“There was a great strain in our family because my father didn't want anything to…” — Carol Vorderman

Once you have children it's love without bounds. You would die for them in an instant, without question. How can you better that?

My first marriage was totally unsuitable and shouldn't have happened. It was a whirlwind, rebound thing. I was 23 or 24 - a baby.

My father was having an affair with a 16-year-old when Mum was pregnant with me. She found out when I was three weeks old and left, not surprisingly.

My commitment is to my kids and my mum and I'm having a whale of a time.