Countdown Anne Robinson

Robinson's tenure as host of Countdown has lasted only a year. It was announced in February 2021 that she would become the show's first main female presenter.

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Anne Robinson has signed off on her final Countdown episode – but didn't even say goodbye to the show in her last moments hosting.

Addressing the claim of a feud between them, Anne said: ‘I’m not saying I would go on holiday with Rachel Riley, but she is brilliant. Ahead of his new role, Colin compared himself to an ‘assistant manager’, saying he’d been ‘given the job until the end of the season’, with his stint on Countdown due to last from mid-July to the start of November this year. Several people pointed out how odd they found the lack of a celebratory send-off for Anne, with one person tweeting: ‘A lowkey bye from Anne. Not one mention that it was her last show #Countdown.’ However, how some may have expected her to bid farewell to the programme or for a fuss to be made on screen about her departure, there was seemingly no mention of her stepping down from her role whatsoever. Bye,’ the former Weakest Link host then said to the camera, before a round of applause from the audience. Anne Robinson’s time as the host of Countdown has come to an end, with the veteran broadcaster fronting her final episode of the Channel 4 game show.

COUNTDOWN viewers have branded Anne Robinson's decision not to bid farewell to the Channel 4 programme during her final episode this week 'strange'.

Channel 4 viewers were left baffled as to why the veteran broadcaster failed to mention it was her final day presenting the game show. Bye." @Yesman073 quipped: "Blimey! So Anne leaving was as abrupt as her then!?" There was no mention of her exit from herself or her Countdown colleagues, and her final conundrum was the word "loathsome". Many Channel 4 viewers took to Twitter to comment on Anne's failure to mention it was her final episode. Anne Robinson fronted her final episode of Countdown on Wednesday afternoon but she simply signed off the show with her signature wink to the camera with no mention of her exit.

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Robinson took on the role as host of the popular game show last year, becoming its sixth presenter. The news that Murray will be the new permanent Countdown presenter was announced by co-presenter Rachel Riley, who has been on the show herself since 2009. Colin Murray is the new presenter of Countdown, and he will be the seventh person to take the role. Regular viewers of the intellectual game show will recognise Murray as he already had a stint on the show earlier this year. But, just who is Colin Murray, how has he been welcomed by oher regular Countdown faces such as Rachel Riley and how long will he have the job for? Viewers of popular Channel 4 game show Countdown will have seen a new face sat in front of the famous countdown clock when they tuned in to the show today, (Thursday 14 July).