{"id":967,"date":"2011-06-09T16:16:05","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T16:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?967"},"modified":"2011-06-09T16:16:05","modified_gmt":"2011-06-09T16:16:05","slug":"carol-vorderman-bags-rear-of-the-year-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/carol-vorderman-bags-rear-of-the-year-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Carol Vorderman bags Rear of the Year prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Single soldiers who watched Pippa Middleton glide down the aisle at the royal wedding might be of the opinion that she has the best bottom in the world.<\/p>\n<p>But judges at the Rear of the Year contest evidently did not agree, as they named Carol Vorderman the proud owner of the coveted title.<\/p>\n<p>It may well come as a surprise to many people, as Facebook pages and websites have been dedicated to Ms Middleton's derriere after she wore a tight-fitting dress to perform her maid of honour duties during the marriage between her sister Kate and Prince William.<\/p>\n<p>As she collected the award, Vorderman &ndash; known for her role as a former numbers expert on Countdown &ndash; remarked: &quot;I am really surprised and flattered to get this award, particularly at this stage of my life.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The male victor who scooped the equivalent accolade was Strictly Come Dancing's Anton Du Beke and the pair proudly paraded their posteriors in a pair of tight-fitting jeans when the results were announced.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Simon Williams<br> &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-800573717-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=800573717\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Countdown star has been praised for her assets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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