Delighted to be back in the Countdown studio after another enforced lockdown, BUT this latest lockdown has given me an opportunity to consider my future life and I’ve decided it’s a good time to step down at the end of my contract in the New Year.
— Nick Hewer (@Nick_Hewer) December 7, 2020
As someone in his 77th year,
Because we conduct all our analysis through Twitter these days:
Probably best to point out that it's not a given, but seeing as he's now deputising it seems the most logical outcome. However! There's every chance C4 go for a stunt host, which we regarded Hewer at the top of the The Apprentice game at the time, so… https://t.co/ZTO2Q8fgPj
— Brig Bother (@BothersBar) December 7, 2020
I agree that Colin Murray is an understandable name people will throw around due to his chair-warming stint. Personally, I wouldn’t mind seeing him take over full time but Channel 4 might decide on someone completely new! Maybe Richard Ayoade as a pay-off for their shabby treatment of his tenure as Crystal Maze host?
Richard Ayoade is better suited to Street Countdown.
Channel 4 announced back in August that they would hold a “Black Takeover Day“, on which every single programme broadcast that day would be hosted by black talent. They may well hire a black presenter now so it’s one less head hunt in the long run.