Countdown star Susie Dent addresses concern that she sometimes seems ‘drunk’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Countdown star Susie Dent has addressed viewers’ concerns that she sometimes appears to be “drunk” on the show. “The thing that visibly affects me most is caffeine,” she told The Mirror, adding: “My body goes into toxic shock.” Dent said that caffeine intake causes her to “get incredibly cold and start shivering”, adding that the “freezing cold” studio where the show is filmed makes matters worse. “My lips go absolutely black with cold and I start ­slurring my words,” she said, quipping: “I seem much more drunk than I would have done had I had a couple of gin slings. Susie Dent says caffeine causes her to slur her words Anne Robinson recently made her debut as the new host of Countdown, which began in 1982.