Carol Vorderman used to get told on a daily basis that she wasn't "half as fat" as she looked on TV.

Carol Vorderman

Carol Vorderman

The 58-year-old actress chuckled every time an audience member on the game show 'Countdown' - which she co-hosted - made such a comment, and has admitted she thought it was "lovely".

She wrote on Twitter: "Well @ScarlettMoffatt and @EmAtack....every studio day on Countdown I roared laughing when someone said "eee Carol Love, you're not half as fat as you look on the telly "....I thought that was lovely...I know what they meant...#YouGottaLaugh cos we're all very lucky xxx (sic)"

Carol's 'Countdown' conundrum comes in response to Emily Atack hitting out at people for saying she "scrubs up well".

The 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' star tweeted: "If one more person says "you scrub up well!" to me.... IT'S NOT A COMPLIMENT!!!! (sic)"

Scarlett Moffatt - who co-hosts spin-off show 'Extra Camp' - wrote: "The best is when people say eeeeh your "actually" very pretty (sic)", and Carol then replied with her 'Countdown' story.

Some Twitter users pointed out that such a comment is in fact a complisult - a phrase which is seen as a compliment but could be taken as an insult.

Emily's tweet comes after King of the Jungle Harry Redknapp, who beat the former 'Inbetweeners' star to the 'I'm A Celebrity' crown last year, said she might have a chance with his son Jamie Redknapp because she "looked all right" after "scrubbing up" following her jungle stint.

The day after his triumph, he said: "When I first saw her in the jungle I thought, 'No chance'.

"But I've seen her today, when she's scrubbed up, and she looks all right. I'm telling ya, she looks very useful. She looks good."

"But when I saw her in the jungle I thought, 'No, you ain't got a prayer.' "

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