Carol vorderman biography
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Carol Vorderman Keynote Speaker
Carol Vorderman is a popular British media personality, and a motivational speaker. Carol is best known for co-hosting the hit game show Countdown for 26 years. Highly regarded for her razor-sharp mind and broad scientific, engineering and mathematical capabilities, she was the first woman to be seen on Channel 4 at the age of twenty-one.
As well as her long-standing career on Countdown, which has an average audience of million viewers, Carol has been widely involved with scientific and technology related programmes both for adult and children&#;s viewing. These include Better Homes and The Pride of Britain Awards for ITV, as well as guest hosting shows such as Have I Got News for You, The Sunday Night Project, Lorraine and BBC TV’s Tomorrow’s World. She was an anchor of ITV&#;s Loose Women from until
Carol is a best-selling author; her number one best-seller, &#;Detox For Life&#; (), sold over a million copies. She has also written newspaper
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Biography - Carol Vorderman MBE
Carol was born 24th December Her primary school was St Mary's School, Rhyl, Wales. She attended Blessed Edward Jones High School, Rhyl, Wales before graduating from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge with a Bachelor grad in Civil Engineering. julsång, with an IQ of , then went on to obtain a Masters degree in Engineering, and has since established herself as TV's most popular science and technology presenter.
Her television career began in with the launch of Countdown where julsång appeared as the numbers girl, calculating complicated mathematical problems. Since the launch of her television career in with Countdown, julsång Vorderman has gone on to present many other television shows including Mysteries with julsång Vorderman, Tomorrow's World, What Will They Think of Next and Dream house.
There are episodes of Countdown recorded each year. They are currently entering their 20th year of the programme.
Carol's great-grandfather has two
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Carol Vorderman
Welsh media personality (born )
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| Born | Carol Jean Vorderman () 24 December (age&#;64) Bedford, England |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Education | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (BA) |
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| Years&#;active | –present |
| Spouses | Christopher Mather &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Patrick King &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
| Partner | Des Kelly (–) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Adolphe Vorderman (great-grandfather) |
Carol Jean Vorderman (born 24 December ) is a Welsh[1] broadcaster, media personality, and writer. Her media career began when she joined the Channel 4 game show Countdown, appearing with Richard Whiteley from until his death in , and subsequently with Des Lynam and Des O'Connor, before leaving in
While appearing on Countdown, Vorderman began presenting shows for ITV, including Ho