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Susan Knox

Carol Vorderman puts on an animated display after winning £661 in Ascot bet

Carol Vorderman looked in incredibly high spirits at the Ascot after she bagged a huge cash win.

The former Countdown star, 61, looked incredible in a stylish emerald-green tartan co-ord as she celebrated her lucky win alongside a handful of her pals.

The TV star topped off her look with a matching hat and fascinator as she lapped up the electric atmosphere.

Carol was pictured punching her hand in the air after one of the races at the QIPCO British Champions Day.

She later took to Instagram to reveal that she had bagged over £600 in cash after placing three bets.

Carol was pictured punching her hand in the air after one of the races at the QIPCO British Champions Day (UK Press via Getty Images)
Carol bagged over £600 in cash after placing three bets (UK Press via Getty Images)

Carol bet on horses Creative Force, Kinross and Run To Freedom each way to total her final amount.

Taking to her Instagram stories, she shared snaps off her lucky winning tickets and the total cash amount of her hefty win.

Carol appeared in high spirits as she also posted a video of herself and her pal cheering and applauding at one of the races.

Alongside the post, the star penned: "BOOM CHAMPIONS DAY! SECOND RACE @ascot. Three bets.... Came in 1,2,3. Go on Vorders.....two from the top and one from wherever you like.

Carol celebrated her epic win with her pals (UK Press via Getty Images)

"Bet each way £120 Winnings, £661 gross. Come on Vorders."

Carol's epic win comes after the presenter said that she is no longer monogamous and now enjoys living a 'freer' life.

The 61-year-old has said she doesn't believe in 'The One', but instead believes in having multiple partners.

The 61-year-old star looked in very high spirits (UK Press via Getty Images)

During a recent appearance on ITV's This Morning, she 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.

"Half of first marriages end in divorce, and nearly three quarters of second marriages end in divorce. So I prefer to live my life in chapters."

The star has been married twice before. She married first husband Christopher Mather in 1985, but they divorced in 1986 after just a year of marriage. Carol next married husband Patrick King in 1990, but the pair divorced in 2020.

Carol won over £600 (UK Press via Getty Images)

The pair share two children; Katie King, 31, and Cameron King, 25.

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 the looking for one person and I have a number of what I've called 'special friends'."

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