piece written for i, Benjamin Butterworth questioned whether Anne was the best replacement for the Countdown gig.The former contestant claimed Anne made a joke about his sexuality, leaving him dreading whether the footage would make the final edit.He said: "The point of the scripted joke is clear: I'm gay, geeky and a virgin.
And for the record, only two of those things were true."While the remark didn't air, Benjamin's experience on the show left him with a poor impression of the ITV star, who was famed for her "queen of mean" attitude to presenting.Pointing out many felt her snide remarks were part of an act, he added: "But contestants like me, on the receiving end of those nasty and often snobby attacks, were not playing a.
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