Rachel Riley

To most viewers, Channel 4 quiz show Countdown is a relatively safe programme to watch with sensitive souls. With only two contestants, a few numbers and a couple of letters - what could go wrong? It turns out quite a lot as co-host Rachel Riley found out on Monday.

Countdown host Rachel Riley was left red faced after she spelt out a choice word on the show

The Maths wizard was putting up randomly picked letters on to the board as usual but realised something was going terribly wrong as she spelt out the word S-L-U-T.

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Middle class icon Myleene Klass turned the air blue in an episode of ‘Countdown’ when she spelled a rude word. The 37 year old former ‘One Show’ presenter is a guest this week on the show’s ‘Dictionary Corner’, and managed to form a crude – but rather impressive – word.

She told presenter Nick Hewer: “I’ve got a rude one”, before spelling out the eight letter word ‘gobs***e’ on Tuesday afternoon’s show, after the two contestants had only made the same seven letter word ‘ghosted’.

Myleene Klass

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The former Southampton and England footballer Matt Le Tissier has announced he will compete in the TV quiz show Countdown after passing his contestant audition. The 46-year-old will become the fourth professional footballer to appear on the Channel 4 show.

Matt Le Tissier will appear on Countdown later this year

Le Tissier, who now works as a TV pundit for Sky Sports, tweeted: "Passed my contestant audition for @C4Countdown. Be filming in autumn. Hope you've brushed up on the numbers @RachelRileyRR."

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