Carol Vorderman... good or bad?

[nightowl]

Always had her down as a Tory based on working with Cameron's government, flogging rip-off loans on daytime TV etc but now she seems to be a constant critic of them on Twitter. Thoughts?

 

[CNT36]

Different breed of tory?

 

[Raheem]

She was on Question Time and she was not only a Tory but very arrogant and a total prick. I think it ended an embryonic political career for her.

 

[not a trot]

Different breed of tory?

Consonant C
Vowel U
Consonant N
Consonant T

 

[not henry]

carol vordeman got me through many many afternoons whilst a student in the afternoon. I suppose we all grow up and she's meant to be a bit on the right these days. Was all different in the eighties in Yorkshire

 

[danny la rouge]

She’s good at sums, if that helps.

 

[not henry]

I've seen carol solve some real corkers

 

[pbsmooth]

She looks great for her age.

 

[not henry]

She looks great for her age.

carol vordeman got me through many many afternoons whilst a student in the afternoon.

 

[eatmorecheese]

Carol vorderman worked through many afternoons while I didn't in the afternoon.

 

[hitmouse]

Carol Vorderman probably worked through several afternoons while I was not working in the morning, while in a different time zone.

 

[hitmouse]

If I was doing a quiz of some kind, and there was the question "name the Countdown presenter who is notable for her reactionary contributions to British politics", Carol Vorderman would not be the first name I'd think of.

 

[brogdale]

I really don't know much about this celebrity's politics (if she has any) but I heard her interviewed on LBC (in a car - not mine) a week or so ago and she did seem very angry about the overt corruption of this present troy administration. Also seemed keen to talk up her childhood poverty/single parent back-story.

 

[Elpenor]

There’s a tribute song to her

 

[Raheem]

I really don't know much about this celebrity's politics (if she has any) but I heard her interviewed on LBC (in a car - not mine) a week or so ago and she did seem very angry about the overt corruption of this present troy administration. Also seemed keen to talk up her childhood poverty/single parent back-story.

Sneaky way to admit to stealing a car without it being noticed.

 

[platinumsage]

Why would anyone care what an assistant telly show presenter thinks about stuff outside their public competence? Does Tomasz Schafernaker think Kier Starmer is sort of alright? Does Naga Munchetty dislike fog?

 

[Raheem]

Why would anyone care what an assistant telly show presenter thinks about stuff outside their public competence? Does Tomasz Schafernaker think Kier Starmer is sort of alright? Does Naga Munchetty dislike fog?

To be fair, though, asking what Thomas Schafernaker thinks about fog would be legit.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Came from poverty and done alright for herself given what seems to be a natural talent for maths. Seems to have empathy for those less fortunate than herself. Probably considers herself to be a bootstrap puller and wonders why others don’t do similar. Better than Rachael Riley is as much as I can muster of an opinion…

 

[Dogsauce]

People I knew years ago who’d encountered her in the pub next to Yorkshire telly on Burley Rd said she was nice, but Whiteley was a bit of a cunt apparently.

 

[seeformiles]

I saw her doing a TV piece at the Troy Autopoint garage in Headingley in the late 80s. Being very much in lust with her at the time, I waved and shouted “Hiya Carol!” and she waved back. I was the envy of my friends for weeks. I came down to earth with a bump after that appearance on QT since I hadn’t factored a right wing Carol into my fantasies and it rather put me on the slack if I’m completely honest.
As for Whiteley, my former boss knew him from his local Tory club and said he was a conceited loud mouthed bastard.

 

[pug]

A calculating Tory.

 

[Raheem]

A calculating Tory.

Seems she divides opinion, though.

 

[gosub]

If I was doing a quiz of some kind, and there was the question "name the Countdown presenter who is notable for her reactionary contributions to British politics", Carol Vorderman would not be the first name I'd think of.

Bloody Suzy Dent and her word of the day satire

 

[hitmouse]

Seems she divides opinion, though.

Yeah, now I've heard all the additional perspectives on this thread it seems there's multiple different views on the subject.

 

[souljacker]

I once met her, outside Kings Cross when I was pilled up. She was lovely and we had a nice chat and she signed an autograph for me. We didn't discuss politics though and it seems she talks a lot of shit these days. Still a far better person that that clown who took over from her.

 

[JimW]

Yeah, now I've heard all the additional perspectives on this thread it seems there's multiple different views on the subject.

Could you sum up for us?

 

[hitmouse]

Could you sum up for us?

I think there's definitely a lesson that we should all take away from this thread.

 

[Supine]

Could you sum up for us?

Something doesn’t add up

 

[danny la rouge]

I think there's definitely a lesson that we should all take away from this thread.

Well, two big ones and four from the bottom.

 

[pbsmooth]

she's also in the 'knows what she's doing' school of social media