Vorderman hits out at media's 'obsession with beauty'

Television presenter Carol Vorderman criticised celebrity culture for idolising beauty as she appeared alongside her brother, who was born with a cleft lip, at a talk about the disfigurement.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2009 - 15:45

Television presenter Carol Vorderman criticised celebrity culture for idolising beauty as she appeared alongside her brother, who was born with a cleft lip, at a talk about the disfigurement.

Vorderman, 48, said life is harder for people with facial disfigurements because of the national obsession with beauty.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Cheltenham Town Hall Place: Coronation Street Place: Eastern Europe Person: Vorderman Person: Carol Vorderman Person: Anton Event: Cheltenham Science Festival Organisation: Gloucestershire Echo

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