Romesh Ranganathan is leading the relaunch of the popular game show The Weakest Link after nine years – taking Anne Robinson's iconic place.
Ranganathan revealed he is departing from Robinson's style in more ways than one, including her elimination catchphrase "you are the weakest link, goodbye".
The Taskmaster favourite said (via RadioTimes): "There's a new thing that I say, but I don't want to reveal it. I want everyone to see it on the show. I think it's pretty good.
"Anne was amazing at it and she was a big reason why the show was so popular in the way that she did it. But I don't think any good can come from trying to emulate that or be like that.
"I'm never going to pretend to do it in a different way. So, I think it's got a different flavour to it. Anne brought her flavour to it and I'm bringing mine to it, so I hope people like it."
Robinson successfully helmed the show across 1,600 episodes between 2000 and 2012, with her brutal style of quizzing becoming well-known.
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With so many elements of the classic game show being well-loved by the British public, Ranganathan changing the infamous catchphrase is a bold move.
Details of the series have been released, with the first episode as a Strictly Come Dancing special featuring Clara Amfo, Dr Ranj and Ore Oduba. Each episode will have a different set of contestants, from previous winners to comedians and British celebrities.
Ranganathan spoke about navigating the various line-ups, saying: "I'd say as a comedian I'll always look forward to seeing comedians come on but, actually, when they do come on they give me more hassle than the non-comedian contestants do…"
The Weakest Link returns on Saturday, December 18 at 6.10pm at BBC One before the Strictly Come Dancing final.
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