Carol Vorderman quits Countdown

[NiceCupOfTea]

Oh no!!! Who will replace her?

[Sir Alec]

Interesting this made the national news. It's that important to the nation. Considered an old codgers prog', but I still like to join in when my Dad has it on. Can't imagine it without Carol, but then couldn't imagine it without Richard Whiteley.

[New Judge]

Who is Carol Vorderman?

What is Countdown?

[ELVIS68]

If this is true..todays Countdown conundrum is...

htehswoisfcuked

[NiceCupOfTea]

When I was at Newcastle Uni, the house I was going to move into actually had 'The Carol Vorderman Appreciation Society' printed up and down the doorframe. I didn't end up in that house for various reasons, but my mates kept up the mascot.

[jno]

apparently she was looking at her pay packet and the sums didnt add up.

[rov1200]

Someone said they had tried to get a cut in her �1 million wages. Seems a bit high but when you compare with Jonathon Woss it looks like peanuts.

[naomi24]

Des O'Connor's quitting as host too. Whatever will they do? It's the ultimate Countdown conundrum.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/75220 99.stm

[Sachs]

Hi nice - Just heard this on the news! How greedy! She gets paid to stand there! I could think of worse jobs!! xxx

[Deviant]

I can't say that I blame her - 26 years doing the same job is enough for anyone.

That said, we'll all miss her and it can't possibly be the same without her & C4 may even decide to cancel the program.

[Richard1966]

I think its the end of the program

[sara3]

I could do it!

I can read and count. I'm going to apply...

[gucciman]

awwwwwwwwwww i'm gutted, carol just gets better looking and more sexy the older she gets, there going to have to go some to replace her, perhaps pamela anderson, she may be crap at maths but shes got a cracking rack!

[buildersmate]

I'd like to nominate any of the Big Brother housemates.
What they lack in intellect, they more than make up for in screen charisma. "Where is East Anglia anyway" would be my starter for 10.

[terambulan]

Des O'connor was tempted back from Oz to do this show..........now he will return to Oz...........tragedy, not.

[ELVIS68]

Money for old rope!

She`s just an old woman with a dirty laugh who stands there turning cards over grinning like a child when the letters spell T!t, C0ck or arse

Oh and she`s good at maths too


One from the bottom Carol !!

[bubbles4920]

an ex colleague went on the show and said that she was a real snotty c*w, not wanting to chat to anyone, once the cameras rolled she was all smiles and so fake apparently!

[jno]

if anyone can seriously do sums in their head the way she can, go for the job, you'd have a pretty good chance. It isn't easy.

[Gromit]

The show is too Intelectual and needs to dumb down to replace it's dying audiece share. Jade Goody would be ideal to replace Carol and the host needs to be someone 'camp' maybe Julian Clary.

[squarebear]

jno - My gran went to see the show being filmed in Leeds. They stop filming while she works the sum out. Don't believe she works it out in 30 seconds.

It's the same with the letters, they put them into a computer and see what comes out. How do you think the likes of Suzi Quatro and co know about some obscure bacterium with 9 letters??