'Always us' Carol Vorderman shares memories of when mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer

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Carol Vorderman has opened up on the memory of later mother on her BBC Radio Wales show ahead of Mother's Day tomorrow.The mother-of-two, 61, reflected on their "special bond" before revealing that she "thinks of her as an angel looking down" at her, while posting a sweet family picture on Twitter of her mum on Mother's Day five years ago.In view of her 480,700 followers, the Welsh star shared an intimate family snap after her mother had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.Carol wrote: "Mothers Day 2017.

Mum had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a week before."So I got a beautiful room in @ivycliftonbrass for all of us to celebrate her," she added.Carol went on: "Mum had lived with me & worked for me since the 1980s."24/7 it was always us.She died 2 months after this photo," she finished,alongside two heart emojis.Speaking on her BBC Radio Wales show today, the Welsh TV personality reflected on her relationship with her mum.Addressing the topic of Mother's Day, Carol said: "My mum and I had an extra special bond, my mum had my brother and my sister, they're like eight, 10 years older than me."My mum was a single parent and I was a baby, literally a baby."And we had this incredible connection, so wherever mum went, when she married my step-dad, Gabriel, who I adored, and we went to live in Denby, I was always with my mum," added Carol.The star said even when circumstances changed, she was always by her side, adding: "She kept leaving him, I was always with my mum.