Carol Vorderman, 58, was joined on BBC Radio Wales with her co-star Ameer where the pair asked listeners to let them know what costume they would wear to a party. The former Countdown star urged listeners to tweet in their suggestions, before her co-star mentioned the infamous outfit worn by Hollywood actor Johnny Depp, 56, for the film Pirates of the Caribbean. Ammer said: “[Listener] Gary has tweeted, without a doubt Captain Jack Sparrow.” Carol replied: “Oh yes, Pirates of the Carribbean. Good choice that. I like that.”
To be closer to Carol Vorderman
Carol Vorderman
The presenter then reminisced about a time when she herself was incorrectly linked to the star after somebody had hinted the film star was moving to Bristol to be “closer” to the Countdown legend.
She said: “So I live in Bristol and I used to live near Portishead which is on the Severn Esturay.
“Somewhere, somehow, somebody said that the actor Johnny Depp’s moving to Bristol, and that he was going to buy a house near my house there.”
As she piqued her co-star’s interest, the age-defying beauty continued: “I bought this in a supermarket and it said ‘Johnny Depp moving to be closer to Carol Vorderman’.
“Totally made-up story, not by me but by someone else.”
“And it had this picture of a
