After a year of hosting Channel 4's daytime quiz show Countdown, Anne Robinson has announced she is leaving her role. The TV personality, who has now presented 265 episodes, revealed the news this week and her final appearance on the Channel 4 show will air this summer.
The 77-year-old made history in June 2021 when she joined the longest-running quiz show as the sixth host and the first female to take on the role in the programme's 40-year history. It saw the show's first all-female line up as Anne joined alongside 'Dictionary Corner' wordsmith Susie Dent and numbers whizz Rachel Riley.
A spokesperson for Countdown said: "Quick-witted Anne has been a brilliant host on this iconic show". Countdown first launched in 1982 and Anne followed in the footsteps of previous hosts Richard Whiteley, Des Lynam, Des O'Connor, Jeff Stelling and Nick Hewer. But it has not yet been revealed who will be the next in the hot seat.
