Carol Vorderman has revealed that she has multiple relationships - and said that one of her 'special friends' is an astronaut who rang her from space. The English born Welsh media personality, who will be 62 on Christmas Eve, told ITV This Morning that she has never felt so free.
The star was presenting a new match-making section on the show with host Gyles Brandreth, reports Birminghman Live. Carol said: "Our mothers told us that we should marry when we were still 18 or 19 or 20, so we grew up with that convention that you should find one partner for life. My view is not quite like that."
"Half of first marriages end in divorce, and nearly three quarters of second marriages end in divorce," she said. "So I prefer to live my life in chapters."
"I live my life in chapters... and this chapter since I was about 50. So for the last decade or so, I've lived a life which is much freer," she said. "I've never felt freer. So I have ignored the looking for one person and I have a number of what I've called 'special friends'."
"You know, I don't really want to marry again. I don't really want to live with a man again. Have to look after him all the time. But this is a time to break this nonsense taboo, which is a person should only be looking for one other person that satisfies everything in their life. That's hell."
She continued: "They don't know each other, but they know about it. It's a very honest relationship. One of them has gone on for many more years than my marriage. Yeah, it's over 10 years. Another is seven. He's an astronaut. He rang me from the space station."
She added: "They're not looking for love, they're looking for companionship, looking for friendship, it may turn into love. The age is really immaterial, but my experience suggests that somebody roughly in your age bracket. You have more in common."
"Go with someone who makes your heart sing, babes. Even if it's only for an occasional weekend. You do you!' she added.
Non-monogamy and polyamory have increased in popularity in recent years. Solo polyamory is a term used to describe people who have multiple intimate relationships with people, but still have an independent or single lifestyle.
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