Carol Vorderman has been showered with praise after she slammed an LBC presenter for his controversial comments about parents living in poverty.
Nick Ferrari told his listeners that people shouldn't become parents if they can't afford to buy their child a toothbrush. He said: "If you are a mum and, or a dad, and you haven’t got money to buy your child a toothbrush, you should never have become a parent in the first place.”
The former Countdown star, who has a flat in Clifton, was quick to challenge his statement. She posted on social media: “I grew up in poverty and language like this is humiliating. My mum (three kids and five part-time jobs) could only afford one tub of hot water per week. Sunday night a few inches of hot water in the bath and we’d take it in turns to wash quickly. No money for heating/clothes but she was a great mum.”
