Vorderman's mother noticed a newspaper advertisement asking for a woman with good mathematical skills to appear as co-host on a quiz show for the fledgling fourth terrestrial channel and submitted an application on behalf of her daughter, then aged 21.
Vorderman's mother noticed a newspaper advertisement. This newspaper advertisement was asking for a woman with good mathematical skills. This was to appear as co-host on a quiz show for the fledgling fourth terrestrial channel. Vorderman's mother submitted an application on behalf of her daughter. A newspaper advertisement was then aged 21.