Anne Robinson

Anne Robinson
Robinson in 2023
Born
Anne Josephine Robinson

(1944-09-26) 26 September 1944
Crosby, Lancashire, England
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, journalist
Years active1967–present
Television
Spouses
(m. 1968; div. 1973)
    John Penrose
    (m. 1980; div. 2007)
    PartnerAndrew Parker Bowles (2023–present)
    Children1

    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.