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"
Jeff Stelling Botham arrived to lend his support and walked with Stelling to Glanford Park, the home of Scunthorpe United. In 2017, Stelling again pledged to walk to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. He covered the length of 15 marathons in as many days, starting from St. James's Park in Exeter, home of Exeter City and ending at St.James's Park in Newcastle, home of Newcastle United. The walk took place 2–16 June. Jeff Stelling Robert Jeffrey Stelling (born 18 March 1955) is an English sports journalist and sport television presenter. He currently presents "Gillette Soccer Saturday" for Sky Sports and hosted