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Carol Vorderman reveals her mum launched her career by forging her signature

Carol Vorderman has revealed how her late mum, Edwina 'Jean' Davies, was the reason she appeared on Countdown after forging her signature. Jean and Carol shared a very close relationship as mother and daughter right up until Jean's death at the age of 89 in 2017.

To remember her mother fondly and celebrate Mother's Day yesterday (March 27), Carol posted some sweet videos and snaps of Jean to her Instagram page. Jean lived with and worked for Carol for years, and was by her daughter's side as she went through the ups and downs of life.

Sharing a treasured photograph of the pair on Jean's last Mother's Day, Carol shed some light on her living situation with her late mum. The 61-year-old wrote: "Mum lived with me from the 1980s, through my marriage, divorce, wherever we moved.

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