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Anne Robinson to quit Countdown.

(59 Posts)
OakDryad Tue 03-May-22 13:09:59

I prefer a presenter with a gentler, more affable less look-at-me style. Fern Britton or someone in that vein? If we have a new female presenter how about a male numbers person?

FannyCornforth Tue 03-May-22 13:09:43

She’s awful isn’t she?
She seems universally unliked!
How do these people get where they are?
There are loads of them too ?

HousePlantQueen Tue 03-May-22 12:57:38

Thanks heavens she is going, I don't watch it often, but watched it even less since she took the chair. I dislike her sneering attitude and her stiffness. I did like Nick Hewer, thought he had the correct mix of gravitas and kindness.

FannyCornforth Tue 03-May-22 12:53:13

When Anne Robinson first got the gig, we had a similar thread.
My choices were quite well received.

Paul O’Grady or Liza Tarbuck
Or even better, both together ?

No offence Timetogo, but I’ve seen enough of Fry to last a lifetime!

Has Countdown ever had the presenter/s it deserves?
I wasn’t a fan of Whiteley and ? Vorderman

timetogo2016 Tue 03-May-22 11:05:07

Dh and i stopped watching when she took over.
Stephen Fry would be great,but possably too expensive.

Soroptimum Tue 03-May-22 11:03:06

Ah! My dear mum can watch it again soon then ?

aggie Tue 03-May-22 11:03:04

Just hope whoever takes over is someone who doesn’t Quiz the contestants so much ,

Charleygirl5 Tue 03-May-22 11:01:21

Absolutely anybody would be better. She looks totally different since her last plastic surgery- the emphasis being on the word "plastic".

shysal Tue 03-May-22 10:59:21

Thank goodness! I am sure their viewing figures have dropped since she took over.
Any suggestions for her replacement?