Anne Robinson quits Countdown

The 77-year-old star added that she hopes to have changed people's perceptions on what older women are capable of. “I hope too I've encouraged TV bosses to ...

She’s getting some stuff out of the contestants – sometimes it’s barbed, sometimes it’s funny, it’s just got a different flavour.” “But it’s just a different show now, she’s making it her own. I run 5k most days of the week. “[Anne’s] not the cuddliest person in the world,” she said. Rachel admitted Anne was “not the cuddliest person in the world” amid reports of behind-the-scenes feuding but played down rumours of any on-set tension. “I hope too I’ve encouraged TV bosses to realise that not all women at the wrong end of their seventies are in care homes playing bingo and watching conjuring tricks,” she said.

The 77 year old presenter has left Countdown after becoming the first woman to host it last year.

"She is noisy, yes she and Susie both are – they are a formidable pair those two. She will appear in episodes until the summer with a new host to be announced in due course, Channel 4 said. Ms Robinson, who recorded 265 episodes of the much-loved game show, said: "I've had a blast hosting this wonderful show.

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"She is getting stuff out of the contestants. It is just a different show now. I have been on maternity leave for about six to eight weeks or something." I run 5k most days of the week. She is making it her own. I think it is just you have got some women there now so they want to make something up.

COUNTDOWN fans are gutted Anne Robinson has quit the show after just one year “in the hot seat”.The 77-year-old, who was the first female to take.

She has got a different flavour." Now it is time for an older woman to take the reins." It is just a different show now. Sometimes it is barbed, sometimes it is funny. Speaking about her exit, Anne , who recorded 265 episodes of the show, said: "I've had a blast hosting this wonderful show. I run 5k most days of the week.

RICHARD MADELEY slammed Anne Robinson and her harsh TV personality after it was announced she would be leaving Countdown.

Jon Dexter praised: "Quite sad to see #AnneRobinson has quit #Countdown she was just settling in, I felt. Floella Benjamin would be my pick as her successor." One major announcement was Anne Robinson's departure from the Channel 4 show, Countdown, and Madeley reminisced about her harsh persona she emulated when presenting the show. @Con_Ing855 added: "Did I just hear that right? Well, blow me down." Taking to Twitter to compare the two hosts user @hooray_k commented: "#GMB #GoodMorningBritain #RichardMadeley calling out #AnneRobinson rudeness?

Countdown host Anne Robinson has stepped down from her role on the teatime Channel 4 quiz show but why has she quit the series?

The series sees some of the brightest minds in Britain battling against the clock to solve various conundrums. Channel 4 quiz show Countdown has been a staple on screens since 1982. Robinson will be on Countdown until summer when Channel 4 will be announcing her replacement. In a lengthy statement, Robinson said she had had “a blast” hosting the show but conceded she “stayed longer” than she’d signed up for. Countdown has had several presenters over the years and is going to see another one joining the show at some point in the not-too-distant future. Countdown host Anne Robinson has stepped down from her role on the teatime Channel 4 quiz show but why has she quit the series?

Anne Robinson has issued a statement after it was announced that she is quitting her role on Channel 4's Countdown.

And I can now do an anagram at twice the speed I could this time last year. And the 77-year-old has now issued her own statement as fans of the hit series speculate on the reason why. Anne's taking over of the famous TV role saw the programme have a all female line-up with Rachel on the numbers and Susie Dent in dictionary corner.

Anne Robinson is stepping down as the host of Channel 4 quiz show Countdown after one year, it has been announced. Robinson, who took on the role in 2021, ...

Sometimes it is barbed, sometimes it is funny. Now it is time for an older woman to take the reins. I think it is just you have got some women there now so they want to make something up.

After a year on Channel 4's daytime programme, the 77-year-old has called it a day.

"In fact, the genius of Countdown is that it's a brilliant way to keep the brain exercised. Anne has revealed that she is stepping down from the long-running show to spend more time with her grandchildren and also spoke of how she had "a large garden and a home in New York" all of which are needing more of her attention. Anne also disclosed the benefits of being in the hot seat, saying it was a "brilliant way to keep the brain exercised". Sometimes it is barbed, sometimes it is funny. “I've had a blast hosting this wonderful show," she explained: "And I stayed longer than I signed up for. After a year of hosting Channel 4's daytime quiz show Countdown, Anne Robinson has announced she is leaving her role.

ANNE ROBINSON announced she is stepping down from her role as Countdown host after just one year. She opened up about spending more time with her family.

On whether viewers would see a warmer side to her on Countdown, she said: "Probably, yes. "I think it is just you have got some women there now so they want to make something up. I run 5k most days of the week. Channel 4 said a new presenter to replace the former Weakest Link star will be announced soon. Channel 4 praised the "quick-witted" star and called her a "brilliant host" on the iconic daytime game show. "In fact the genius of Countdown is that it’s a brilliant way to keep the brain exercised.

Anne Robinson has announced that she was stepping down from presenting Channel 4 game show Countdown. But the 77-year-old has had a long TV career and has ...

She returned to work on Fleet Street in 1980 when she joined the Daily Mirror as a columnist and assistant editor. She then joined the Liverpool Echo. She then joined The Sunday Times. Her mum then inherited a family market stall in Liverpool and later turned it into one of the largest poultry businesses in north England. But Countdown is just the latest show Anne has presented. Anne recently joined Countdown as the show's host last year but has already filmed 265 episodes of the game show.