Who is Carol Vorderman’s son Cameron and when did she have him?

CAROL Vorderman is a beloved TV star, who has graced our screens for over four decades.

But when she's at home with her family, she' s just known as mum to her kids. Here we take a look at a her son Cameron's story.

Born in 1992 , Cameron King is the son of Carol Vorderman and her ex-husband Patrick King.

As a child he was diagnosed with severe dyslexia, ADD and ADHD.

But Carol revealed how her son defied the odds to get a first Class degree in animation in 2020 and achieved a master's degree from Dundee University in 2021.

Cameron's parents got married in 1990, but divorced in 2000.

The ex-pair also share daughter Katie, Cameron's sister.

Cameron's journey

Carol previously revealed the extent of her son Cameron’s learning disabilities.

She recalled how she was left feeling “lost and heartbroken” when he was “rejected” by his school after he was branded “disruptive” and deemed “unteachable”.

Carol admitted it was a struggle to get him to where he is now, after being abandoned by the mainstream education system early on. 

Speaking candidly about how tough it was as a family, Carol told MailOnline: “By six, this child I loved so much, that I would have done anything for, was being rejected — by the school, by the teachers, by the other pupils. It was heart-breaking, utterly heartbreaking.

“And I was lost. Was I going to have to teach him at home, myself? How?

"I just wasn't equipped. I didn't know how to teach a child with this level of special needs.”

Opening up further on This Morning in 2021, Carol said she felt "powerless" at times, as she strived to get Cameron the right education.

She said: "My daughter, Katie, now 29, was incredibly academic and flew through school.

"I felt Cameron was bright too but his ability to focus was non-existent. His speech developed later than other children his age.

"When he was young he had immense trouble even recognising a letter, let alone reading — forget that. Even at nursery my sweet, wonderful little boy was removed from class for being disruptive.

"When he was five the headteacher said Cam was so disruptive he had to move schools.

"I dragged him round loads of other schools but they all said he was unteachable. Imagine that.

"There is no room or understanding for children who have these beautiful minds because they think differently.

"Every time Cameron has to read a word it’s difficult. Expand that out to the whole of a young person’s life and it becomes almost impossible to thrive without the right help.

"For most schools it’s too much for them to work with the child — they are not equipped.

"If you don’t fit into the system teachers try their best or move the child out of the class or down a set."

Getting his masters

Carol eventually found a school that would take him, but his education wasn’t plain sailing from there.

It wasn't until after his A-levels that he found his passion and went to university to study animation, where he achieved first class honours, and then getting his masters.

Carol added: “I knew he wasn't thick, or slow, or any of those things that he and children like him are often told.

"I always thought he was brilliantly bright. He is.”