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    • Shielding Nick Hewar replaced by Colin Murray on 'Countdown' due to coronavirus concerns
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      Shielding Nick Hewar replaced by Colin Murray on 'Countdown' due to coronavirus concerns

      Countdown presenter Nick Hewer has revealed that Colin Murray will step in to replace him on the gameshow while he 'shields at home' during lockdown.

    • 'Countdown' resumes filming with 76-year-old Nick Hewer back as host
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      'Countdown' resumes filming with 76-year-old Nick Hewer back as host

      The Channel 4 quiz show has resumed filming with 76-year-old host Nick Hewer back at the helm.

    • Rachel Riley returns to work on 'Countdown' with baby daughter Maven
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      Rachel Riley returns to work on 'Countdown' with baby daughter Maven

      The presenter praised her husband Pasha Kovalev as she said the tot had been "melting hearts".

    • Rachel Riley welcomes baby girl with husband Pasha Kovalev
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      Rachel Riley welcomes baby girl with husband Pasha Kovalev

      The 'Countdown' star revealed the meaning behind the names they've chosen for their daughter.

    • Rachel Riley criticised for 'erasing anti-Apartheid message' with Photoshopped Jeremy Corbyn T-shirt
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      Rachel Riley criticised for 'erasing anti-Apartheid message' with Photoshopped Jeremy Corbyn T-shirt

      The 'Countdown' host came under scrutiny recently when she wore a top that claimed the Labour MP is a 'racist endeavour.'

    • Carol Vorderman reveals what happened to Freddie Mercury's secret letters to 'Countdown'
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      Carol Vorderman reveals what happened to Freddie Mercury's secret letters to 'Countdown'

      The Queen star was a massive fan of the quiz show.

    • Carol Vorderman grew up in poverty after her parents split following father's affair
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      Carol Vorderman grew up in poverty after her parents split following father's affair

      The presenter has said she shared a bedroom with her mother and older brother and sister.

    • 'Countdown' contestant beams as Rachel Riley has to spell out another saucy word
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      'Countdown' contestant beams as Rachel Riley has to spell out another saucy word

      The contestant looked pleased with himself as Rachel Riley spelled out the explicit word on the board.

    • Rachel Riley: My baby stopped moving in the womb following anti-semitic trolling
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      Rachel Riley: My baby stopped moving in the womb following anti-semitic trolling

      The 'Countdown' presenter is backing a campaign to block trolls after noticing the affect stress had on her unborn child.

    • Countdown's Rachel Riley and Strictly's Pacha Kovalev's share intimate honeymoon pictures
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      Countdown's Rachel Riley and Strictly's Pacha Kovalev's share intimate honeymoon pictures

      The couple - who are expecting their first child - are on honeymoon in Europe.

    • 'Countdown' contestant spells 'HENTAI' - meaning sexually explicit anime
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      'Countdown' contestant spells 'HENTAI' - meaning sexually explicit anime

      A Countdown contestant is being praised by viewers for winning a round of the Channel 4 gameshow by spelling the word “hentai”.

    • 'Countdown's Rachel Riley marries 'Strictly' dance partner Pasha Kovalev in Las Vegas
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      'Countdown's Rachel Riley marries 'Strictly' dance partner Pasha Kovalev in Las Vegas

      The happy couple shared a picture from Sin City, where they tied the knot at the weekend.

    • Rachel Riley drawn into row with Corrie actress over female circumcision
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      Rachel Riley drawn into row with Corrie actress over female circumcision

      The Countdown presenter was confused by this turn of events

    • Rachel Riley 'moved to tears' over support in fighting back at anti-semitic trolls
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      Rachel Riley 'moved to tears' over support in fighting back at anti-semitic trolls

      Countdown's Rachel Riley has said she was moved to tears after her friend, comedian Katherine Ryan, offered public support to her in fighting back against anti-semitic online trolls.

    • Rachel Riley tells George Galloway to 'f**k off' following antisemitism row
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      Rachel Riley tells George Galloway to 'f**k off' following antisemitism row

      The Countdown star is embroiled in an online row with the Scottish former MP over antisemitism.

    • Carol Vorderman was paid THREE TIMES that of former Countdown host Richard Whiteley
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      Carol Vorderman was paid THREE TIMES that of former Countdown host Richard Whiteley

      The maths genius says she was paid significantly more than her male counterpart.

    • Rachel Riley says edited out 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown jokes would 'end careers'
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      Rachel Riley says edited out 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown jokes would 'end careers'

      The Countdown star reveals what goes on behind-the-scenes of the NSFW show.

    • Rachel Riley suffers wardrobe malfunction as she goes BRALESS for Countdown
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      Rachel Riley suffers wardrobe malfunction as she goes BRALESS for Countdown

      It’s an 18-month old clip but viewers are suddenly going nuts for Rachel Riley after realising she went X-rated for an episode of Countdown – and all before the watershed. The 31-year-old was sporting a hint of nipple after opting to go braless in a tight-fitting pink dress in a throwback clip of the Channel 4 letters and numbers game show. Only last week, her boyfriend, Pasha Kovalev, who was sitting in Dictionary Corner with expert Susie Dent, left her red in the face after spelling out the word ‘Phallus’, a term for a penis.

    • Countdown host Richard Whiteley was a SPY, claims Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson
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      Countdown host Richard Whiteley was a SPY, claims Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson

      Ricky Tomlinson has sensationally claimed that the late Countdown host Richard Whiteley was a government spy who helped to get him sent to prison. The Royle Family star was a plasterer before he embarked on a career in comedy and was jailed back in 1973 after having organised the first national building workers’ strike. Tomlinson, 77, is adamant that a documentary that aired on ITV on the night of his trial titled ‘Red Under the Bed’ and presented by the Countdown legend – who died in 2005 – and Woodrow Wyatt, persuaded members of the jury to put him away.

    • Carol Vorderman Opens Up About Her Battle With Post-Menopausal Depression
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      Carol Vorderman Opens Up About Her Battle With Post-Menopausal Depression

      After watching her be generally amazing in the jungle, it feels like the nation’s fallen in love with Carol Vorderman all over again. This week, she opened up about her recent struggles with post-menopausal depression – and said that had it not been for her children, she would have considered suicide.

    • I’m A Celebrity 2016: Carol Vorderman ‘set to be offered six-figure sum for new series’
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      I’m A Celebrity 2016: Carol Vorderman ‘set to be offered six-figure sum for new series’

      The 55-year-old is reportedly in talks with ITV and expected to be offered a six-figure sum to appear in the new series. ITV chiefs are also hoping that she will be the brains of the camp. Vorders joins a shortlist of possible I’m A Celeb cast-members, including Made In Chelsea’s Spencer Matthews and Lauren Hutton, Team GB Olympic gymnast Louis Smith, and former Strictly Come Dancing rivals Ola Jordan and Aliona Vilani.

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