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Josh Luckhurst

Anne Robinson reveals she has twice turned down Weakest Link due to 'wokeness'

Former Weakest Link host Anne Robinson has revealed she has rejected the chance to return to her old job on two occasions due to "wokeness".

Robinson, 77, spent 12 years in the hotseat of the BBC show between 2000 and 2012, and a spin-off show for Children in Need in 2017, and was most recently the host for popular Channel 4 programme Countdown before stepping down earlier this month.

The BBC revived the show in December 2021 with a 12-episode series featuring celebrity contestants, with comedian Romesh Ranganathan as the presenter. A second season was commissioned in March, which is set to be aired later this year.

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