Rachel Riley can’t hide her smirk as she spells out rude word on Countdown
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1. Squirter
Rachel Riley’s reaction to this innocent word ‘squirter’ in this grainy screenshot left viewers in stitches. The star couldn’t hide her grin. What are you thinking of Rachel, water guns?
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2. Fart
Toilet humour has Carol in hysterics once again with this unfortunate spelling.
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3. Bumhole
Rachel tried to keep a straight face as she spelt out this rude word.
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4. Arse
And on the topic of bumholes…
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5. Erotica
Carol kept it professional as she was asked to spell out ‘Erotica’.
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6. Porn
But she wasn’t *quite* as composed when the word ‘Porn’ came along.
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7. Fannies
Get your mind out of the gutter, this word was spelt out in the context of somebody ‘fannying about’.
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8. Clit
The look in Rachel’s eyes says it all.
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9. Slutz
And the TV star looked just as uncomfortable when this word popped up.
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10. Todgers
This one was a definite viewer favourite.
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11. Itchy Semi
The worst part of this ‘itchy semi’ is that it was actually a Countdown conundrum – meaning that the words had purposefully been arranged in that way!
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12. Large Baps
Same with ‘large baps’ – another rude conundrum!
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13. Erection
‘Erection’ might be a perfectly legitimate word, but it still had viewers stifling giggles.
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14. Orgasmed
Anybody else getting flashbacks to laughing through sex ed?
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15. Minge
Ah, a less-than-official word for female genitalia, lovely.
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16. Gobshite
It was none other than Myleene Klass who spotted this naughty word, telling Rachel: ‘I have a rude one’.
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17. The F-word
It might not be explicitly spelt out, but we all saw it… Right?
Teatime TV show Countdown is famous for the rude moments that leave their hosts red-faced, and earlier today Rachel Riley couldn’t hide her smirk as a contestant gave a cheeky answer.
Her face said it all and left the guests in hysterics. So it’s true, viewers love nothing more than when Rachel Riley, or Carol Vorderman before her, unknowingly spell out the unexpected.
From farts to fannies, there have been some serious clangers dropped during the Channel 4 show’s many years on air, so we thought that we’d take a look back at the 17 rudest moments so far.
