Carol Vorderman
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Carol is nationally loved Maths genius, best known for her memorable role on ‘Countdown’.
Summary:
Carol is Britain’s leading female television host. For 26 years Carol was known as the Numbers Queen from the hit quiz show 'Countdown', where she performed mental arithmetic at lightning speed. Carol gone on to present science and technology shows for many years, including BBC TV’s ‘Tomorrow’s World’, as well as top-rated entertainment programs such as ‘Stars and Their Lives’.
Biography:
Carol Vorderman is a top quality presenter whose high profile makes her an attraction at any event as well as offering a razor-sharp mind and broad scientific, engineering and mathematical capabilities. She comes highly recommended.
At the age of 20 Carol Vorderman was awarded an Honours Degree in Engineering by the University of Cambridge. While continuing to work for her Masters Degree Carol became the first woman to be seen on Channel 4 as the resident statistician on Countdown. There were 3000 applicants for the job and the series has achieved an average audience of 4.5 million.
Her ability to think on her feet, as demonstrated in Countdown, is an attribute that has led to increasing demand for her to link and chair conferences on a wide range of scientific and business subjects. She enjoys the process of familiarisation with the specific technical or scientific requirements of a particular client, and moreso the actual event for which her inter-personal skills and spontaneous manner are ideally suited.
Carol’s list of television credits is extensive and includes the World Chess Championship, Tomorrow’s World, GMTV (Education and Technology Correspondent), Notes and Queries (with Clive Anderson), Experiment, A Way with Numbers, Postcards from Down Under and The Vorderman Report, all of which she presented. 1999 saw Carol move away from science and into the realm of home improvement, presenting Dream House for BBC1 and Better Homes for ITV. She has also found the time to write several books and present numerous educational videos, she has her own monthly magazine called “Carol Vorderman’s Challenge Puzzle as well as “Carol Vorderman’s Guide to the Internet”.
A large number of school textbooks have been published under her name, chiefly by Dorling Kindersley in series such as English Made Easy, Maths Made Easy, Science Made Easy and How to Pass National Curriculum Maths.
Vorderman is the patron of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) (her older brother, Anton, was born with a cleft lip and palate). In 2005 she was the winner of Ant and Dec’s Gameshow Marathon. As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations ITV ran a series of the nation’s favourite game shows featuring celebrities competing to become Gameshow Marathon winner and raise money for the charity of their choice. As series winner Vorderman won £60,000 for CLAPA.
She appeared in a short film promoting 'Run for the future' which promotes Prostate Cancer awareness and a charity run held every year on the Bristol Downs to raise funds for the BUI prostate appeal.
Vorderman has taken part in the Great North Run on several occasions to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. This was in memory of Richard Whiteley's sister Helen, who died of cancer in her 40s.
In the corporate sector Carol has been just as busy, presenting videos and conferences for major insurance companies, car manufacturers, banks, travel companies, building societies, computer companies, breweries and government departments. Hosting award ceremonies has also become a part of her activities.
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