Carol Vorderman has given a rare insight into her love life, revealing that she travels 'all over the world' to spend time with her 'special friends'. The former Countdown star, 65, spoke candidly on the Vanessa Feltz Show about her choice to enjoy casual relationships rather than settle down.
Vorderman, who has been married twice, said she became financially independent after her second marriage ended and decided she did not want another full-time partner. 'I got to my 50s and I thought, I don't really want to settle down,' she explained. 'My children were older and I'm totally financially independent.'
When asked if her 'special friends' were 'friends with benefits', she agreed, adding that one such friend lives in America and they have known each other for 11-12 years. 'We don't see each other that often but we talk all the time,' she said.
Vorderman noted that society has changed, allowing women of her generation more freedom. 'For the very first time we have a generation of women, my kind of age, who are more financially independent than our mothers ever were,' she said. She also highlighted the rise of solo travel and social activities for women.
The TV star, who has two children from her marriage to Patrick King, said she feels 'freer' with her current lifestyle. She previously told This Morning: 'I live my life in chapters... for the last decade or so, I've lived a life which is much freer.'
