Anne Robinson is Countdown's new host

15 February 2021

Anne Robinson is the new host of 'Countdown'.

Anne Robinson

The 76-year-old television host is set to replace Nick Hewer, who quit the Channel 4 show last year, and will front the upcoming series of the game show.

The news was teased by the Steph's Packed Lunch official Twitter account before it was confirmed on the show that the 'Weakest Link' presenter would be taking the helm.

Alongside Anne Robinson's name all jumbled up, the tweet read: "The #countdown conundrum has been set so now it's over to you - who do you think is the show's new host? (sic)"

Back in December, Nick confirmed he had quit 'Countdown' after hosting the show since 2012.

He wrote on the micro-blogging platform: "Delighted to be back in the Countdown studio after another enforced lockdown, BUT this latest lockdown has given me an opportunity to consider my future life and I’ve decided it’s a good time to step down at the end of my contract in the New Year.

"As someone in his 77th year, who will be in his 10th year hosting the great British institution that is Countdown, I think it’s time to smell the flowers and get a dog. But let me now take the opportunity to say that it’s been a privilege and a pleasure to take the helm of Countdown, first broadcast broadcast back in 1982 and still a Guinness record holder and although I’ll be on your screens well into 2021, let me thank the broadcasters Channel 4, the truly dedicated and unwaveringly professional studio crew and production staff at ITV Studios who make the programmes, all 250 or so a year, my wonderfully talented co-hosts Susie Dent and Rachel Riley but above all, the quirky genius of producer Damian Eadie, who never ceases to amuse and who always demands the best of us. (sic)"