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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