Countdown creator Marcel Stellman has died age 96. The sad news was shared by Stellman's nephew on Twitter today with a statement which read: "It is with our deepest sorrow we share with you news of the death of our beloved Uncle - Marcel Stellman, 96, who passed away late last night. "Marcel is survived by his beloved wife Jean." Tributes flooded in including a message from Carol Vorderman, who wrote: "I am so sorry to hear this news Mark....x "Marcel and Jeanie and I had so many very happy decades together, forging a path for Countdown in the early days and working hard together to make it the juggernaut it then became....
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