Carol Vorderman in ‘state of trauma’ over humiliating TV appearance

Carol Vorderman previously thought her career was over after a humiliating moment on TV.
The TV star shot to fame in the 1980s when she began co-hosting Countdown. Since then, Carol has remained booked and busy, appearing on the likes of I’m A Celebrity…, This Morning and The Wheel – which airs tonight (August 9).
But according to Carol, there is one show she seriously regrets taking part in – with Carol even calling the experience ‘traumatic’.

Carol reflected on an embarrassing TV appearance (Credit: ITV)

Carol Vorderman reveals ‘trauma’ of taking part in show
Appearing on the Off Menu podcast in 2023, Carol opened up about taking part in the first-ever celebrity version of Stars In Their Eyes in 1998.
The hit show saw several stars impersonate famous musicians, with Carol taking on singing superstar Cher. But according to Carol, she was not happy with the way the performance went. So much so, that she thought her career was over after the episode aired on TV.
Carol recalled: “They persuaded me to do Cher, and it was really weird. We were recording it, and I had literally never sung through a microphone in my life. I mean, [I was] a bit of a partier, you’d always find me on a table somewhere singing.
“But it’s alright when you’re drunk, isn’t it? Because you just hear you. I was a crash between Cher and Celine Dion. I was amazing, except I wasn’t.”