“It is sort of a job and I think if you ask anyone in the business, we’re not all hanging out together, not least because we’re all running around trying to earn a living.”
Nick announced he would be stepping down from Countdown in December last year and taking his retirement.
The presenter took over from Sky Sports journalist Jeff Stelling in 2011, before his first episode was broadcast the following year.
He said in a statement that the COVID-19 lockdown had made him think about what he wants to do in the future.
On Twitter, he wrote: “Delighted to be back in the Countdown studio after another enforced lockdown.
“BUT this latest lockdown has given me an opportunity to consider my future life and I’ve decided it’s a good time to step down at the end of my contract in the New Year.”