Rachel Riley and Anne Robinson appear to be in high spirits as they exit the Countdown studio

Rachel Riley and Anne Robinson appeared to be in high spirits as she stepped out in Salford on Tuesday following a busy day of filming upcoming Countdown episodes. The 35-year-old looked incredible as she flashed her toned pins in an orange leopard-print mini dress, while showcasing her growing baby bump. She carried a sparkling pink … Read more

Pregnant Rachel Riley displays her baby bump in a cherry print summer dress after Countdown filming

Pregnant Rachel Riley displays her baby bump in a cherry print summer dress after Countdown filming By Owen Tonks For Mailonline Published: 20:58 BST, 13 July 2021 | Updated: 21:03 BST, 13 July 2021 She’s gearing up to welcome her second child. And Rachel Riley, 35, radiated a healthy pregnant glow after filming Countdown at … Read more

Countdown fans rejoice as new host Anne Robinson gives her trademark goodbye wink at the end

Countdown fans rejoice as new host Anne Robinson gives her trademark goodbye wink at the end of the show… after her ‘nervous’ debut gets a warm reception from viewers By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 15:40 BST, 28 June 2021 | Updated: 15:42 BST, 28 June 2021 Anne Robinson made her debut as the new … Read more

Countdown star Rachel Riley was libelled by a former Jeremy Corbyn staffer, High Court hears

Rachel Riley claims she was libelled by a former Jeremy Corbyn staffer who ‘dog whistled’ her followers to cause a Twitter ‘pile on’, the High Court heard today.  The Countdown star told the court she believed the Corbyn-led Labour Party was ‘fostering antisemitism’ – and she felt ‘affronted’ at being called ‘dangerous and stupid’ following an online … Read more

Countdown star Rachel Riley was libelled by a former Jeremy Corbyn staffer, High Court hears

Rachel Riley claims she was libelled by a former Jeremy Corbyn staffer who ‘dog whistled’ her followers to cause a Twitter ‘pile on’, the High Court heard today.  The Countdown maths ace told the court her view is that the Corbyn-led Labour Party was ‘fostering antisemitism’ – and she felt ‘affronted’ at being called ‘dangerous and stupid’ … Read more

Countdown star Rachel Riley arrives at court for libel battle with Jeremy Corbyn’s ex-aide

Countdown star Rachel Riley’s reputation was damaged when a former senior aide to ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn claimed the television host said he ‘deserves to be violently attacked because he is a Nazi’, the High Court heard today. William Bennett QC told Mr Justice Nicklin on Monday that the tweet posted by Laura Murray about two … Read more

Susie Dent leads tributes to Countdown creator Marcel Stellman

‘We have lost our patriarch’: Dictionary corner’s Susie Dent leads tributes (and uses a nine-letter word) as Marcel Stellman, the man who brought Countdown to UK screens, dies aged 96 Countdown creator Marcel Stellman passed away at the age of 96 , family said Belgian-born creator of daytime TV series was also record producer and lyricist   … Read more

Rachel Riley looks stylish as she carries daughter Maven home from filming Countdown  

Rachel Riley looks every inch the stylish mother in a bright pink padded jacket as she carries her daughter Maven home from filming Countdown By Nicole Conner For Mailonline Published: 21:12 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 21:12 BST, 30 March 2021 She welcomed her first child, Maven, 14 months ago. And Rachel Riley looked every … Read more

Countdown to Lockdown: A year ago today

A year ago today, the full impact of the coronavirus crisis was beginning to be realised in Britain as the death toll soared to 144 and the Queen urged the nation to ‘come together and work as one’. But ahead of the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown, which was announced four days later, Boris Johnson remained … Read more