UK game show Countdown’s awkward X-rated letter fail
A popular game show left its hosts red-faced – and fans in stitches – after one seven-letter clue took an awkward turn.
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Game show star and maths genius Rachel Riley could barely contain herself when she spotted a very rude word on the Countdown board recently.
The 34-year-old presenter squirmed when she noticed that the vowels and consonants a contestant had chosen could easily spell out c**t during the final letters round of the popular UK game show.
Contestant Tony asked: “Can I have a vowel please?” before Ms Riley listed off “U”, followed by “C”, “N”, and “T”.
The TV star turned around when she clocked the almost-slur and pulled a twisted grimace to the camera.
Ever the consummate professional, Riley managed to keep a straight face and stifle her laughter to get on with the show.
Last year, the star – who has been co-presenting Countdown for over a decade – treated fans to a selection of the naughtiest words to have ever appeared on the show to mark her 10 years there.
The cringe-worthy letters which are picked at random include, “erection”, “shags”, “todgers”, “vaginas”, “orgasms” and – most bizarrely of all – “OK I squirt”.
Other rude words picked by contestants include “bumhole” – which believe it or not has appeared twice – “perverts”, “sugar t*ts” and “no panties”.
Ms Riley first joined Countdown in 2009 when she was 22, having only just graduated from the University of Oxford.
In 2013, Rachel appeared on UK reality dancing program Strictly Come Dancing and began dating her dance partner Pasha Kovalev.
Five years later the couple tied the knot in 2019 ceremony in Las Vegas.
She gave birth to their daughter Maven Aria in December, announcing: “Two weeks after we were expecting her this little one finally made an appearance.”
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
Originally published as UK game show Countdown’s awkward X-rated letter fail