Carol Vorderman has shared an update on her relationships, revealing that she has parted ways with two of her “special friends”.
The 63-year-old former Countdown star first opened up about her polyamorous lifestyle on This Morning two years ago, aiming to break the stigma surrounding it.
At the time, she mentioned she was dating five different men, including an astronaut who would reach out to her from the International Space Station.
Now, the Welsh presenter has announced that she is no longer romantically involved with two of those men but downplayed the splits, stating that “life's moved on.”
She told The Times: “Life’s moved on. It’s free-spirited. There’s no ownership but it works.
“I haven’t had many relationships but I’ve had a couple of bad ones — they’re a gamble. I love being single. I couldn’t think of anything worse than being with a full-time partner.
“Most women, even happily married ones, would say if something happened to their partner they’d feel the same. They to me say, ‘Yay! Good for you!’”
Vorderman previously spoke about her “special friends” on Instagram and said: ‘There are different kinds of relationships and a less pressurised one is one which suits many of us.
“It’s just that society has said we can’t talk about it. Well, stuff that.”
The TV star further opened up about the subject on Michelle Visage’s BBC podcast Rule Breakers.
During their frank discussion, Vorderman explained: “The language around a woman of my generation is that if you had more than one partner when you got married you were this, you were that.
“Everything was derogatory about a woman, that was the environment I was growing up in. It was like ‘she’s desperate’, everything was judgmental.
“It’s a happy place. I hasten to add I’m not into one-night stands.”
The former Countdown star first married Royal Navy officer Christopher Mather in 1985 aged 24 but they split 12 months later.
She went on to marry management consultant Patrick King five year later. The couple welcomed two children, son Cameron and daughter Katie.
