O'Connor out for the Countdown
DES O'CONNOR is to step down as host of Countdown at the end of the current series in November.
But the 76-year-old said he had no plans to retire, as long as the public still wanted him.
The veteran all-round entertainer, who is working on his 36th album, said he missed the excitement of one-man concerts.
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Tuesday 29 May 2012
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