A COUNTDOWN legend has stunned fans as they announced their sudden departure from a hit show. Susie Dent has broken the news that she and her co-star have stepped away from their beloved podcast. 3 A Countdown legend has stunned fans as they announced their sudden departure from a hit show Credit: Channel 4 3 Susie Dent has revealed her beloved podcast is coming to an end 3 She and Gyles Brandreth have fronted the show for the last five years Credit: The Mega Agency The Countdown matriarch, who is adored for her stint in the Dictionary Corner, has called time on Something Rhymes With Purple.
Susie, 59, fronted the beloved podcast alongside This Morning star Gyles Brandreth . However, during the latest episode, both stars confirmed the show would be ending after five years. Opening the episode, which dropped on Tuesday morning, Susie said the series would wrap up after four more episodes.
She told listeners: "It makes us both sad and excited. There will be new things to come, but we will keep the wonderful Purple People community posted about where we are going next and what we are going to do. "It's not the end, but in this form, it is.
" Meanwhile, Gyles said: "Yes, this is us over three weeks saying au revoi, not farewell to our lovely purple people because life is full of change." Something Rhymes With Purple has recorded over 400 episodes to date and regularly charts on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music. Most read in News TV ON HIS WAY Rangers star set to sign for .