Anne Robinson | |
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Born | Anne Josephine Robinson 26 September 1944 Crosby, Lancashire, England |
Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, journalist |
Years active | 1967–present |
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Spouses | |
Partner | Andrew Parker Bowles (2023–present) |
Children | 1 |
Anne Josephine Robinson (born 26 September 1944)[1] is a journalist and television presenter, best known as the host of BBC game show The Weakest Link from 2000 to 2012, and again in 2017 for a one-off celebrity special for Children in Need.[2] She presented the BBC consumer affairs programme Watchdog for a total of 15 years, from 1993 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2015. Robinson hosted the Channel 4 game show Countdown from June 2021 to July 2022, taking over from Nick Hewer.[3][4] She left the programme on 13 July 2022 after one year, recording a total of 265 episodes.