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Channel 4 viewers distracted as Anne Robinson is announced as new Countdown host

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direct to your inboxChannel 4 viewers were distracted on Monday as Anne Robinson was announced as the new Countdown host.Her identity was revealed on talk show Steph's Packed Lunch after the show teased her name to viewers with a Countdown conundrum.The former The Weakest Link host will replace Nick Hewer after he announced he would be stepping down after nearly 10 years in the hot seat.Anne will join mathematician Rachel Riley and lexicographer Susie Dent as the first female host of the Channel 4 daytime show.But while host Steph McGovern and Anne chatted on the show, Steph's Packed Lunch viewers were distracted by Anne's backdrop.The 76-year-old presenter, from Crosby, appeared on the show in what looks like an office room with pictures.

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