Sixty is the new 20, according to the nation’s favourite maths whiz, who says she’s in the prime of her life and wants more play and less work. “I know I’m 60 – I know that because my birth certificate says so,” says a lively and vivacious Carol Vorderman as she chats from her elegant Bristol home. “But I’ve got the greatest sense of freedom that I’ve ever had.
In my head I feel like I’m 20!” The freedom of her 60s has made Carol excited at what the future holds. The twice-married TV presenter says: “I was a good daughter to my mum until she died in 2017, and I’ve looked after my kids, Katie, 29, and 24-year-old Cameron, as a single parent, and they’re happy.