Carol Vorderman says she's banned from the Countdown studio

For those of us who watched Countdown from its inception, there's only one duo that you recognise and it's Carol Vorderman and Richard Whiteley.

Sadly, Richard Whiteley is no longer with us whereas Carol Vorderman is still very much in the world - and what's more, she says that she's barred from Countdown's studio. Vorderman, who served as co-host with Whiteley, was on the show for close to 26 years and exited the show in 2008 amid rumours of a contractual dispute. "I’ve not been allowed back in the studio since. ‘I was told, “You’re never welcome here”. I have no idea why," said Vorderman in an interview with OK! Magazine.

For their part, Channel 4 denied Vorderman's claims to Metro.co.uk, but nevertheless, here we are - torn between believing Carol Voderman and Channel 4.

Remember a time when all we had to worry about was whether or not Carol could solve the numbers before anyone else? Memories, sweet memories.

Via Metro.co.uk

Carol Vorderman

Carol Jean Vorderman, MBE HonFIET is a British media personality, best known for appearing on the game show Countdown for 26 years from 1982 until 2008, as a newspaper columnist and nominal author of… more