You might think Carol Vorderman would be affected by the sheer amount of online abuse she’s subjected to, but no, instead, the 63-year-old says, “I quite enjoy it.” Over the past few years, the former Countdown star has become increasingly vocal about politics online, regularly criticising the previous Conservative government – making her a target for those who don’t agree with her strong opinions. Her new book, Now What? On A Mission To Fix Broken Britain, opens with some of the startling things public figures have said about her – including a post on X (formerly Twitter ), where ex-Tory MP Marco Longhi calls her, “A person who obviously has bitterness, arrogance and envy in her heart.
There’s no amount of plastic surgery or Botox that will cure that.” But does the criticism bother her, even ahead of her birthday on 24 December? Not in the slightest. “I quite enjoy it – they don’t realise, bless them, the trolls, that they’re a bit of my oxygen,” she says.
“It’s like when the Tories came after me, I knew I was doing something right – so I’ll carry on, because that’s the way I’m built. I won’t shy away from it. Most of the responses from trolls are misogynistic or abusive – there’s no argument, there’s no debate based on fact.
It’s just abuse, bless them.” After years in the public eye – presenting on Loose Women and BBC Radio Wales, and appearing on reality shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and I’m A Celebrity..
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