Countdown: Anne Robinson admits to being 'quite stiff'
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Anne Robinson, 76, only joined Countdown this month yet she had some big ideas for the long-running show. Number one on her list is getting more female contestants involved.
I begged them for more women contestants
Anne Robinson
Discussing her new role with former Countdown star Carol Vorderman on her BBC Radio show, even the mathematician admitted it would be “tricky” to do so.
Anne said: “I begged them for more women contestants.”
“Ah, that’s tricky,” Carol replied.
“We were always asking for that, I have to say.
“I don’t know why that is!” she added before hoping her guest is enjoying her latest gig.
Express.co.uk contacted Channel 4 for comment.
It comes after Anne shared her belief that modern women are “too fragile” in the workplace, urging women to “toughen up” to avoid harassment.
Anne, who rose to fame as host of BBC’s The Weakest Link, spoke out following the MeToo and Time’s Up movements.
The star revealed she felt “cross” about the situation, as she claimed there are many “clever women” who fail to protect themselves from “nonsense” caused by men.
She said: “I do believe even the dimmest of men are beginning to realise that women should be safe in lifts, but I promise there are a few easy tricks to not be putting up with nonsense in the office.
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“I slightly get cross that women don’t learn to look after themselves better in an office, in a work environment.
“Clever women now get jobs, which they didn’t necessarily 50 years ago.”
The TV personality added to Saga magazine: “I’m not quite sure how they become more fragile, I don’t mind them being fragile, but I do think there are a few tricks.
“I’d say you actually pull him aside and say, ‘What you did was totally inappropriate, don’t dare do it again.’”
Anne credits her no-nonsense approach to men from her upbringing and lessons she learnt from her businesswoman Anne Josephine, who was a poultry seller at her local market.
Countdown airs weekdays at 2:10pm on Channel 4.
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