Anne Robinson

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Anne Josephine Robinson (born 26 September 1944) is an English television presenter and game show host. She was born in Crosby, Lancashire. She is best known for presenting BBC quiz show, The Weakest Link from 2000-2012 which earned her the nickname "Queen of Mean". In the United States she presented Weakest Link for three series on NBC. She is one of the presenters on the long-running British consumer affairs series, Watchdog from 1993-2001 and again from 2009-2015, on 28th June 2021, she became the new host of the long-running game show Countdown.

Personal life[change | change source]

In 2001, Robinson was diagnosed with skin cancer, for which she had surgery.[1]

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  1. Anne Robinson reveals cancer

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