The Trawl Meets: Carol Vorderman.
The Trawl
Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss
4.7 • 867 Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Jemma and Marina were thrilled to speak with the leader of the opposition AKA Carol Vorderman.
They talk corruption, boobs, bums and politics. A juicy Trawl for your delectation. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | And look, on one hand, she's got all that stuff, you know, she's a serious political commentator. |
| 0:04.0 | And then if you look at her Instagram, saw pictures for her bums and her boobs. |
| 0:06.8 | So what is it? What is it here? She can't be both, both. |
| 0:12.9 | Hello, and welcome to the trawl meets. I'm Gemma Forte. |
| 0:20.8 | And I'm Marina Perkins. And on the trawl meets. I'm Gemma Forte. And I'm Marina Perkis. And on the trawl meets, Gemma and I get to chat with someone we admire and or find interesting. |
| 0:28.4 | We discuss political topics they're passionate about and we explore their unique experience of and views on social media. |
| 0:36.2 | And today, the trawl meets someone who's been named |
| 0:39.2 | by Vogue as one of the top 25 women who are defining and redefining the UK. She can fly a plane. |
| 0:48.4 | She's got an IQ of 154 and has been labelled the real leader of the opposition. |
| 0:57.1 | And not just by journalists at the Times and The Guardian, |
| 1:01.5 | but also by a large proportion of anybody on social media who is sick to death of this clown show of a government. |
| 1:06.1 | I reckon you've guessed who it is. |
| 1:07.8 | But another clue. |
| 1:08.8 | The Times wrote, |
| 1:09.8 | The Countdown Legend and Tabloid favourite now makes headlines for calling |
| 1:14.2 | out government failings on everything from PPE to PartyGate and has no intention of backing down. |
| 1:21.6 | Thank goodness. |
| 1:22.6 | So she's on X. |
| 1:23.6 | She's currently got 950,000 followers and on Instagram she's got 542,000, always rising. |
| 1:32.6 | And she's a beacon of hope for many. |
| 1:35.4 | For me, I'm sure for you, Gemma, as well. |
| 1:37.7 | And, well, she will never escape this music. |
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