Anne Robinson is making a welcome return to our screens in a role very different to the one that made her a household name, as she becomes the new face of Countdown – taking over from Nick Hewer.
The 76-year-old became a quiz show legend with her catchphrase, ‘You are the weakest link, goodbye!’ – which sent shivers through contestants. But now she’s set to become the Channel 4 game show’s first-ever female presenter.
In fact, the star, who left The Weakest Link in 2012, is definitely not ready to start slowing down, and confesses she has no plans to retire any time soon. ‘I haven’t had any practice at it!’ Anne says. ‘I’ve always worked and I came from a household with a mother who ran quite a prestigious business, so I never knew an “at home” mother.
‘I never knew a mother who thought men were particularly important or thought you had to obey the rules, so it’s not surprising that I feel quite the same.’
Although Anne has no plans of giving up her telly career yet, she tells us that she realises she’s the ‘oldest woman on television not judging cakes’.
This story is from the July 06, 2021 edition of WOMAN'S WEEKLY.
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