Rachel Riley has given fellow TV star Richard Osman a light-hearted telling off for “messing with Countdown”, after one of his jokes appeared to get Susie Dent’s Twitter suspended.
Pointless host Richard had made a few funny suggestions for TV line-up changes in light of the recent government reshuffle, tweeting that Countdown star Susie could join his show.
However, when he penned the message he used the Twitter handle @susiedent instead of the star’s real one, @susie_dent.
Countdown presenter Rachel later shared a screenshot showing that the @susiedent account had been suspended, adding a line of punching emojis and quipping: “That’s what you get for messing with Countdown.”
Richard teased: “That’s about time. The filth we have to put up with from her every day.”
“You don’t know the half of it…” Rachel joked back.
She later told Countdown fans that they didn’t need to worry about word expert Susie leaving.
“Also, @susie_dent won’t be going anywhere, I’ve tied her shoelaces to the set under the desk,” she joked.
(Image: Channel 4)
Rachel addressed the Twitter suspension in a later tweet, writing: “@susiedent suspended for impersonating @susie_dent.”
Richard had piped up with a few suggestions after all the moves in the government, sharing them with fans using the hashtag #QuizReshuffle.
“Am hearing @susiedent to Pointless, @benshephard to Only Connect and John Humphreys to Tipping Point. Bradley Walsh staying at The Chase for now,” he wrote.
His comment clearly caught the attention of viewers as plenty of them chimed in with their own suggestions for television swaps.
“Paddy McGuinness to Sorry I Haven’t A Clue,” said one, adding: “@daraobriain to Countdown, Alan Davies and Hugh Denis do a straight swap, @VictoriaCoren to to University Challenge.”
“Timmy Mallet to Only Connect is the one we all want to see and before you jump in with ‘but he’s not a game show host’ explain Mallet’s Mallet,” tweeted another.
Countdown airs weekdays at 2.10pm on Channel 4
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