Rachel Riley and Anne Robinson left Media City in Salford separately on Tuesday after filming Countdown, with the pair working together again after their ‘feud’.
The show’s maths whizz Rachel, 36 – who was recently on maternity leave after welcoming a baby girl to the world with husband Pasha Kovalev, 42, in November – wore a red top with a plunging neckline which she teamed with a pair of black trousers.
Host Anne, 77, wore a long black coat and matching trousers which featured red embroidery at the bottom and a Nike baseball cap.
Reunited: Rachel RIley, 36, and Anne Robinson, 77, looked casual as they left Media City in Salford on Tuesday after filming Countdown, with the pair working together after their ‘feud’
She wore a pair of red-rimmed glasses to match the colour of her hat and some black shoes with a chunky white sole.
The television presenter carried two bags packed full of belongings as she made her way home.
Rachel completed her look by wearing a long black quilted coat which she wore open and a pair of white trainers.
Stepping out: Rachel – who was recently on maternity leave after welcoming a baby girl to the world with husband Pasha Kovalev, 42, in November – wore a red top with a plunging neckline
The star is back working on Countdown after giving birth to daughter Noa three months ago.
She shares the newborn with Strictly Come Dancing star husband Pasha, with the couple also being parents another daughter Maven, two.
Last year it was reported that Countdown host Anne was at loggerheads with mathematician Rachel and the show’s lexicographer Susie Dent, 56, with an ‘uncomfortable atmosphere’ erupting since Anne took on the role of fronting the show.
In style: Rachel completed her look by wearing a long black quilted coat which she wore open and a pair of white trainers
Staff at Media City claimed that off-camera, there was tension over Anne’s ‘rather grand ways’, which earned her the nickname ‘Queen Anne’.
In October Anne reportedly turned off Rachel’s microphone on set after becoming irritated by the her small talk.
According to The Sun, Anne became fed up of listening to Rachel chatting to contestants ahead of going on air, turning up at the last minute and being on her phone too much.
TV legend: Host Anne wore a long black coat and matching trousers which featured red embroidery at the bottom and a Nike baseball cap
Rachel then reportedly told crew that she ‘completely disagreed’ with being silenced after the incident.
A source told the publication: ‘It’s safe to say there’s no love lost. Anne is famously known for two things: her dislike of noise and time-keeping. She’ll tolerate neither.
‘Anne also has tinnitus and cannot bear excess sound. Rachel, with her big heels and even bigger personality, can be quite loud on set. Rachel used to chat to contestants before every show, and Anne found it hugely distracting.
Addressing it: Anne recently broke her silence on her ‘feud’ with Rachel and praised the maths whizz for her ‘adding and subtracting’
‘She felt she couldn’t do her job properly, or bond with the contestants to help them to relax, before the cameras started rolling.
‘The tension was palpable. Anne finds the whole thing hilarious.’
Representatives for Anne, Rachel and Channel 4 were contacted for a comment at the time.
Former face of The Weakest Link, Anne, was nothing but complimentary of her colleagues during a recent interview with journalist and sister of the Prime Minister, Rachel Johnson.
Compliments: The Countdown host was nothing but complimentary of her colleagues during a recent interview, describing Rachel and Susie Dent as ‘brilliant’
Asked directly about the feud, Anne, who took over from Nick Hewer on the Channel 4 game show in June, said: ‘They’re brilliant – both of them actually. Every time I’m astonished how she [Rachel] does that adding up and subtracting – just seconds, absolutely seconds, amazing.’
Anne added: ‘I hope I’m always described as difficult, awkward, tricky, impatient, menopausal, any sort of pejorative, grumpy.’
Rachel broke her silence on the Countdown ‘feud’ during a recent episode of Lorraine where she also chatted about life as a new mum.
‘She’s getting some stuff out of the contestants – sometimes it’s barbed, sometimes it’s funny, it’s just got a different flavour,’ she explained.
Sweet: Rachel gave birth to daughter Noa in November, her second child with dancer Pasha Kovalev who she met on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013
