Carol Vorderman pranked with Countdown gag on Late Night Lycett

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Carol Vorderman made a hilarious appearance as a guest on the final episode of Late Night Lycett this week. She joined Joe Lycett — who was in character as right-wing TV host Richard Yewtree — to read a series of outrageous statements from his autocue.

Vorderman was forced to read some politically-charged statements, but the autocue script also took several digs at her tenure as the co-presenter of Countdown for more than 25 years. Thankfully, the 63-year-old took the segment in good humour.

Who, what and why?

At the beginning of the segment, Lycett asked for Vorderman's opinion on the latest comments of Esther McVey, known as the "minister for common sense". Forced to read the autocue, Vorderman took a swipe at her previous job.

She said: "The whole thing makes me sick. If there's one thing I, Carol Vorderman, strongly believe — other than that Countdown is better now than it's ever been before — it's that people should pipe down and stay out of things that don't concern them."

Vorderman appeared on Countdown between 1982 and 2008, working with three separate hosts before she was eventually replaced by current co-presenter Rachel Riley.

Watch: Carol Vorderman meets Richard Yewtree on Late Night Lycett

Later in the segment, Vorderman was given another line about her previous job to read as she fought to keep a straight face.

"You don't find me mouthing off on social media," she said. "I stay at home like a good woman should, doing my chores, cooking delicious meals for the menfolk, and watching Countdown, which as I may have mentioned just goes from strength to strength."

She was later forced to say that "maths isn't for women" before turning the tables on Lycett by bringing in BBC news presenter Maryam Moshiri, who gave Lycett his own awkward autocue prompt to read after referencing her infamous middle finger gesture.

What else happened on Late Night Lycett?

Lycett welcomed four celebrity guests for the last episode of the series, with Vorderman joined by Big Boys creator Jack Rooke and comedians Johnny Vegas and Sophie Willan. With Vegas and Willan, who's currently winning new fans on Taskmaster, anarchy was guaranteed.

He also sent Anita Rani to a new Birmingham nightclub in his place as part of the Hunderstudies segment, only for it to turn out that local shop owner Hardev had converted his store into a club. Let's just say this remains one of the most unique and bizarre shows on British TV.

All episodes of Late Night Lycett are available to stream via Channel 4.

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