Nick Hewer Nick Hewer Nicholas Radbourn Hewer (born 17 February 1944) is an English television presenter and former public relations consultant. From 2005 to 2014, he appeared as Lord Sugar's adviser on the British television series "The Apprentice". Since January 2012, he has presented the Channel 4 programme "Countdown" with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent, having taken over from Jeff Stelling. He is the fifth presenter of "Countdown" and the longest-serving one since the death of the original host, Richard Whiteley, in 2005. Hewer was born in Swindon on 17 February 1944. His mother was Mary Patricia Hewer (née Jamison; 1918 -
Nick Hewer on BBC One. On 18 December 2014, Hewer revealed that he had decided to leave the show after the tenth series, believing it to be "the appropriate time". On 9 January 2012, Hewer became the new host of the Channel 4 game show "Countdown" taking over from Sports presenter Jeff Stelling. In July 2012, Hewer presented a four-part series on BBC Two called "The Farm Fixer", where he assisted farmers in Northern Ireland in diversifying. Hewer also presented two BBC One series "The Town that Never Retired" and "We All Pay Your Benefits" with Margaret Mountford. On 28 August 2013,