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Carol Vorderman has opened up about her non-monogamous lifestyle and revealed she has five boyfriends, whom she's aptly nicknamed her 'special friends'.

Carol Vorderman is no stranger to being a prominent face on British television, having shot to fame as co-host of Countdown for more than two decades - as well as being known as one of the "UK's hottest women" in recent years.

Carol Vorderman, 61, is among some of the biggest household names in the UK, and is best known for co-hosting on Countdown.So it comes as no surprise that the star's love life often draws attention from her devoted fans. In the past, she has made headlines thanks to her high-profile relationships with journalist and broadcaster Des Kelly and Red Arrows veteran Graham Duff.When she first met them, however, she already had two marriages behind her.Her first husband was Christopher Mather, to whom she tied the knot in 1985 at the age of 24. Christopher was an international rugby league player at the time.The couple divorced a year later in 1986.Since the split, Carol has spoken on her BBC Radio Wales radio show about their relationship, revealing the marriage was rocky, with the couple splitting up and then getting back together many times.By 1990, the then-29-year-old was remarried to Patrick King, a management consultant.The pair had two children together, Katie and Cameron.Carol and Patrick remained married for 10 years before getting a divorce in 2000.Just a year prior, Carol met broadcaster and British journalist Des Kelly at a Christmas party in 1999.They lived together in London from 2001, as well as spending time in their second house in West Cork, Ireland.After five years of being in a relationship together, the couple separated in December 2006.

Carol Vorderman has spoken about how she's "not programmed" to be in a relationship while discussing being single at 61.

Carol Vorderman shared a picture of herself on her wedding day in the 80s when she was a ‘cute’ bride at the age of 24, joking about how it was short-lived.The TV star, 60, tied the knot with her first husband Christopher Mather in 1985.

Carol Vorderman, 60, has posted a throwback picture of herself on her first wedding day to ex-husband Christopher Mather.The Countdown star tactically cropped the snap from her wedding day - which is over 35 years old - to show just her smiling face, as she went on to poke fun at her first marriage, which ended a year later.In view of her 106,00 followers, the maths whizz posted the throwback snap.The black and white picture featured a fresh-faced looking Carol, who was grinning ear to ear with a flower crown around her head."This just reminded me...

Carol Vorderman, 59, has joked about wearing “one of her many wedding dresses” to join in with a couple’s ceremony that is being streamed online during the coronavirus pandemic.The Countdown presenter has been married twice, to Christopher Mather from 1985 to 1986 and then to Patrick King from 1990 to 2000.Carol got onto the subject of marriage while speaking to comedian Mark Watson on her BBC Radio Wales show today.Mark is currently doing a 24-hour online show on Twitch to entertain people in lockdown and raise money for charity.The star explained to Carol: “The Twitch thing is very interactive so there’s a constant chat going on, which means you can do anything with it basically.“So we’ve had a lot of contributions from people.“For