Carol Vorderman has said she is relishing the newfound “freedom” she has after moving from the BBC to LBC, following her criticism of her former broadcaster over its social media guidelines. The former Countdown star, 63, left her BBC Radio show last year, announcing that she was “not prepared to lose my voice” after the BBC placed restrictions on what its presenters could say on their personal social media accounts. The corporation said the guidance does not include contributors, pundits, judges or guest hosts, but it has put through additional guidance for freelancers along with those not working in news, current affairs or factual journalism production.
The broadcaster said these type of employees “must not bring the BBC into disrepute”, are required to be respectful in public and take care when engaging with public debate. Vorderman has been a vocal critic of the Tory government on social media and been involved in several arguments on X/Twitter with Tory MPs. She previously claimed that management had decided she should give up her Saturday morning show on BBC Radio Wales over a breach of their guidelines.
In January this year, she joined LBC Radio to host her own Sunday afternoon programme. “I’m absolutely loving the freedom,” she told Radio Times of her new show at LBC. “It’s wonderful.
I used to listen to LBC, and James O’Brien in particular. Vorderman claimed she was “sacked” by the corporation with “no conversation to be had”. “The .