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Carol Vorderman has culled her lovers from five down to three.

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NovemberMorn · 07/03/2026 18:11

Carol Vorderman has had to slash the number of lovers she has down from five to three, admitting: “Times are hard.”
She now only has a trio of three long-term “special” male friends on the go after previously enjoying the attention of five.
The maths whiz has always been open about loving her friends with benefits.

So...
Is it reasonable for a woman of a certain age to have multiple lovers....not to mention the energy.

Is it unreasonable, immoral, and just plain tacky?

Carol Vorderman makes 'burnout' admission as she's left crying on the floor

Former Countdown presenter Carol Vorderman has opened up about her health battles, including a chronic condition that left her in tears and unable to move

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/carol-vorderman-makes-burnout-admission-36116752

OP posts:
Parrotstwice · 07/03/2026 23:38

I dont like her but not about this.
Its fine if all are in agreement.
Why on earth would it be 'immoral'?

Lavenderandbrown · 07/03/2026 23:39

3 sounds about right. Before my second marriage I had 3 on the go…late 40s and have a long time single friend also having 3 on the go at the same time . One lived out of town and 2 local. It was consensual but they didn’t know about each other as I wasnt dating anyone exclusively. I used to kiss them goodbye outside by their car in my long lacy vintage nightgowns. Neighbor was always going to work about that time and he would wave Goodmorning😂. Most people looking at me (conservative appearance) wouldn’t think this was true but it was enjoyable and fun and I felt pretty free after a pretty shit marriage. Women are sexual beings across the lifespan and some more than others.

of course I don’t talk about it with anyone

baroqueandblue · 08/03/2026 00:13

Lavenderandbrown · 07/03/2026 23:39

3 sounds about right. Before my second marriage I had 3 on the go…late 40s and have a long time single friend also having 3 on the go at the same time . One lived out of town and 2 local. It was consensual but they didn’t know about each other as I wasnt dating anyone exclusively. I used to kiss them goodbye outside by their car in my long lacy vintage nightgowns. Neighbor was always going to work about that time and he would wave Goodmorning😂. Most people looking at me (conservative appearance) wouldn’t think this was true but it was enjoyable and fun and I felt pretty free after a pretty shit marriage. Women are sexual beings across the lifespan and some more than others.

of course I don’t talk about it with anyone

Edited

I used to kiss them goodbye outside by their car in my long lacy vintage nightgowns.

Are you Beryl Reid?

baroqueandblue · 08/03/2026 00:14

Denim4ever · 07/03/2026 23:33

She's always been a bit of a conundrum. She didn't do very well in her degree but somehow ended up with this egghead reputation.

I don't know that I'd want to talk about it if I was having such an out there/exciting sex life.

She's always been a bit of a conundrum.

A Countdown conundrum?

justasking111 · 08/03/2026 00:20

She's 65 with rheumatoid arthritis. I'm not surprised she's in too much pain for five men

Lavenderandbrown · 08/03/2026 00:27

@baroqueandblue it is kinda embarrassing to me now the nightgown business and I would only admit here anonymously! I googled Miss Beryl but didn’t find a nightgown connection. I think the nightgown represented a “I don’t really care” feeling I had at the time and they were so pretty I just loved wearing them. It was a bit of an exhibitionist behavior. Whenever I hear of something a bit wild or unexpected someone recently divorced has done I always think…oh yes the feeling of experimenting and being free.

notatinydancer · 08/03/2026 00:29

I saw her on a programme the other day. Her face is a mess. Clothes always too tight.

JillyComeLately · 08/03/2026 00:34

YerMotherWasAHamster · 07/03/2026 21:31

She didn't.

The piece linked says absolutely nothing about it.

Not that anyone cares.

That's exactly what she said. The article is there in the OP.
Scroll down.

JillyComeLately · 08/03/2026 00:41

lottiegarbanzo · 07/03/2026 20:26

What a mean-spirited thread, the only purpose of which is to sneer at another woman. Have you nothing better to do OP? Carol does. Good for Carol.

If Carol Vorderman gives interviews about her sex life, I think she may think it was quite mean spirited if people ignored what she was saying.

Obviously people are interested, else this thread would not be 6 pages long.

Monolithique · 08/03/2026 00:59

Don't you mean the attentions of five.. ?

YerMotherWasAHamster · 08/03/2026 05:51

JillyComeLately · 08/03/2026 00:34

That's exactly what she said. The article is there in the OP.
Scroll down.

I c&p the entire article and posted it upthread. If you can find where she talks of going from 5 lovers to 3 you're doing better than me.

StrawberrySquash · 08/03/2026 07:07

TwistedWonder · 07/03/2026 18:40

And where does she find them because as a woman of a similar age, the pickings out there are very very slim

Well she's just freed up a couple

TheNoisyGreyLion · 08/03/2026 07:48

She seems very desperate for someone who is apparently being shagged by 5 blokes.

rwalker · 08/03/2026 07:59

It’s quite sad that she’s that delusional we’d be interested
it’s all about attention
its no achievement given the fact she’s a woman and a celebrity casual sex would be very easy to come by not going to impress anyone

goes without saying good on her shag as many as you want but grim to use it for publicity

FatCatPyjamas · 08/03/2026 08:03

I don't know why that link was posted as there is nothing in it remotely related to the OP.

I don't have much of an opion on CV, good or bad, but I don't see why she should be looked down upon for talking about having lovers. We're far too uptight in this country about sex, and a more relaxed approach to conversation about female desire can only help to destigmatise it. Words like "tacky" and "immoral" only reinforce the notion that sex is shameful and distasteful.

welshgirl2025 · 08/03/2026 08:05

how she conducts her private life is up to her but talking about it in public makes her look slutty

Boomer55 · 08/03/2026 08:18

RobinInTheCrabApple · 07/03/2026 19:48

What women around Carol's age (65) need to be told that sex can be great?

Most women with an interest cottoned on to that fact some time back.

Absolutely. I’ve never had an issue with sexual confidence, or energy, and I’m of a certain age as well.😉

But, young or older, I’ve never shagged around - I prefer the emotional closeness of one man, and as I’ve been married twice, and now with a partner, I’m getting enough and always have had 👍. My choice.

Up to her, but whether she’s shagging 100 blokes, or just one, whatever her age, it’s just tacky to be shouting about in the media.

I think the same when men (of any age) do it as well.

GloiredeDijon · 08/03/2026 08:24

Women need to be women not ape crass male stupidity.

It seems that 90s ladette culture is still influencing Carol if she thinks boasting about how many people you sleep with is a positive thing.

NovemberMorn · 08/03/2026 11:50

Bokeitup · 07/03/2026 20:51

Conditioned by people just like you who are openly misogynistic and judgmental.

I find it amusing that women who call other women misogynistic, are the very ones who barge into threads shouting other women with a different viewpoint down.

Society conditioned women, and every woman over the age of 60 will know that.
I have no idea how old you are...but you do seem to have very little knowledge of the way women in the past were brought up.

OP posts:
NovemberMorn · 08/03/2026 12:02

YerMotherWasAHamster · 08/03/2026 05:51

I c&p the entire article and posted it upthread. If you can find where she talks of going from 5 lovers to 3 you're doing better than me.

I just checked the link in the OP...the article about her cutting off two of her lovers has now gone, it was there...I didn't make it up.😄

Anyway, there are plenty of other articles in which she has spoken about it, dating back to 2023...when she still had five.

Carol Vorderman, 62, reveals she has FIVE 'lovers' on rotation in candid confession | HELLO!

If this link doesn't work either....I won't bother posting another.

Carol Vorderman reveals she has FIVE 'lovers' on rotation in candid confession

Carol Vorderman has candidly opened up about her busy love life revolving around five different boyfriends.

https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/20230111161463/carol-vorderman-reveals-five-special-friends-love-life/

OP posts:
saraclara · 08/03/2026 14:21

The link to the interview about going down to three: sorry it's the Mail.

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15613293/Carol-Vorderman-reveals-three-special-friends-casual.html

YerMotherWasAHamster · 08/03/2026 14:43

Finally. Now the brothers can sink their teeth into an actual article where a woman is having sex.

Well, fair enough. She has a few men she has long standing relationships with that are casual in nature and provide companionship.

I can think of worse ways to spend your 60s

cramptramp · 08/03/2026 15:03

I don’t believe her. Attention seeking.

Happyleapingfrogs · 08/03/2026 15:08

Do what you want in private and act with dignity. No one elses business. If you talk about it, desperate, tacky and attention seeking.

Disturbia81 · 08/03/2026 15:26

I love to see older women enjoying themselves instead of all this talk on here about being invisible, menopausal dried up and past it, and sex and dating is for younger people, their words not mine.