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Countdown legend Richard Whiteley died on Sunday from heart problems, aged 61. The presenter and former news reporter had initially been taken ill with pneumonia in May. He later had an operation to cure an infected heart valve but had been thought to be recovering.
His wife Kathryn Apanowicz, 45, was by his side. Whiteley's Countdown co-presenter Carol Vorderman is said to be distraught. Whitely, famous for his bad jokes, co-hosting the show with Carol Vorderman since 1982, when it was the first programme ever transmitted on Channel 4.
Even the Queen is said to be a fan of the popular show and she presented Whiteley with an OBE last November. The show's producers have scrapped their plan to film a new series of the show with guest presenters that they hoped would fill in until Whiteley recovered from illness. They are yet to decide whether they will air the final episodes of Countdown Richard hosted before he became ill
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