Carol Vorderman has revealed she had a passionate affair in South Africa when she was just 19 years old.
The former Countdown star is set to appear on the South Africa series of ITV’s I’m A Celebrity next Monday (April 24) at 9pm.
Ahead of her second jungle stint, she said that she met the ‘love of her life’ while working on an engineering construction site in the country.
And it turns out her beau was her boss, and as passionate as it was it didn’t seem to last long.
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Carol said: “I went to South Africa when I was 19. I met the first love of my life when I was working on an engineering construction site. My boss was 24 and we fell in love.”
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She went on: “His next job was in Botswana and I flew over. There were giraffes running around and I swam with Great White Sharks. I’ve not been on a safari for 40 years and I can’t wait now to do the Trials. I will try everything and I will try my absolute best.”
“I’ve not been on a safari for 40 years and I can’t wait now to do the Trials. I will try everything and I will try my absolute best.”
Carol first appeared on I’m A Celebrity in 2016 and insists that the show changed her life.
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“It made me realise that I was missing many things I loved and within a short space of time after leaving the camp, I bought a little house in West Wales,” she said.
“I love being out at night. I’ve got a converted van and I live a bit of a hippie life! You get to a point in life where you think everything is all a bonus. It made me realise that you need to live in the now.”
Ahead of filming the new series of the show in South Africa, Carol said that she was determined to savour every second of her time there.
“I want to say a big ‘thank you’ to Ant & Dec when I see them in South Africa and I can’t wait to take part in this new series. I loved everything about I’m A Celebrity,” she said.
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“Last time I did I’m A Celebrity, I tried to double bluff everyone. I told them I was frightened of things I wasn’t really, like heights! It did sort of semi-work.
“Afterwards I told them the story as I thought I would never be going again and I admitted what I was really frightened of so now they all know! It’s just important to enjoy it and have fun.”
Carol will be joined on the show by Janice Dickinson, Fatima Whitbread, Paul Burrell, Phil Tuffnell, Jordan Banjo, Shaun Ryder, Amir Khan and Helen Flanagan. The show will once again be hosted by Ant and Dec.
I’m A Celebrity… South Africa launches on ITV1 and ITVX on Monday, April 24 at 9pm.
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