Countdown to the end of Countdown - surely?
The end of an era. Carol Vorderman is leaving Countdown. Her salary may have been inflated but she had a genuinely sharp intelligence with which she entertained across the generations. There are now so many moronic, birdbrained airheads who are without aptitude, accomplishment or adeptness who yet inhabit our airwaves and magazine covers as demigods - it is their financial rewards which are questionable.
Countdown began when my son was a baby - both are now 26; my father, while still farming, would time his afternoon cup of tea to coincide with Countdown; my cool as cool Art School daughter still gets competitive over the conundrum.
Yes, there are plans for the programme to continue, but it will not ever be the same: something was lost after the premature demise of Richard Whiteley, (Des O'Connor is a charming slimeball) so much more will be lost when le Vorderman leaves.
Excuse me while I go and weep.