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Carol Vorderman’s Very Modern Love Life

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TillyTrotter Mon 23-Jan-23 10:24:37

Hot on the heels of Prince Harry oversharing intimate details of his life we now have Carol Vorderman appearing on 2 daytime programmes letting the public know how free she feels since deciding she would not have just one male relationship in her life, but 5 “special friends” . (‘Friends with benefits’ in other words).

We discuss other TV revelations on GN and I wonder what do you think of this one?

NotSpaghetti Mon 23-Jan-23 10:29:47

Not seen this, not interested, but do think there's something to be said for friends with benefits... so long as it's mutual benefit and no-one is married.

Doodledog Mon 23-Jan-23 10:30:29

Why does she think we want to know? It's up to her what she does in bed, but it's not something that interests me in any way, and I can't imagine why anyone else would care either.

Is she recommending this as something the rest of us should consider? It all sounds a bit too energetic for me. And think of the laundry! grin

GagaJo Mon 23-Jan-23 10:32:59

Not got the energy, the inclination or the drying capacity for the laundry.

5 men! I've got 1/3 of a bloke and that's more than I can cope with.

TillyTrotter Mon 23-Jan-23 10:39:11

Apparently she got such a reaction from the public after the first programme she has been asked to speak about it again on “This Morning”.
She said many friends who are married or have ended marriages around the age of 50 say they would not want to live with a man again, and for her personally, conducting non -exclusive relationships makes her free and happy.

TillyTrotter Mon 23-Jan-23 10:42:56

At 62 she does seem to have an extraordinary amount of energy but I bet someone else deals with her laundry GagaJo and Doodledog. 🤭

Sparklefizz Mon 23-Jan-23 10:44:27

I'm very disappointed in Carol Vorderman. She's got a high IQ and a good brain, but all she seems to do these days is take selfies wearing tight revealing clothing and boasting about her sex life.

It all seems a bit immature to me.

Kate1949 Mon 23-Jan-23 10:52:59

I've been watching this. I'm not sure I believe her. She comes across as an attention seeker.

PaperMonster Mon 23-Jan-23 11:02:34

Fair play to her. I think If I was on my own I’d be quite happy to be doing that.

Aveline Mon 23-Jan-23 11:02:52

Yes. Just attention seeking in order to keep the cash rolling in. Cynical? Moi?!

FannyCornforth Mon 23-Jan-23 11:06:50

Sparklefizz I’ve never been that convinced by her intellectual prowess.
Especially when she is referred to as a ‘maths genius‘, which she frequently is.

She got a Third in Engineering.

I find her really dislikable. She is my Celebrity Bete Noir.

My Voldermanmort.

(I’ve got some theories on her self image issues, but I’d better keep them to myself!)

Sparklefizz Mon 23-Jan-23 11:11:21

FannyCornforth Good points. I didn't know about her 3rd in Engineering.

I find her dislikable too (and also unrecognisable from old photos after all her plastic surgery)

Sarah75 Mon 23-Jan-23 11:11:41

1/3 of a bloke ? GagaJo?

FannyCornforth Mon 23-Jan-23 11:11:51

Sparklefizz

I'm very disappointed in Carol Vorderman. She's got a high IQ and a good brain, but all she seems to do these days is take selfies wearing tight revealing clothing and boasting about her sex life.

It all seems a bit immature to me.

And don’t forget flogging useless Life Insurance policies

Kate1949 Mon 23-Jan-23 11:17:37

She was telling us this morning about her perfect life. She said she is happy, fulfilled, free and has people that love her. Oh whoopie do.

Callistemon21 Mon 23-Jan-23 11:20:55

I'd be worried about getting their name right in the throes of passion.

"Dave, oh Dave, you're so wonderful"
"Actually, it's Tuesday and it's Joe"

FannyCornforth Mon 23-Jan-23 11:21:13

If one of us carried on like that on here, we’d presume that they were one of the following

a) a troll
b) having some sort of breakdown

henetha Mon 23-Jan-23 11:21:54

I'm not a big fan of Carol but I've always maintained that we should all do what we want as long as it doesn't hurt others. So good luck to her .
However, I can't help finding this a bit yucky. Five!!! Gosh.
Perhaps I'm envious 😁

Callistemon21 Mon 23-Jan-23 11:22:58

Perhaps she gets the weekends off, henetha

FannyCornforth Mon 23-Jan-23 11:24:29

It probably takes all five of them to get her out of her usual zip up knee high boots/ spray on jeans / skin tight polo neck combo

Kate1949 Mon 23-Jan-23 11:25:52

She's doing the phone in section now giving advice. Presumably so we can be more like her grin

Grandma70s Mon 23-Jan-23 11:32:26

Sparklefizz

FannyCornforth Good points. I didn't know about her 3rd in Engineering.

I find her dislikable too (and also unrecognisable from old photos after all her plastic surgery)

Just googled photos of her, and yes, she is unrecognisable if, like me, you remember her as she once was. It’s very sad.

Germanshepherdsmum Mon 23-Jan-23 11:36:38

Yuk, just yuk. This would fit on the over sharing celebrities thread of a few days ago.

Callistemon21 Mon 23-Jan-23 11:38:44

Kate1949

She's doing the phone in section now giving advice. Presumably so we can be more like her grin

Does she advise keeping a spreadsheet?

lemsip Mon 23-Jan-23 11:38:53

she doesn't say friends with benefits does she. maybe she has different ones for different occasions if she needs a plus one

she will regret all that work she's had done when it all caves in on itself.