Carol Vorderman answers our 10 quick questions.
You sang with a band called Dawn Chorus and The Blue Tits. Do you miss it?
Ha ha, no I don’t and nor does anyone else. It was just something to stop us getting bored. We never actually earned a penny from it you know. We did it more for the name than anything else.
Talk to your neighbours or keep to yourself?
Definitely talk to my neighbours.
Why did you once say “I think like a bloke”?
Well, when women bang on about handbags all the time, I get bored. Handbags are interesting for one second, but cars are interesting for weeks on end. Then they talk about shoes. Well, I’ll buy them and wear them, but you don’t have to talk about them all the time, do you?
Shakespeare or J.K. Rowling?
J.K. Rowling. I never quite got the hang of Shakespeare although I appreciate a lot of people get loads of pleasure from it.
Are you in to exercise?
I am now, but 20 years ago I would have pooh-poohed it. When I was younger, I thought I’d live for ever, whereas now I appreciate that whatever I’ve put in over my time will count for the next 30 years.
Relationships. Is it always you who does the dumping?
Er, hmmm, well, largely true I’m afraid.
Get political or stay out of politics?
Get political. I was approached by Gordon Brown and David Cameron, separately, to advise on maths and how it was being taught. I went with David Cameron because I believed he wanted to make a difference to how kids learn maths.
Self-analysis or smile and get on with it?
Definitely smile and get on with it.
Most unusual thing you’ve seen on eBay?
A Carol Vorderman cleavage shaped fridge magnet.
You have 24 hours to live, how do you spend it?
I’d make sure I was on a boat in the British Virgin Islands, having a big raucous party, and then at the end I’d jump in the sea.
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