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Vorderman, who claims to have an IQ of 154, graduated from Sidney Sussex College – part of the University of Cambridge – with a master s degree in Engineering.
She dreamed of being a pilot but after her mother Edwina made her apply to an advert looking for a “woman with good mathematical skills”, her life changed forever.
The casting call was for Countdown, which launched the 21-year-old’s TV career in 1982.
Despite her success, Vorderman was “never involved” in any form of “media or performing” at school.
In 1997, She told The Independent: “I had no desire to be in the media.
Carol Vorderman took a swipe at Shakespeare and branded his work dull (Image: GETTY)