Countdown (game show) Stelling was confirmed as the new host, with Oxford graduate Rachel Riley in the Vorderman role. It was announced on 24 May 2011 that Stelling would be leaving the programme, and he presented his final show on 16 December 2011. On 16 November 2011, it was announced that Nick Hewer would be taking over as host, with his first show broadcast on 9 January 2012. "Countdown" quickly established cult status within British television – an image which it maintains today, despite numerous changes of rules and personnel. The programme's audience comprises mainly students, homemakers and pensioners, owing to the "teatime"
Christopher Paul Stelling Christopher Paul Stelling Christopher Paul Stelling (born February 19, 1982) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist currently based in Asheville, North Carolina. Stelling was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, and has also resided in Colorado, Washington, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. He has released three official albums, 2012's "Songs of Praise and Scorn", 2013's "False Cities" and 2015's "Labor Against Waste" . He has toured the United States extensively and has also toured Europe. Stelling's official debut album was self released on February 21, 2012. "Songs of Praise and Scorn" was recorded with friends over a 5-day period in August 2011 in