Carol Vorderman, 60, has taken the blame for “not noticing” that her Countdown co-host Richard Whiteley’s tie looked like it had been branded with a very rude word on the Channel 4 show.
The star shared a throwback image of a news article documenting the moment, as she reflected on the hilarious blunder on Instagram and Twitter today.In the photo, Richard was pictured wearing a tie which had the word “Countdown” written on it.Unfortunately for the late presenter, who died in 2005, only the “Count” part of the design was visible to viewers, while his lapel mic covered up the “O”.As a result, Richard’s tie awkwardly appeared to spell c**t.Addressing the mishap in view of her 73,000 followers on the picture-sharing site, Carol admitted she was.
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