Carol Vorderman admits toyboy romance was ‘a bit silly’ as she continues to enjoy single life
The ex Countdown ace had a 14-year age gap with ex Graham Duffy
NEWLY-SINGLE Carol Vorderman has blasted her age-gap relationship with ex toyboy lover Graham Duffy as "a bit silly."
The former Countdown queen has looked back at her time with the Red Arrows fighter jet pilot with slight scepticism now she's stepping out without him on her arm.
Carol, 55, said: "I'm not opposed to going out with someone 10 years younger, it's acceptable.
"But Duffy was 14 years younger - that was a bit silly really."
She added: "The best thing about being single is being able to do what you want. If I want to lie in, I will. Or I’ll go to see a friend, without having to check in with anyone.
“I can’t bear checking in. Asking, ‘Oh, is it all right, darling? Do you mind if I go?’. I can’t do that any more – there’s no way I’m going to start again.
“I’ve got so many brilliant friends, I can’t even get round to see them all. I don’t have time for someone else.”
The pair first set eyes on each other when Carol got stuck into fundraising work for the RAF.
They dated for two years then split in 2014 yet recently decided to take another stab at being together.
Graham, who flew on tours of Iraq, was the driving force in helping the maths ace fly solo on her 29,000 mile worldwide trek.
She then gained her private pilots license in 2013.
Yet after their latest split the brunette-turned-blonde: "I'm happily single, freely independent and doing my own thing."
The twice-divorced mum of two is proud parent to Katie, 24, and Cameron, 19.
Yet she insists she feels in the prime form of her life.
Carol, who then confessed she had tried Botox, revealed: "I feel more confident now I'm older.
“I think that’s the same for many women my age. I’m not saying we look better than we did but when you’ve ticked the parenting box you have more time for yourself.”
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Now she's free and single, Carol has been getting stuck into her piloting passion.
Today she took to her Twitter page to gush over her plans tom take to the skies and wrote: "Morning all. Have a skippingly happy day.... I've got to move some boxes and do some flight planning.....but still smiling like a nut x"
Throughout the week, she littered her social media page with selfies showing her with a host of hunky pilots.
Wearing a sexy red dress which showed off her curves, she beamed in smiley images showing her with flying aces at the RIAT Air Tattoo before she switched to her official uniform.
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