Carol Vorderman has told fans everything she said to Matt Hancock at Cheltenham after being photographed alongside the MP at the races on Tuesday.
The former Countdown star, 62, was snapped with a whole host of celebrity friends in the VIP area and appeared to be in great spirits as she enjoyed a laugh with Gareth Gates. Carol looked incredible in an underbust corset and leather skirt, a fur stole, and a pair of aviator sunglasses.
The Pride of Britain host was also spotted having a chat with MP Matt Hancock and while she has conceded that she somewhat reluctantly chatted to the disgraced politician, Carol is vehemently denying that they "cosied up" together, the Mirror reports.
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Taking to Twitter after the day out, she told her followers "We've just looked online and there's a whole blooming thing... about how I've been cosying up to Matt Hancock at the races! OK, I'm going to tell you what happened."
Carol explained she is always a guest at the Jockey Club and is there "all the time" for a "lot of meetings". She added she has shares in a horse with the chairman, and "it's one of my things".
She said she was "chauffeur" because she wasn't drinking, and she was there with friends, before adding: "We're looking out at the course... tap on the shoulder... 'Hello, my name's Gina.' And then I turn around and it's Matt Hancock... 'Hello, my name's Matt.'
"I went, 'Hello, I'm Carol, this is my friend Jules.' What are you meant to do? You're in the royal box. You can't call them a... in the royal box, can you?"
"So I said, 'Oh Matt, are you into racing?' And they said, not particularly but Matt is, she said, because his constituency is in Newmarket and he's even ridden in a race."
"So I said, 'Oh, that's interesting because we were at Sandown last week, weren't we Jules?' Where there were amateur jockeys, bla. And I said, 'That's really interesting, we want to watch the race.'
"Then we turn round to watch the course and then he said, 'Oh by the way, thank you.' So I turn around again to be civil. 'By the way, thank you for everything you do with your son about enlightening people about dyslexia. I am dyslexic. La la la.'
"So I said, 'It's very important to me as a mother of a child who had special educational needs that people are aware that you can become very successful in spite of the early studies. It takes them longer for them to get to where they need to be, that's all. They're not incapable, it just takes people longer.'
"And at that point I said, 'By the way, I really want to watch this race.' Turned round and watched the race. Jules and I never spoke another word again! That's it! Talk about a bloody set up!"
She added that she was "brought up to be polite" and that's why she responded to the couple in the first place.
It comes after Carol made her views clear on the ex-health secretary on social media after seeing a clip of him on I'm A Celeb last year. Taking to Twitter ahead of his arrival in November, Carol shared a video of herself in the back of a taxi.
She said to her followers: "Well I'm on my way into the This Morning studio again to talk about Boy George with Boy George's manager and to talk about the arrival about Seann Walsh and Matt Hancock." Carol joked: "Apparently, to say his name properly the 'Han' is silent. Who knew?"
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