ANNE Robinson is tipped to be replaced as Countdown host by Colin Murray - who "gets on really well" with her ex co-star Rachel Riley.
The Weakest Link presenter, 77, quit the tea-time Channel 4 series after just a year in the hot seat - months after The Sun revealed her feud with co-star Rachel.
Now Colin will host the famous game show on a temporary basis. Richard Osman was originally touted as Anne's replacement, after he quit BBC quiz show Pointless in April.
Yet after he ruled himself out of the running, radio DJ Colin could make his stand-in stint permanent. A Channel 4 spokesperson exclusively told The Sun Online: "Colin started filming on set in Salford yesterday.
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