Pointless co-host Richard Osman has announced he is leaving the popular BBC programme after 13 years. It has been BBC One’s highest rating daytime quiz and game show for the past two years - so whoever is set to step into the role is sure to have some big shoes to fill.
The 51-year-old has presented the series alongside Alexander Armstrong since its launch in 2009 and has featured in more than 1,300 episodes. But in a statement on his Twitter account on April 8, he revealed that following the success of his bestselling crime fiction novel, The Thursday Murder Club - and the subsequent sequels - he could no longer keep up with the schedule of filming the daily programme and writing.
"After 13 wonderful years I'm leaving daytime Pointless, to concentrate on writing," he wrote in a heartfelt tweet to his 1.1 million fans, adding: "Will still be doing the celebrity shows and 'HouseOfGames'. It has been the GREATEST pleasure and I can't wait to start watching as a viewer. Thank you to everyone!
