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Published 14:33 16 Apr 2026 GMT
Tennis broadcasters were heard discussing TV star Carol Vorderman’s sex life with "five or six guys" live on air in a horrific blunder.
The incident occurred during coverage of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, where a practice session between female players Alex Eala and Iga Swiatek was being streamed on the tournament’s official website.
A clip shared online shows the men, who were unaware that their conversation was being broadcast, speculating about Vorderman’s appearance, suggesting she had undergone a "butt lift," a claim she has denied in the past.
Another man commented: "She’s come out and says that she’s in like an open relationship with five or six guys." A third man responded with: "Good girl. Wow."
These remarks were broadcast to viewers, sparking widespread outrage and confusion.
"What the actual f***," one user reacted on Reddit, while another on X said: "Carol Vorderman getting mentioned during a tennis practice is crazyyy 😭😭 W** are they even talking about."
The individuals involved in the conversation are not affiliated with the Women’s Tennis Association and have since expressed their regret over the incident, per Yahoo.
Sources have reported that they were left "mortified" by the mistake. Following the broadcast, staff were reminded of the strict broadcast protocols in place.
Vorderman broke up with her journalist partner, Des Kelly, in 2007. She has been married twice - first to Royal Navy officer Christopher Mather for 12 months from 1985 to 1986 and then to Patrick King from 1990 to 2000. She welcomed two children with Patrick; Katie, in 1992, and Cameron in 1997.
The Countdown host has candidly shared that she does not desire a long-term, traditional relationship after two divorces and has instead embraced a more unconventional approach.
"Half of first marriages end in divorce, and nearly three quarters of second marriages end in divorce. So I prefer to live my life in chapters," she said in 2023. "I have ignored the looking for one person and I have a number of what I've called 'special friends'.
"They don't know each other, but they know about it. It's a very honest relationship… I don’t want to be in a relationship because I love my life," she added.
Vorderman's decision to embrace non-traditional relationships has sparked discussions about societal expectations of women, particularly those of her generation.
Reflecting on societal attitudes towards women, she said: "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.
"Well you can take all that and you can throw it out the window, that's my polite way of saying it," she added.
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