Carol Vorderman delighted fans last week by sharing a rare photo with her son on a special day for the family. The former Countdown presenter, 61, posed for a snap alongside her rarely-seen son before they headed to Cambridge to support her daughter at her PhD graduation.
The maths expert - who recently made her Celebrity Gogglebox debut - is a proud mum to daughter Katie, 30, and son Cameron, 25, whom she shares with ex-husband Patrick King. Taking to her Instagram account on Friday, the TV star was all smiles in the car sat alongside her son Cameron en route to Katie's graduation, reports Mirror Online.
"Cam and I on our way to my girl's PhD graduation in @cambridgeuniversity today," Carol captioned the snap to her 232,000 followers. "@jesuscollegecam first for family lunch....It's a beautiful day x."
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Steps singer Ian 'H' Watkins and It's A Sin writer Russell T Davis were among the many to leave a comment underneath the picture. "You must be a very proud mum," @fluffyluffys1 told the star in the comment section, with @gowercottage adding: "Looking lush you two! X."
Last year, Carol celebrated her son's own academic success as he earned a master's degree despite "endless bullying" at school due to his severe learning disabilities.
Alongside a photo of Cameron as a child Carol wrote: "My son was a happy toddler. Before and after he started school it became clear that he had severe special educational needs. No school would accept him. I was going to give up work to teach him but even I couldn't teach a child with his severe needs."
She followed up in a video: "He struggled, and when I say struggled, it was off the scale. I had to find him a special school, if you like."
Carol explained that while Cameron was "super bright", he required extra help. "It's hard for these kids. They get bullied and told they're 'odd' when really they have a superpower, they see the world a different way," she explained.
"Cam stuck with it, through endless bullying, changed school, developed strategies to learn. He got a first class honours degree in animation, and now he has just received his master's degree in animation and video effects.
"I could not be more proud of him and I love him to bits, but I'm also a very proud mum because I know just how much he struggled to get there."
Over on her Instagram Stories on Friday, Carol paid tribute to her academic daughter ahead of her graduation.
"Big day today. Cambridge [love-heart emoji]," the Celebrity Gogglebox star wrote. "My girl @katie.science has flown back from International Space University for her PhD graduation. Nanotechnology."
"Very proud mum.... She's officially clever [laughing-face emojs].
Academic success is something that clearly runs in the family. In 1978, aged 17, the Pride of Britain Awards host began reading engineering at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, making Carol one of the youngest women ever admitted to the educational institution at the time.
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