Carol Vorderman makes vow as she breaks silence after BBC Radio Wales exit over social media rule break
09.11.2023 - 11:41
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Carol Vorderman has made a vow as she broke her silence after being forced to leave her radio show. The former Countdown star said she is "not prepared to lose my voice" after the corporation introduced new social media guidelines.
It comes as Carol has been vocal in her criticism of the Government on social media which has led to her having several arguments on X, formerly Twitter, with Tory MPs. For example, she has posted a number of critical remarks about Johnny Mercer’s performance as veterans’ affairs minister and the pair have had several public arguments.
But after five years, Carol confirmed she has left her 'beloved' Saturday morning show on BBC Radio Wales, despite it "being light-hearted with no political content, because of the broadcaster's new impartiality guidelines which she said forced "non-negotiable changes to my contract".
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Following her initial statement, the Welsh star later took to X, formerly Twitter, as she updated her followers on the situation, which she referred to as "sad".
Alongside a praying and a strong arm emoji, the presenter said: "From my heart, thank you for your overwhelming support today. Just bowled over by it. You're so wonderful, genuinely thank you." She then vowed: "I'll now increase calling out this disgusting Tory govt with facts & data which the right wing media fails to publish#StrongTogether."
Her post, which has so far received 15,000 likes, was flooded with comments, with many of Carol's followers telling her how 'proud' they were are of her.
Carol said in her original statement, she said: "The BBC recently introduced new social media guidelines, which I respect. However, despite my show