She continued: “Because I was one of several people who rotated in the corner. It was Richard and Carol who actually wanted to have a full time team.
“So they basically said, ‘OK let’s get together a solid team.’ I was there at the right time.”
Susie added: “So it was thanks to them that I got a full-time gig. So I’ll always be grateful for that.”
Carol departed the show in 2008, two years after Richard had died.
The TV legend was later replaced by Rachel Riley, 34, who joined Countdown in 2009.
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source: express.co.uk