How old is Anne Robinson and what is the Countdown host's net worth?
FIND OUT WHAT'S ON NEAR YOU WITH OUR NEWSLETTER Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Anne Robinson is set to become the newest host of Channel 4s Countdown. She will become the first female host in the shows 39 years when she replaces Nick Hewer later this year. The sharp-tongued Robinson is a seasoned television host, presenting quiz show The Weakest Link from 2000 to 2012. Read more: The Handmaid's Tale: Elisabeth Moss's net worth and her other TV and film roles  She earned the nickname The Queen of Mean for her fearsome television persona, and the sardonic comments shed shoot at contestants as they puzzled over questions. In a recent interview for The Daily Mail , Robinson said shed be cancelled if The Weakest Link was aired today. She said: "I wasnt exactly drowning kittens but I would never get away with all that now - times have changed so much that I dont think we could even make The Weakest Link today. "I dont think half the things I said then I could say now, like 'Are you really that stupid?' Anne Robinson is 76 years old. She was born in Crosby, Lancashire in 1944, to a schoolteacher father and a stall-holder mother. She had a turbulent family life, with her mother suffering from alcoholism for most of her childhood. Download the Bristol Live app See our best content via our dedicated smartphone apps and keep up to date on all our breaking news stories - including the latest on crime, business, travel and weather. You can also read all our latest What's On content and entertainment stories. Just one quick download and you can read our content on the move without being online. Only see the news that interests you - just select the topics you want to display on the app's homepage. Most importantly you can now get push notifications through to your mobile, which will pop up on your screen like a text message. To get the Bristol Live app visit the App Store here for iOS devices, and on the Google Play store here to download the app on Android. Anne Robinson has an estimated net worth of $45 million. She has made her millions through several decades of working in the media, including stints in journalism, television and radio. After a career as a journalist, working for the Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, Robinson began working in TV in 1982. She began as an occasional panellist on Question Time, before taking over BBCs consumer affairs show, Watchdog. She began presenting The Weakest Link in 2000, where her icy persona and barbed comments made her an iconic television presence. She went on to present the show for 12 more years.