The 62-year-old former Countdown star was told to leave over her online rants. She thanked fans for their 'overwhelming' support while on the verge of tearsThis the moment Carol Vorderman fights back tears as she thanked her fans in an emotional video after she was axed from her BBC Radio Wales show for breaching the broadcaster's new social media guidelines.
The BBC brought in new social media rules for its presenters following outrage earlier this year over Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker's tweet which compared the Government's Rwanda policy to Nazi Germany. The presenter said she was 'not prepared to stop' venting her 'strong beliefs' on Twitter and InstagramWhat are the BBC's new social media guidelines? Under the BBC's new social media guidelines, presenters on flagship programmes including Match Of The Day and The Apprentice have been banned from making attacks on political parties.
Advertisement She said: 'I've just got home from as you might imagine a busy day and I want to say from my heart thank you I am overwhelmed by all of your support, it's just extraordinary. In addition to her weekly show on BBC Radio Wales, Ms Vorderman also hosted topical news quiz Have I Got News For You on BBC1 in May this year.
She has accused the Government of being 'a lying bunch of greedy, corrupt, destructive, hateful, divisive, gaslighting crooks' The celebrity told her 890,000 followers: 'Gosh, what are arrogant Johnny Mercer & his wife going to do for a joint income of £160,000+ plus enormous expenses? Not a degree in sight in spite of expensive private education! So who'd employ them?'
Ms Vorderman was accused of being an 'education snob' when she tweeted gleefully earlier this month at the prospect of MP Johnny Mercer losing his seat in next year's general election
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