The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
While Rachel Riley Carol Vorderman's youthful Countdown successor tries to prove that she is more than just a pretty face her campaign to be taken seriously has been rather undermined by the new Countdown host Jeff Stelling.
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | yesterday
COUNTDOWN'S replacement for Carol Vorderman is "drop-dead gorgeous" and will be a big hit, the show's new host said today.
West Ham Till I Die (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
West Ham have drawn first division Hartlepool away in the FA Cup fourth round. Just the sort of match we normally come a cropper in. Not this season, though, I feel. Mind you, Hartlepool are no mugs, as they showed against Stoke. They are 15th in League one, but have a few useful players. [...]
http://feeds.feedburner.com/WestHam (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
West Ham will play at Hartlepool United away in the FA Cup Fourth Round, at least Jeff Stelling will be pleased.Well, if Barnsley threatend to trip us up, this tie is capable of pushing us into a well and staying...
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
Countdown's replacement for Carol Vorderman is "drop-dead gorgeous" and will be a big hit, the show's new host said today. Jeff Stelling, who takes over from Des O'Connor, also described Oxford maths graduate Rachel Riley, the new brains of Countdown, as beautiful and clever. The 53-year-old host of Sky Sport's Soccer Saturday is old enough to be Miss Riley's father but that has not stopped...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Countdown's replacement for Carol Vorderman is "drop-dead gorgeous" and will be a big hit, the show's new host said.Jeff Stelling, who takes over from Des O'Connor, also described Oxford maths graduate Rachel Riley, the new brains of Countdown, as beautiful and clever.The 53-year-old host of Sky Sport's Soccer Saturday is old enough to be Miss Riley's father but that has not stopped him...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | yesterday
... joked.He is also set to take part in the upcoming series of Countdown, with Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling and Oxford graduate Rachel Riley the new presenters of the Channel 4 show.
bitjobs for the masses! (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Rd, Halesowen, Dudley B63, UK) - http://bkite.com/03r2z # Ooh lovely. Hartlepool 2 - Stoke 0. Jeff Stelling will be happy # Ugh, so cold. The boiler continues to refuse to work. Any plumbers out there? # Watching Johnathan Creek. Gawd bless the internets # Powered by Twitter Tools .
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
... who absolutely love her. “All I can do is be myself.”The new series with Rachel and new host Jeff Stelling, 53 starts on January 12.A Channel 4 spokesman said bosses were happy with the the new team’s performance.He said: “Rachel and Jeff do make a very good team.”
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
... out if he has a dig at them. It’s going to be so tempting for him with all those letters to hand.” Jeff Stelling, 53, replaces Des O’Connor, 76, as host and Rachel Riley, 22, replaces Carol Vorderman, 47, when the show returns to Channel 4 on January 12.And their special guest in dictionary corner is 78-year-old Sachs, giving him the chance to make mischief. Brand, 33, quit his Radio...
Unreality TV (Free subscription) | 30/12/2008
The new Countdown co-host, Rachel Riley, has reportedly been “struggling” to meet the high standards set by Carol Vorderman on the show. 22-year-old Rachel, an Oxford graduate, took over from Carol while presenter Jeff Stelling replaced host Des O’Connor. Sources from Channel 4 have claimed that in the first few weeks of the show, Rachel couldn’t solve [...]
