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Anne Robinson
Anne Josephine Robinson
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Anne Josephine Robinson (born 26 September 1944) is a British 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. 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. She left the programme on 13 July 2022 after one year, recording a total of 265 episodes.
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- •Place of birth: Crosby
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom
- •Known as: television presenter, journalist, autobiographer
- •Spouse: Charles Wilson
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Dorothy Anne Robinson Obituary July 15, 2025 - Little's Funeral Home and Cremation Service | Smithfield, VA
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