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GLAMOROUS Carol Vorderman spoke about dating multiple men in her sixties today on Loose Women.

The 61-year-old TV star told the panel, made up of Charlene White, Katie Piper, Brenda Edwards and Nadia Sawalha, that she felt "free" thanks to her decision not to settle down with one man.

Carol Vorderman spoke about relationships on Loose Women today
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Carol Vorderman spoke about relationships on Loose Women today
She told the panel, including Charlene White and Katie Piper, that she 'feels free'
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She told the panel, including Charlene White and Katie Piper, that she 'feels free'

Loose Women's Brenda wanted to hear more about her philosophy of keeping "special friends" in her life instead of having a boyfriend or husband.

Carol replied: "When you're growing up as a young girl, you're told you should have one partner and that suits a lot of people.

"But we all have women and girlfriends who are getting older going, 'I wouldn't mind if (my partner and I) lived in separate houses.'

"I do feel free."

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Carol also spoke about where her confidence comes from and admitted her tough upbringing, living in and out of poverty with a single mother, made her care less about what people think.

She said: "Having a single parent in the sixities. My mum remarried my wonderful stepfather, and she kept leaving him, so we were there one night in a lovely house, then we were in the circus, it was an anxious way to live.

"I think what it gave me is, 'I can survive'.

"I saw my mum go through quite a lot, not by my stepfather by the way, but others putting her down, because she was a single parent.

"So now it's a little bit of, 'If I bother you I don't care'."

The 61-year-old Countdown star looked fabulous on the ITV daytime show dressed in a leopard print top and with her hair framing her face.

The TV presenter has been single since she split from journalist Des Kelly in 2007, but despite having plenty of male fans and attention, Carol insists she is happy on her own.

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She told  last year: "The thought of sharing my life with someone again makes me feel positively sick."

Carol has been married twice, first to Christopher Mather from 1985 to 1986 and then to second husband Patrick King from 1990 until 2000 and the couple have two children.

Carol has been married twice before and has no plans to head down the aisle a third time
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Carol has been married twice before and has no plans to head down the aisle a third timeCredit: Rex Features
Carol has two children with her second husband, Patrick King
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Carol has two children with her second husband, Patrick KingCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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