Carol Vorderman Biography

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Carol Vorderman is a famous British Presenter and Media Personality, who was born on Dec 24, 1960 in Bedford, United Kingdom. Find Carol Vorderman age, husband, net worth, height, weight, education, career, family, images, biography & more updates. Get information about Carol Vorderman’s all key achievements or accomplishments, including professional and personal life detail.

Personal Profile About Carol Vorderman

Carol Jean Vorderman is a British media personality, author, and TV presenter. She was the co-host of the show Countdown on Channel 4 for 26 years. Her love of math and science made her involved in education campaigns and later in radio shows and politics as well. She is also the winner of The Great Celebrity Bake Off.

Even in her 60s, she is active in public life, appearing on talk shows, supporting young students in education, and speaking at public events. This Carol Vorderman biography tells about her major life events.

A Closer Look at Carol’s Early Life

Carol Vorderman age is 64 Years, as she was born on 24 December 1960 in Bedford, Bedfordshire. She is of mixed heritage; her father was Dutch, and her mother was Welsh. After her parents split shortly after her birth, she was raised in North Wales by her mother.

Carol Vorderman age was 17 years old when she studied engineering at Cambridge University. She was one of the few women in a male-dominated field at the time.

Her Partner and Views on Marriage

Carol Vorderman partner was a journalist, Des Kelly. She met him in 1999 at a Christmas party. After her marriages, she was in a long-term relationship with Kelly, and they started living together in 2001. After 5 years of being together, Carol Vorderman partner and her split in 2006. According to Carol, she does not believe in the traditional marriage structure anymore.

Meet Her Daughter Who Is Changing the World

Carol Vorderman daughter is Katie King. She is a nanotechnologist and space entrepreneur, with a PhD from Cambridge University. Katie has worked with NASA and founded BioOrbit, a space-tech company, with backing from the European Space Agency, working on crystallizing antibodies in space to help treat cancer. Carol Vorderman daughter was born in 1992 with her second husband.

A Quick History of Her Marriages

The first Carol Vorderman husband was a Royal Navy officer, Christopher Mather. They got married in 1985 and got separated after 12 months. Then she married her second husband, Patrick King, a management consultant, in 1990. The couple separated in 2000 after a decade together. Carol Vorderman husband, Patrick, was the father of her two children: Katie and Cameron.