TV personality Carol Vorderman broke her silence on the rumours after photos of her and Gareth Gates enjoying the races together came out.
Carol was seen speaking to the Pop Idol singer after sharing a laugh with him in an exclusive area of the Cheltenham Festival.
She later met with Made In Chelsea’s Georgia “Toff” Toffolo who had attended with former politician Matt Hancock and his aide-turned-partner Gina Coladangelo.
READ MORE: Carol Vorderman cosies up to Pop Idol star Gareth Gates at races as they join VIP area
Carol took to Twitter to share her side of the story after a series of rumours began to arise from her interactions with the Pop Idol singer and former politician.
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After the 62-year-old detailed her brief conversation with the former Health Secretary who she’s been publicly critical of, Carol hit back at claims she’d been “cosying up” to Gareth.
“Talk about a bloody set up! Honestly, I mean, what are you meant to do?” she said. “I was brought up to be polite just as I am to 500, 600 people who ask for selfies at Cheltenham.
“That’s how I was brought up,” Carol added matter-of-factly. “Make of that what you will, that’s the truth.”
“Apparently I’m now having an affair with Gareth Gates!” she said, laughing hard. “Really?”
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She wrote out the caption for her 727k Twitter followers which read: “Laughing loudly about set up BS and Hancock.
“Also apparently according to other papers Gareth Gates and I are cosying up together. Jesus, I’ve been busy! Funny.”
Nonetheless, Carol stunned as she arrived at the festival, recycling a leather skirt that she wore at the event the previous year, teamed with a leather bustier, a white shirt and a feathered hat and fur stole completing the look with a pair of designer sunglasses.
“Cheltenham Tuesday with my long time friends. I’m on tea and water all day… chauffeur,” she wrote as she shared the sizzling pictures.
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