Michelle Mone

The ex-Countdown star once had a close friendship with the lingerie tycoon, attending glitzy events with her.

Just last week, Carol appeared to throw shade on Matt Hancock as she addressed rumours that she had been "cosying up" to the former health secretary and his aide-turned-partner, Gina Coladangelo. Whilst Carol set the record straight in a video posted to Twitter, she exaggerated the final syllable of the MP's last name. The mum-of-two recalled that Michelle had been accused of profiting from money that may have been made via PPE contracts, a claim which has been refuted by the lingerie tycoon. Following on from their quarrel, Carol has taken aim at her former friend Michelle on a number of occasions, including recently, on This Morning. "Many years later," Carol clarified. So I started staying in The Dorchester and I would top up, and that’s my choice. I won’t go into detail but I just realised, 'Woah, I don't want to be seen with this person'." Carol Vorderman has shed some light on the early days of her friendship with Baroness Mone before they fell out. [Clifton-resident Carol](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/all-about/clifton), 62, has opened up about how she forged a friendship with Michelle more than 10 years ago on James O’Brien’s Full Disclosure podcast, [The Express reports](https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1748626/Carol-Vorderman-Michelle-Mone-first-met-feud). Carol was a hot topic of conversation last week, as some had alleged she was having an "affair" with Gareth Gates - another claim she has refuted - as the pair were spotted sharing a laugh together. I'll tell you what it is," [Carol said](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/all-about/carol-vorderman). Carol continued: "So, at that time, or a year later, I started introducing the Loose Women show on ITV - I was in London all the time, and they gave you an allowance for a hotel because I lived in Bristol.