Piers Morgan has a high strike rate of making his celebrity guests shed a tear or ten - or in Cheryl Cole's case, full scale waterworks - and Carol Vorderman is no exception.
The Loose Women presenter - who is Piers' guest on this week's Life Stories - broke down as she recalled the death of her friend and former Countdown colleague Richard Whiteley.
"It still hurts very much," she said. "I loved him, I really loved him... He was more than just nice, he was funny, funny, funny.
"Every time we were in the studio together I would cry laughing. He was just a joy to be with and I loved him. Not in that way, just a genuine, pure thing."
Carol and Richard presented the game show for more than 20 years before he passed away in 2005 following heart surgery. She left the programme in 2008 when Channel 4 failed to agree to the terms of a new contract.
She also admitted she has paid the price of fame - blaming work commitments for the breakdown of her second marriage to Patrick King.
When asked by Piers if she would have divorced Patrick if her career hadn't grown, she said: "Probably not. I think it did have an influence, yes. Probably we would be together."
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Piers Morgan has a high strike rate of making his celebrity guests shed a tear or ten - or in Cheryl Cole's case, full scale waterworks - and Carol Vorderman is no exception.
The Loose Women pr...
Piers Morgan has a high strike rate of making his celebrity guests shed a tear or ten - or in Cheryl Cole's case, full scale waterworks - and Carol Vorderman is no exception.
The Loose Women pr...
Richard was a legend. He made Countdown what it is, and it's just not the same without him. I feel I grew up with him. One of my earliest memories is the countdown music, I just about saw his face 5 times a week every week of my life up to 2005! Celebrity deaths rarely affect me, but his did.
Ben_Wilson: Richard was a legend. He made Countdown what it is,
i thought that we had got rid of this prat piers morgan i can not stant the man he always looks as if he has a nasty smell under his nose. whish he would go back to the USA or don't they like him either
sargeboy2: i thought that we had got rid of this prat
Why cry croc tears! To what purpose. Just ruining her makeup
Maybe she did really love him. It can happen.
I suspect we all have some quality that irritates others so why pick on her laugh.
Judge yourself first.
shushkin: Why cry croc tears! To what purpose. Just ruining her
oh god! pass me a bucket.Her performance was excrutiating to behold.she is undoubtedly gifted mathematically but in every other sense just 100% showbiz.false,false false!
John_Moseling: oh god! pass me a bucket.Her performance was excrutiating to
i never understood why they got rid of the first woman on countdown, can't remember her name, but she was blonde and beautiful also on one program her boobs kept falling out when she bent down for the numbers....
Carl_Forder: i never understood why they got rid of the first
She used to be very annoying on Countdown with that terrible false laugh but having said that she is without doubt an intelligent woman although not a genius as some people seem to think, just someone who's good at maths...
beachb74: She used to be very annoying on Countdown with that
Why is it when a woman with a high I.Q. is in the limelight people feel the need to put her down? I don't care what ardsdd says it must be the green eyed monster - either that or they feel intimidated by her.
Melanie_Clough: Why is it when a woman with a high I.Q.
"SO FALSE IS C V. im a yorkshire lass through n through and think c. v is crying croc tears.
i do not have green monsters,b4 u comment!!! n would never be envious of her.
richard w was, and will always b in a diffrent class, he lived n breathed Yorkshire, his rappor n sence of humor was 1 in a millon.
she might b good at maths, but wot else?
ardsdd: "SO FALSE IS C V. im a yorkshire lass through
I think you might just be a teensy weensy bit envious of CV ardsdd, it shows !. and going by your spelling she has more brains in her big toe than you have in your whole body.
jimbraid1: I think you might just be a teensy weensy bit
Jim you summed that up nicely mate !
I am also of the opinion the Mr Whitely was a bit of a to55er, having met him once, I thought he had his head tucked up so tight he could examine his own colon.
loadofbollox: Jim you summed that up nicely mate ! I am
Wow she is looking brill,just been watching the program,and as far as I am concerned she has earned her money,she has got over some of her troubles growing up,she has been honest about her relationships.
She is just a very happy normal person,with a brain and a big heart.
She is lovely,enjoy Carole. x
coombes: Wow she is looking brill,just been watching the program,and as
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