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Not keen on Anne Robinson hosting Countdown

29 replies

peak2021 · 15/02/2021 19:27

All in favour of a woman host (never keen on Nick Hewer), would think Carol Vorderman, Susie Dent or one of the many women who have been in Dictionary Corner, but not Anne Robinson given her previous quiz hosting?

AIBU.

OP posts:
HeyGirlHeyBoy · 15/02/2021 19:28

But hasn't she the only person that ever has hosted it?! Or am I losing it. It's totally her in my head.
Goodbye.

HeyGirlHeyBoy · 15/02/2021 19:29

Oh I'm sorry I associate her so much with Weakest Link that when I saw her name I read Weakest link GrinGrin Apologies op. I agree with you.
Goodbye.

Hotzenplotz · 15/02/2021 19:29

I remember her on Points Of View when I was a kid.

Avelandra · 15/02/2021 19:29

@HeyGirlHeyBoy are you thinking of the weakest link?Grin

Avelandra · 15/02/2021 19:30

Oops I was too lateGrin

FelicityPike · 15/02/2021 19:30

My parents are raging about this lol!
They think Colin Murray should’ve been allowed to keep hosting.

BrumBoo · 15/02/2021 19:34

@FelicityPike

My parents are raging about this lol! They think Colin Murray should’ve been allowed to keep hosting.
Me too. He was a bit ott to start, but love his genuine enthusiasm. Plus he made the show 'younger'.
Mountainpika · 15/02/2021 19:37

Don't like the idea of an all-female lot. Might be the end of our watching. We'll give it a go but - not hopeful.

MissTrip82 · 16/02/2021 08:40

@Mountainpika

Don't like the idea of an all-female lot. Might be the end of our watching. We'll give it a go but - not hopeful.
Goodness with that aversion to single sex panels you must have had to avoid TV for the first forty years or so.....how frustrating for you to have only just started being able to watch it.
Palavah · 16/02/2021 08:41

Her hosting of the Weakest Link made it clear she's thick as mince. I'm disappointed.

Flavabobble · 16/02/2021 09:30

I wonder if she'll do the wink.

TakeTheCuntOutOfScunthorpe · 16/02/2021 09:35

Countdown jumped the shark decades ago, wasn't the same after they moved it from the 4:30-5:00pm slot.

SimonJT · 16/02/2021 09:37

Shes a vile homophobe, I like countdown, but I will no longer watch with her as a host.

youngestisapsycho · 16/02/2021 09:40

Where has Nick gone?

IEat · 16/02/2021 09:43

Nick H is bloody boring
Wed need an extra hour if Suzie D hosted with all of her erms and aahhs in the middle of every word

adventurealice · 16/02/2021 09:48

I’m delighted she’ll be back on TV and it’ll be nice to have a younger host again, Hewer was getting a bit past it imo

Pollypudding · 16/02/2021 09:52

@adventurealice

I’m delighted she’ll be back on TV and it’ll be nice to have a younger host again, Hewer was getting a bit past it imo
She is younger by 7 months!!
SimonJT · 16/02/2021 09:53

@adventurealice

I’m delighted she’ll be back on TV and it’ll be nice to have a younger host again, Hewer was getting a bit past it imo
Younger host? She’s the same age as Nick. She also dislikes gay woman and calls women lesbians as an insult.
Walkaround · 16/02/2021 10:03

I think she’s totally the wrong person to host Countdown. Why does it have to go to someone way past retirement age with a reputation for being unpleasant to guests?

YoniAndGuy · 16/02/2021 10:10

She's a total twat, so YANBU.

Can't stand the way she's so pleased with herself for being a passive-aggressive (or often just aggressive-aggressive) idiot. She just comes across as silly, bigoted and just not funny or engaging.

Mrsjayy · 16/02/2021 10:15

it’ll be nice to have a younger host again, Hewer was getting a bit past it imo

She is 76 near enough the same age as Nick !

I really like Colin Murray and wanted him to stay she might be ok

Mrsjayy · 16/02/2021 10:16

But doubt it*

ellenanora5 · 16/02/2021 10:19

Ds2 is not happy, he's a huge (obsessed) fan of countdown, he's nineteen and disabled and countdown is the highlight of his day and is constantly looking for old episodes with Richard on youtube, he says he remembers how mean she was on the weakest link and doesn't think she'll be very nice on it.

He wanted Colin to stay on.

CounsellorTroi · 16/02/2021 10:24

I don’t like her, never have since she wanted to put the Welsh into Room 101.

Mountainpika · 16/02/2021 11:49

To clarify - I prefer mixed groups/panels etc to all male or all female. Society is mixed.
But didn't explain properly - if we stop watching it will be because of Anne Robinson who doesn't seem the right person. What I've seen of her has not impressed me favourably. We'll give it a go and see.