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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

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NovemberMorn · 10/03/2026 17:08

pointythings · 10/03/2026 13:57

Well, I'm happy to answer it. I don't care how many simultaneous sex partners someone has, as long as they all know about each other and are OK with it. I also don't care about age, as long as they're all adults.

That's your opinion then....mine is it's slutty and cheap to shag around, and incredibly tacky to brag about it.
Young people have a lot to learn, older people should know better.

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pointythings · 10/03/2026 17:10

NovemberMorn · 10/03/2026 17:08

That's your opinion then....mine is it's slutty and cheap to shag around, and incredibly tacky to brag about it.
Young people have a lot to learn, older people should know better.

Calling women slutty is the depths of misogyny.

ETA I'm not young.

NovemberMorn · 10/03/2026 17:13

pointythings · 10/03/2026 17:10

Calling women slutty is the depths of misogyny.

ETA I'm not young.

Edited

I include men.🙄

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Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 10/03/2026 17:13

She's the same age as me. I'd probably shag around if I could be bothered, but just doing the dusting knackers me these days.

baroqueandblue · 10/03/2026 17:15

NovemberMorn · 10/03/2026 17:13

I include men.🙄

Prove it. Make a sensationalising slut-shaming thread about some male celeb then.

Yep, didn't think so.

NovemberMorn · 10/03/2026 17:21

baroqueandblue · 10/03/2026 17:15

Prove it. Make a sensationalising slut-shaming thread about some male celeb then.

Yep, didn't think so.

I don't have to prove anything.
Especially when someone posts in such a dismissive manner.

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pointythings · 10/03/2026 18:43

NovemberMorn · 10/03/2026 17:13

I include men.🙄

As pp said, let's have a shaming thread about a male celebrity then. I find it very telling that you picked on a woman and are now backpedalling.

pointythings · 10/03/2026 18:43

NovemberMorn · 10/03/2026 17:21

I don't have to prove anything.
Especially when someone posts in such a dismissive manner.

Cheap judgemental posts deserve dismissiveness.

NovemberMorn · 10/03/2026 19:09

pointythings · 10/03/2026 18:43

As pp said, let's have a shaming thread about a male celebrity then. I find it very telling that you picked on a woman and are now backpedalling.

Carol Vorderman was in the news bragging about times being hard, cutting her 5 lovers down to three.
As soon as some ageing, publicity hungry male celeb is making news banging on about shagging multiple women, I may start a thread about that.

When that happens, I look forward to your own posts encouraging his behaviour.😎

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Thebellistolling · 10/03/2026 19:12

StillFeelingTired · 07/03/2026 18:35

This! ( but also… how does she have the energy?)

One a month? 😀

pointythings · 10/03/2026 19:19

As soon as some ageing, publicity hungry male celeb is making news banging on about shagging multiple women, I may start a thread about that.

So if it's a young publicity hungry male celeb you have no issues at all? Ageism isn't a good look either, you know.

Thebellistolling · 10/03/2026 19:22

The thread is longer than I thought! It's all a bit tawdry really, off-putting whether a man or woman. Of whatever age!

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 10/03/2026 19:23

She’s a massive attention seeker. Honestly, crack on, live your life, stop selling your life to the public. She must have enough in the bank now to retain a private life.

sammylady37 · 10/03/2026 19:24

I really couldn’t care less how many people someone (male or female) is sleeping with, as long as they’re all consenting adults and nobody thinks they’re in an exclusive set-up.

nomas · 10/03/2026 19:47

NovemberMorn · 07/03/2026 18:24

I agree. Talking amongst your female friends I could accept, announcing it publicly is tacky.
However, maybe it could reassure other women in their 60's that it's OK to sleep with as many men as they like. I do believe there is still a stigma attached to women who sleep around, but I doubt that's the reason she is talking so openly.

I do believe there is still a stigma attached to women who sleep around

What a loaded phrase, 'sleep around.' Do you use it for men too or do you reserve it for women?

pimplebum · 10/03/2026 19:51

Miranda65 · 07/03/2026 18:12

Having them is fine.
Talking about them in public is oh so very tacky!

I disagree
talking is good , its how we know we have options and are not alone

op shame on you for bringing her age into it -

PurpleSky300 · 10/03/2026 20:12

This whole thing sounds like something she said as a joke while she was drunk, then couldn't take back. It reminds me of Liz Jones' "diary" in the Daily mail. Just lonely people inventing an exciting life.

Uricon2 · 10/03/2026 20:41

I'm around her age. I don't care who she sleeps with, her business, but talking publically about it in this way is attention seeking and tacky.

I'd say the same if she were 25.

JillyComeLately · 11/03/2026 00:11

PurpleSky300 · 10/03/2026 20:12

This whole thing sounds like something she said as a joke while she was drunk, then couldn't take back. It reminds me of Liz Jones' "diary" in the Daily mail. Just lonely people inventing an exciting life.

Nope....she has mentioned her multiple lovers several times over the years.

JillyComeLately · 11/03/2026 00:22

Thebellistolling · 10/03/2026 19:22

The thread is longer than I thought! It's all a bit tawdry really, off-putting whether a man or woman. Of whatever age!

It's very tawdry, but I am not surprised the thread has gone on.
It's unusual for a female celebrity to
boast about multiple men she regularly has sex with.
Most either don't, or if they do, they tend not to broadcast it.

Carla786 · 11/03/2026 00:26

NovemberMorn · 07/03/2026 18:54

She used to seem quite the opposite of the femme fatale she likes to be seen as now, when she started on TV's Countdown.
Who would have thought that 40 odd years later she would be known for far more raunchy stuff?

Yes, imo the change isn't entirely positive. She used to talk about learning to fly and her plans to fly around the world. Now she's in the news for posing nude and boasting about lovers. It's odd. She's entitled to have them but the bragging is tacky whether you're male or female.

JillyComeLately · 11/03/2026 00:58

pimplebum · 10/03/2026 19:51

I disagree
talking is good , its how we know we have options and are not alone

op shame on you for bringing her age into it -

Why not mention her age, is it something to be ashamed of?
Throughout most threads on MN many posters mention their age, including on this particular thread.

PurpleSky300 · 11/03/2026 02:45

JillyComeLately · 11/03/2026 00:11

Nope....she has mentioned her multiple lovers several times over the years.

Repeating the same thing over and over, just to get headlines, doesn't make it true. I don't believe a word of it.

PruthePrune · 11/03/2026 02:56

I wonder if she sees them on a rota?

Disturbia81 · 11/03/2026 09:33

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