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Anne Robinson
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| Host | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | 28 June 2021 |
| Last appearance | 13 July 2022 |
| Appearances | 265 |
| Episodes with Anne Robinson | |
| Guest appearances of Anne Robinson | |
| First appearance | 17 April 1987 |
| Last appearance | 24 April 1987 |
| Appearances | 6 |
| Episodes with Anne Robinson | |
- For the Series 70 contestant, see Ann Robinson.
Anne Robinson (born 26 September 1944) was the presenter of Countdown from June 2021 to July 2022. At the time of her six appearances as a Dictionary Corner guest on the show in 1987, she was helming Points of View. She later became most famous for hosting The Weakest Link from 2000 to 2012 (she also hosted a Children in Need special of The Weakest Link in 2017).
Robinson replaced Nick Hewer as host of Countdown, following Hewer's retirement. She became the first female host of the regular weekday version of Countdown, with Katherine Ryan having presented an episode of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Robinson took over at the start of Series 84, where her first episode began with a clip of Richard Whiteley introducing her as Dictionary Corner guest. She announced she quit the show, with immediate effect, in May 2022; her last episode was transmitted on 13 July 2022 before Colin Murray, at least temporarily, returned as guest presenter. She, Les Dennis and Jenny Eclair are the only people to only present socially distanced episodes.
As host of The Weakest Link, Robinson became famous for her "Queen of Mean" persona, which was later parodied on an episode of Doctor Who where a version of The Weakest Link – set in the year 200,100 – was hosted by the "Anne Droid".
