Carol Vorderman is happy with single life
Countdown legend Carol Vorderman is satisfied with being single, even though she previously suggested that "five special friends" ruled her romantic life.
Carol Vorderman has "never been happier being single".
The former Countdown star previously declared that her love life revolved around "five special friends" but has now suggested that romance isn't the be-all and end-all for her as she has enough "love" in her world.
Carol – who has daughter Katie, 33, and son Cameron, 28, from her marriage to Patrick King – told Heat magazine: "I'm not going to talk about how many friends I now have – or don't!
"But I've never been happier being single. I've had what I call 'medium-term boyfriends' for a year or so, but I've basically been single for about 15 years.
"I have a very close-knit family, great friends and my two children. I feel like I don't need love, because I've got so much in my life already."
Vorderman came to prominence as the maths whizz on the Channel 4 game show Countdown, but confessed that she no longer watches the programme she appeared on from its launch in 1982 until 2008.
Asked if she is a Countdown viewer, she said: "No. I think I must've done about 15,000 of them!
"But me and Susie Dent (who still does Dictionary Corner) are still close.
"The show changed my life – how lucky was I? I was on it for 26 years and made my fortune from it."
Carol has been praised for her appearance and explained that she has various treatments to try and keep herself looking good.
The 64-year-old star said: "I have a treatment every four months that involves having my blood taken – the plasma is then mixed with polynucleotides and all sorts of things and then injected back into the skin. It stops the rapid decline of collagen.
"It's really good, but it's not cheap. If I could bathe in it, I would."
Carol added: "I also have Botox and I'll probably have a facelift at some point."
The presenter will once again host the Pride of Britain Awards later this month and has been inspired by those who are up for the prizes.
Vorderman – who has presented the ceremony since it started in 1999 – said: "Most of the children who are nominated have been to hell and back.
"The word 'inspirational' gets bandied around a lot, but they really are. An inspirational person inspires you to actively behave differently – all of our winners are like that.
"I get a great energy from them and think, 'No, you've got to fight, Carol...' They're a huge influence on me."
