CAROL Voderman pulled out the stops to spoil her rarely-seen son Cameron on his 26th birthday.
The former Countdown star, 62, treated her son to a slap up breakfast at a swanky restaurant in Amman, the capital city of Jordan, on Saturday morning.
Carol Vorderman treated her son to a special birthday breakfast in Jordan
The TV favourite wrapped up warm as she explored the city of Amman
Carol shared a clip of the staff singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Cameron, who appeared in good spirits by the touching gesture.
He was surprised with a number of sweet treats including pancakes and chocolate spread and some showstopping desserts.
The maths whizz captioned the video: “Happy Birthday Cam, 26 today.
“All he ever asks for is pancakes. Well here we are in Amman, Jordan on chocolate overload.”
Carol later shared a windswept photo of herself wearing a fur hooded coat and sunglasses.
Beaming in the photo, Carol told fans that it was “cold” as she wrapped up in layers.
It comes after the This Morning star treated herself to a glass of bubbly while she waited for her flight.
Carol rarely shares photos of her kids, but in 2021, the proud mum shared her joy as she celebrated her son’s graduation.
She wrote: “My Cameron and I on our way to Dundee for his Masters Graduation tomorrow #specialneeds #learningdifficulties”
It comes as she revealed the extent of his learning disabilities in an interview later that year.
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”.
Despite all this, Cameron completed a master’s degree and mum Carol couldn’t be more proud.
But she admitted it was a struggle to get where they are today after being abandoned by the mainstream education system early on.
Speaking candidly about how tough it was as a family, Carol – who had split from his father Paddy King at that time – said: “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,” she added to MailOnline.
Cameron, who has been taking pills since he was seven, was diagnosed with severe dyslexia, ADD and ADHD.
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 – achieving a first class honours, and then getting his masters.
She 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.”
Last month, Carol left fans open mouthed when she opened up about her unconventional love life.
The TV favourite revealed that she has five men on the go and explained how it works.
Carol confirmed they aren’t just flings, as she said: “It starts with friendship and there is an extra frisson.
She said on This Morning: “They have their lives as well, I never ask about that.”
Carol married Christopher Mather, a Royal Navy officer when she was just 24, but the marriage only lasted a year.
She then tied the knot again, to management consultant Patrick King, in 1990.
They had two children together, Katie, 30, and Cameron, 25, before separating in 2000.
She has had some longer-term relationships since, but these days Carol is very proud to be enjoying a “freer” way of dating.
For the past decade, Carol has been having “no-strings-attached” relationships with multiple men.
She said: “I have one rule in life, do no harm.”
The This Morning star treated herself to a glass of bubbly before boarding
