She will replace Nick Hewer, who quit the Channel 4 show late last year after lockdown made him reconsider his career. She said: "I'm very excited I want to rename it as 'Three Clever Girls Do Countdown'." (Image: PA)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?" The news was then confirmed on air as Anne video-called in to the show. Anne said: "The thing is Susie and Rachel are very clever, very young, very pretty and much thinner than me."

Source: Daily Mirror February 15, 2021 12:59 UTC