Lorraine Kelly has opened up on whether or not she will be replacing Anne Robinson on Countdown.
Anne, 77, announced she will be taking a step back from the Channel 4 show to spend some quality time with her family on Monday (May 2).
She joined the quiz show last year, becoming its sixth presenter and the first woman to don the title.
Former The Weakest Link host Anne took over from Nick Hewer last year but who will follow in her footsteps?
Good Morning Britain’s Kate Garraway and Adil Ray crossed over to Lorraine during Thursday’s (May 5) episode to find out what was coming up on her show.
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The pair explained they had Sandi Toksvig coming up on the ITV breakfast show and explained that Sandi is in the running to replace Anne on Countdown.
They later asked Lorraine, 62, if she would be up for taking over as host on the popular show.
She replied: “Don’t you think it would be too much in the morning and the afternoon? Might be a bit too much.”
Richard Osman, Susan Calman and Alex Horne are some of the current bookies favourites to become the new host of Countdown.
Despite having only stayed a year in the role, Anne has already filmed a whopping 265 episodes.
n a statement, the TV personality said: “I’ve had a blast hosting this wonderful show and I stayed longer than I signed up for, now it is time for an older woman to take the reins.
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“I hope too I’ve encouraged TV bosses to realise that not all women at the wrong end of their seventies are in care homes playing bingo and watching conjuring tricks.”
She went on to add: “In fact, the genius of Countdown is that it’s a brilliant way to keep the brain exercised, I run 5k most days of the week.
“And I can now do an anagram at twice the speed I could this time last year.
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A spokesperson for Countdown said: “Quick-witted Anne has been a brilliant host on this iconic show.”
Anne’s first episode, airing on June 28, 2021, saw her appear alongside mathematician Rachel Riley and lexicographer Susie Dent.
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV at 6am followed by Lorraine at 9am
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