having a whale of a time. Carol Vorderman whales kids commitment My father was having an affair with a 16-year-old when Mum was pregnant with me. She found out when I was three weeks old and left, not surprisingly. Carol Vorderman three father years My first marriage was totally unsuitable and shouldn't have happened. It was a whirlwind, rebound thing. I was 23 or 24 - a baby. Carol Vorderman rebound baby firsts One day Mum saved up for this exciting new thing - a frozen chicken. She cooked it on the Sunday and we all sat around waiting for it, but there was a terrible smell from the kitchen. She didn't realise that the giblets were in a plastic bag inside it. We just ate vegetables and she cried and cried. Carol Vorderman smell sunday vegetables The photoshoot glitz and TV studio make-up isn't the real me. I spend most days at home in Bristol in jeans and a T-shirt running around after the kids or shopping in the Co-op. Carol Vorderman real running kids 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. Carol Vorderman divorce regret thinking 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. Carol Vorderman turning-50 size thinking How you look has become ridiculously disproportionate to what you do. Critics are more harsh on female presenters. Carol Vorderman harsh female looks I'm a bit frightened of the idea of a full facelift because, when you look in the mirror, you want to look like yourself. Carol Vorderman mirrors looks ideas Everything has to be organised for kids in London - you can't just walk three roads to see a friend. Carol Vorderman three kids travel Ruby Wax has basically ruined my career. You'll see when you watch the programme. I get more intimate with Ruby than I've ever been with another woman. Carol Vorderman careers rubies watches 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. Carol Vorderman eccentric incredibles laughing After 30 years of television, I want to play more than I used to. Carol Vorderman play television years For now I'm building up stories for the retirement home! Carol Vorderman building-up home retirement Most people have the wrong idea about me because I've been very private. Carol Vorderman wrong-ideas people ideas The photoshoot glitz and TV studio make-up isn't the real me. Carol Vorderman glitz tvs real I'm terrible as I never take my make-up off at night, which I know is really dreadful. Whenever I'm out partying I just can't be bothered and now I am on 'Loose Women' that tends to be all the time. I hope next year holds even more parties for me. Carol Vorderman party night years It really was hand-to-mouth and you can say, 'Poor little me, how dreadful, what a deprived childhood', but I didn't feel that way at all. It's all about the attitude at home. Carol Vorderman me childhood home attitude We all have, in my family, what we call the 'Vorderman bottom' - a sticky out, bigger-than-normal, signature, of the rear variety. It's been a family joke all our lives - even my lovely brother has one. I know the lines to all the good singalong big bum songs. Carol Vorderman good know family brother
