Sally Magnusson wants female host for Mastermind
BANG Showbiz
10/02/2021
Bang Showbiz
'Mastermind' legend Magnus Magnusson's daughter Sally wants a woman to take over as host.
The Scottish broadcaster's Icelandic-born dad hosted the popular BBC quiz show for 25 years, and she has suggested a female presenter would be a great choice with John Humphrys stepping down after almost two decades.
Speaking to the Sebastian Shakespeare column in the Daily Mail newspaper, she said: "'Mastermind' thrives on the qualities that John and Magnus brought in their different ways - gravitas, kindness and a searching intellectual curiosity - but a woman would bring something new and fresh to the show."