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Countdown s Susie Dent has split with her husband of almost 20 years and is trying to make the most of a heartbreaking scenario , it emerged last night.
The 56-year-old Dictionary Corner star has been living apart from teacher Paul Atkins, with whom she has two daughters, for the past year.
One source told the Sun newspaper that the couple remain on friendly terms and have told family and friends. They said: It s obviously a very sad situation, but Susie has handled everything stoically. She has ploughed on professionally with all aspects of her working life and is simply trying to make the most of a heartbreaking scenario.
It was recently announced that Anne Robinson will be the first female presenter of Countdown after being named as Nick Hewer s replacement.
And Rachel Riley looked every inch the doting mother as she stepped out of filming for the Channel 4 show on Wednesday with her 14-month-old daughter Maven.
The TV star and mathematician, 35, matched her husband Pasha Kovalev, 41, in a red beanie hat and flashed a smile as she rolled along a purple scooter.
Heading home: Rachel Riley looked every inch the doting mother as she left the Countdown studios in Manchester on Wednesday with daughter Maven and husband Pasha Kovalev
She was famed for her abrasive presenting style when dispatching contestants on The Weakest Link.
But Anne Robinson has nothing but nice things to say about her two new Countdown co-stars as she prepares to take the reins from departing host Nick Hewer.
She said on Monday, following the announcement that she d be joining the show: I am beyond thrilled to be joining Countdown. The show is almost as old as I am and just as historic. I ll make do with this old one! New Countdown host Anne Robinson quips there s no time for a facelift as she prepares to work with younger, prettier Rachel Riley and Susie Dent
Anne Robinson is under fire over a resurfaced clip from the Weakest Link where she shames a single mother for being on benefits and asks if her children have ASBOs.
Unearthed footage shows the TV presenter, 76, who hosted the show from 2000 to 2012, goading a contestant called Ann about her children, claiming benefits and divorces.
Robinson, who at one point asked whether many of Ann s children have tags on their ankles , was branded disgusting and cruel by viewers.
The clip re-emerged on social media after Robinson was announced as the first female presenter of the long-running show Countdown.
A warm welcome back to daytime TV to Anne Robinson, one of life’s good guys pic.twitter.com/QWDrsH6ZOS Alex Hess (@A Hess) February 15, 2021