AFTER 26 years, more than 4,500 shows and countless vowels and consonants, Carol Vorderman finally hung up her chunky black marker and left Countdown.

Carol Vorderman was going out on a high after she and Countdown co-host Des O’Connor recorded their final, emotional programme today.

A SCHOOLBOY contestant on TV’s word game show Countdown had Carol Vorderman blushing by submitting the word ‘farted’.