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Carol Vorderman says she has “so much in my life” as she made a confession about her love life. Carol, 64, has been married twice and was in a long time period relationship with broadcaster Des Kelly.

The couple however went their separate methods in 2006 and Carol says she has “basically been single” ever since. And in 2022 Carol revealed she no longer sought a monogamous relationship, instead opting to have a quantity of “special friends”.She says having a number of companions allowed her to live a “much freer” life. Speaking on This Morning in 2022, Carol said: “Our mothers told us that we should marry when we were still 18 or 19 or 20, so we grew up with that convention that you should find one partner for life. My view is not quite like that.”

She added: “I live my life in chapters, and you said and this chapter since I was about 50. So for the last decade or so, I’ve lived a life which is much freer.

“I’ve never felt freer. So I have ignored looking for one person and I have a number of what I’ve called ‘special friends’.”

Speaking to Yours magazine, Carol joked that she’s “not going to talk about how many friends I now have – or don’t” but admits she has “never been happier single”. She revealed she has had “medium-term” companions since Des but has largely remained single.

She said: ”I do know I’ve had what I call medium-term boyfriends for a 12 months or so, but I’ve principally been single for about 15 years.

“I have a very close-knit family, great friends, and my two children. We adore each other. I feel like I don’t need love because I’ve got so much in my life.”

Carol married first husband Christopher Mather in 1985, but they divorced in 1986 after just a 12 months of marriage. Carol next married husband Patrick King in 1990, but the pair divorced in 2020. The pair share two youngsters; Katie King and Cameron King.

Last 12 months Carol opened up about her love life and revealed she isn’t eager on strolling down the aisle again. When requested about a attainable wedding ceremony by Saga, she replied: “No, I don’t want that.”

Although she revealed friends have been eager to set her up with a man. “Even my closest friends will still say to me, ‘What about so and so?’,” she revealed.

Carol explained she is snug spending time on her own and has loved the liberties of single life. She added: “If I need to go on a cruise on the fjords I’ll fortunately go on my own – I do not really feel I need to have a associate.”

tar expressed her satisfaction with her life and her own company, saying: “I’m completely satisfied with my life, completely satisfied with my own company,” and “I’m trying ahead to what is coming next.”