'Don't know how I'm supposed to compete!' Rachel Riley bids farewell to Countdown co-star

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Rachel Riley said goodbye to her replacement Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon ahead of her return to the show following maternity leave.

Rachel paid tribute to her substitute and thanked Dr Anne-Marie for “keeping the numbers” warm for her in her absence. Rachel, 36, took to Twitter this afternoon to applaud Dr Anne-Marie, 31, for the stellar performance she gave on Countdown while the mum-of-two was away.

Addressing her 695,600 followers Rachel wrote: “You made it your own! “Thanks for keeping my numbers warm. “Don’t know how I’m supposed to compete with your blue lip makeup game,” she added with three flame emojis.The star shared a post from Countdown’s main account, which included a series of snaps from Dr Anne-Marie’s memorable time on the show.

The post read: “FAREWELL DOCTOR.“Tune in to @Channel4 @ 2.10pm for the incredible @aimafidon’s final episode with our Countdown Family.“You’ve been an absolute pleasure, joy & an inspiration - big love from all of us.” Rachel also tweeted Dr Anne-Marie’s response to the sweet post, which read: “It's been a blast.That's all folks! “Handing it back in one piece to @RachelRileyRR from tomorrow xx.”Rachel wrapped up filming with Countdown last October to go on maternity leave for a second time.