Carol Vorderman, 60, admitted she once asked ITV producers to consider bringing in specific guests onto Loose Women, such as female business tycoons, but her request was turned down. The former Countdown star used present the daytime show from 2011 until 2014 when she decided to leave the panel due to other work committments.
In a recent interview, she revealed that her idea was shut down by show bosses, but didn’t give an explanation as why that was.
She said: “When I hosted Loose Women for a few years, I used to ask [the producers], ‘Why can’t we have interesting women who run [companies] as our guests?’
“And they would go, ‘Oh no’.”
Loose Women features a wide array of guests discussing all things from politics and current affairs to the latest gossip all from a female perspective.
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“When the next generation – people in their 30s – come in [to run TV], they will have a different attitude and I think we will see a big change.
She pointed out that there is “no ageism in young people”, suggesting: “They don’t get it – and I love that they don’t understand it. They’re like, ‘Come on, Vorders!'”
But while she insists her gripes are not a “Poor Me thing”, the 60-year-old admitted she’s bothered about what it all means for younger women.
“As a girl, if you are interested in science, maths and engineering, there’s no opportunity to observe role models on TV,” she said.
“Women are allowed to do cookery programmes, but they’re not allowed to present science programmes generally – unless they’re biology-related – or engineering or shows like Top Gear.”