Carol Vorderman

Welsh media personality

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2024 Published 'Now What? On a Mission to Fix Broken Britain', suggesting a socio-political commentary work.
2024 Carol Vorderman was a contestant on 'Cooking with the Stars' on ITV
October 11 2024 Vorderman announced her departure from LBC following a health scare, ending her stint as a radio show host.
August 2024 Delivers the Alternative MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival, criticizing industry snobbery and lack of representation for working-class people.
January 2024 Vorderman began presenting her own radio show on LBC, broadcasting on Sunday afternoons from 4pm to 7pm.
2023 Carol Vorderman was a contestant on 'Taskmaster's New Year Treat' on Channel 4
2023 Carol Vorderman was a contestant/performed as Reindeer on one episode of 'The Masked Singer' on ITV 1
2023 Carol Vorderman guest hosted one episode of 'Steph's Packed Lunch' on Channel 4
2023 Carol Vorderman was a guest judge on 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Series 5 on BBC Three
2023 Appeared in I'm a Celebrity... South Africa.
2023 Started presenting her own show for LBC talk radio, but subsequently stepped down from regular presenting.
November 2023 Resigns from her weekly BBC Radio Wales show after disagreement over social media guidelines, and becomes the face of the tactical voting initiative StopTheTories.vote.
June 16 2023 Appeared as herself in Episode 1 of the BBC One comedy Queen of Oz, portraying a radio presenter questioning the character played by Catherine Tate.
2022 Praised by The Herald as the 'real leader of the opposition' for criticizing government members.
2022 Declares a lack of interest in traditional monogamy, preferring 'special friends' with benefits.
2022 Carol Vorderman was a contestant on 'Beat the Chasers' on ITV
2022 Began working as a news-reviewer for This Morning.
2021 Carol Vorderman co-hosted the Pride of Britain Awards on ITV
2021 Carol Vorderman presented 'Carol Vorderman: Closer to Home' on BBC One Wales
2021 Carol Vorderman served as a guest judge on 'Great British Menu' Series 16 Finals: Main Course on BBC Two
November 2021 Awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Institution of Engineering and Technology in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the engineering profession.
2020 Began learning Welsh language using the Say Something in Welsh online course, expressing a connection to her roots.
2020 Carol Vorderman began appearing as an expert on 'The Wheel' on BBC One
June 6 2020 Complains about harassment by photographers outside her home in UK newspapers.
April 19 2020 Broadcast on S4C, participated in 'Language Road Trip' where she learned Welsh and completed various language challenges with Owain Wyn Evans.
April 7 2020 Appeared on The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off and won the competition.
2019 Carol Vorderman continued guest presenting on Lorraine on ITV
2018 Carol Vorderman resumed guest presenting on Lorraine on ITV
2017 Her mother passes away.
2017 Honorary commission with the Royal Air Force extended to 19 November 2020.
2016 Participated as a contestant on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2014 Became the first celebrity to win UK Female Rear of the Year twice.
2014 Qualified for a private pilot's licence and announced plans to fly solo around the world, naming her plane Mildred after Mildred Mrs Victor Bruce.
2014 Ended her tenure as a presenter on Loose Women.
November 20 2014 Accepted appointment as ambassador to the Royal Air Force Air Cadets and was granted the honorary rank of group captain in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch).
2013 Presented the ITV Food show Food Glorious Food.
March 2013 Recorded an ITV gameshow pilot called Revolution, which was later scrapped by ITV on 29 June 2013.
June 2 2012 Named a Class 91 (91110) 'Battle of Britain Memorial Flight' at the National Railway Museum during Railfest 2012 Event.
2011 Voted UK Female Rear of the Year for the first time.
2011 Guest presented 15 episodes of Lorraine.
2011 Became a presenter on the ITV talk show Loose Women.
2010 Authored 'It All Counts', another contribution to her mathematical and educational writing.
September 18 2010 Co-presented events leading up to the Papal Vigil in Hyde Park alongside author Frank Cottrell Boyce.
March 2010 Appears on Question Time, critically addressing political party donation practices.

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