Born in Morar, Inverness-shire, Carol was considered one of eight kids. She studied for a BA in commerce whereas at college in Edinburgh and joined the BBC after graduating – however she left shortly after tying the knot with cricketer Jimmy.
After her first BBC stint, Carol labored for a recruitment firm and as a coaching marketing consultant in Cheshire, earlier than heading again to the BBC in 1993.
Many followers do not know it, however Carol started her life as a brunette – and shared a throwback snap on BBC Breakfast.
Whereas her co-presenters mentioned she “hadn’t aged a day”, Carol admitted to Prima in 2024 that she feels “no stress in anyway” in terms of her seems.
She mentioned: “I am simply into my 60s, however I feel the constructive is that you simply care much less what folks consider you. You hear folks’s opinions, however you do not take them on board as a lot as whenever you’re youthful.”
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It’s straightforward to mistake this snap for a noughties lady group – however, taken in 2001, it’s truly a line-up of the BBC’s most glamorous weathergirls for that 12 months.
Becoming a member of Carol within the fabulous picture are Helen Willetts, Penny Tranter, Sarah Wilmshurst and Isobel Lang.
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Carol has been open about ageing – however feared she would get replaced by “youthful ladies” over her decades-long profession.
She instructed Radio Instances: “I’d by no means surrender the climate on Breakfast. Look, I do know there are millions of youthful ladies who will kill for my job. And I do know the clock is ticking down for me.”
She added it might be “like dropping a limb” when the day comes when she will be able to “not” current the forecast, however mentioned: “Till then it’s a case of, ‘Make hay whereas the solar shines.’”
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