Richard Osman has quit 'Pointless' after 13 years.
Richard Osman has quit the BBC show
The 51-year-old presenter has decided to walk away from the long-running quiz show, as he's now planning to focus more of his attention on writing career.
A BBC source said: "Quiz fans and housewives all over the country will be gutted by this news. Richard has become a staple of the daytime schedule but sadly all good things must come to an end."
Richard has relished his time on the popular quiz show.
But Richard - who has hosted the programme alongside his friend Alexander Armstrong - is now looking forward to focusing on his writing.
The insider explained to The Sun newspaper: "Richard has loved every second of doing the show alongside Xander but he really wants to give his all to his writing career which has been an enormous success.
"His departure is completely amicable but he just does not have enough hours in the day to do everything so sadly something had to give. His literary career is going from strength to strength so he’s having to be slightly more choosy with what he does TV-wise."
Richard intends to continue with his own BBC show, 'House of Games'.
But his decision to quit 'Pointless' is set to create some new headaches for TV bosses.
The source added: "He will still be hosting 'House of Games' for the BBC.
"The headaches of what to do with his role long-term now begin. In the meantime, they're going to rotate guest co-hosts behind the laptop, but there's not heaps of time before filming begins so they're trying to find the right people quickly."
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