Is that you Carol? Vorders celebrates TV anniversary with unrecognisable retro snap
IT’S been over three decades since she first appeared on our televisions, and it appears Carol Vorderman has changed quite a lot in those years.
Carol Vorderman celebrated 33-years on TV by sharing a retro throwback snap on Twitter
The 54-year-old presenter took to Twitter today, 33-years to the day when she made her screen debut on Countdown.
And although she hasn’t aged a bit, even Carol’s biggest fans would struggle to recognise the fresh-faced 21-year-old as the blonde bombshell they know today.
In the retro snap, the star wears a shapeless brown blouse – which is worlds away from the figure-hugging fashions she favours today.
Her short brown locks are styled into a bouffant, and she wears pearl drop earrings and a chunky gold chain.
The picture is from Carol's first day on Countdown in 1982
The star was able to poke fun a her younger self
Poking fun at her younger self on her social media page today, Carol wrote: "Funny shot. Had been into TV make up room and they'd done my hair in rollers like I was my mum.'
She added she was "too shy to object".
The image appeared to amuse many of the former Loose Women star’s 338 thousand followers, many of who rushed to comment on the post.
"Theres no chance on earth that thats the same person???? That mustard top carol," wrote one.
One charmer added: "You're not old enough to have been on tv in 1982."
Carol Vorderman as 'Cher' 1998
"Like a fine wine, [Carol] has only got better with age," said another.
With her 55th birthday coming up next month, Carol recently revealed she was cutting back on her telly appearances to focus on her life-long ambition of becoming a pilot.
Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, she said: "Now I don’t do TV anywhere near as much, I took a conscious decision to come off Loose Women because I wanted to do the piloting.
"You just get to an age really, I’m heading rapidly up to 55 in December and no matter how many people tell you that you look great, you’re still getting older."
Today the star favours more form-fitting fashions