The Countdown presenter, who will be 49 this year, said that she has struggled with the size of her bum for years, but has now learned to accept her figure.
'We all have, in my family,' what we call the 'Vorderman bottom' - a sticky out, bigger-than-normal signature of the rear variety,' she wrote in a UK newspaper.
'By my age, you learn to put up with what you've got and what you can't really alter'
'By my age, you learn to put up with what you've got and what you can't really alter. If you want to look nicer, you get dimmer switches installed at home.'
She continued: 'I believe that as you get older, you become less concerned about looks. I see far too many young women fretting about their imperfections, not knowing what delights nature will thrust upon them as the mileometer clicks on.'
Carol has since been flaunting her hourglass figure, wearing a skin-tight Herve Leger bandage dress to this week's Pride of Britain Awards.
5ft 6in Carol is a size 10, but says that she looks like a 12-14 on camera: 'The camera does lie - constantly - so... when you see a presenter on the box who looks like a size 8, they will be borderline bony in real life.'
She said: 'It's sod's law that for half of my time on Countdown I had to stick my largest asset towards the camera as I bent down to grab all those numbers and letters.'
The presenter also spoke about her love for Victoria Beckham's designs, saying: 'VB doesn't have a BB (big bum), but her dresses are very flattering for those who do.'
We thought you looked fab yesterday, Carol!