Carol Vorderman was forced into an emergency landing while flying a plane on her own.
The 52-year-old 'Loose Women' presenter was flying 1,200ft above Gloucestershire Airfield in Staverton, in the south west of England, when she began to smell burning and had to land the Piper PA-28 plane.
Carol told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I started lifting up at 65 knots and there was a slight smell like a fire in the distance, but I thought, 'that doesn't matter now'.
"I got to 1,000 feet and wanted to get up to 2,000. At 1,200 feet there was this huge whoosh and a burning smell through the cabin, and the engine started making noises."
The star - who is planning to fly around the world on a 29,000-mile solo mission next year - managed to remain calm and land the aircraft safely.
Carol insisted she was well prepared for an emergency situation due to the training she's received from her instructor.
She added: "There wasn't a moment to think, 'is this the end?' I stayed calm and went immediately into emergency checks, put the throttle down and radioed the airfield, so I could go down to land.
"Afterwards I was a bit jittery because I had two wings full of fuel.
"I was really well prepared thanks to expert training from my instructor Debra Ford. They are investigating what happened, but it looks like a slight oil leak."
The incident hasn't scared the former 'Countdown' star who is hoping to be flying again at the weekend.
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