Rachel Riley and Anne Robinson cut casual figures as they left Salford's Media City separately on Wednesday after filming Channel 4 show Countdown.

Mathematician Rachel, 36, wore a cream woollen jumper and a pair of black jeans while she wrapped up warm in a long black winter coat.

The programme's host Anne, 77, donned a red jumper and matching Nike baseball cap which she teamed with a pair of copper velvet trousers. 

The former Weakest Link presenter wore a pink checked scarf and carried a brown bag packed full of belongings.

She wore a pair of red-rimmed glasses and completed her look by opting for a comfortable pair of brown and white trainers.

Broadcaster Anne carried a blue folder in her arms with a document with the Countdown logo on it inside.

Rachel had on a beanie hat on the cool early March evening while she wore a pair of flat white trainers to make her way home.

The star, who recently returned to Countdown following her maternity leave after welcoming baby daughter Noa to the world with husband Pasha Kovalev, 42, in November, carried a rucksack on her back.

She shares the newborn with Strictly Come Dancing star husband Pasha, with the couple also being parents another daughter Maven, two. 

Last year it was reported that Countdown host Anne was at loggerheads with mathematician Rachel and the show's lexicographer Susie Dent, 56, with an 'uncomfortable atmosphere' erupting since Anne took on the role of fronting the show.  

Staff at Media City claimed that off-camera, there was tension over Anne's 'rather grand ways', which earned her the nickname 'Queen Anne'.

In October Anne reportedly turned off Rachel's microphone on set after becoming irritated by the her small talk.  

According to The Sun, Anne became fed up of listening to Rachel chatting to contestants ahead of going on air, turning up at the last minute and being on her phone too much.  

Rachel then reportedly told crew that she 'completely disagreed' with being silenced after the incident.

A source told the publication: 'It's safe to say there's no love lost. Anne is famously known for two things: her dislike of noise and time-keeping. She'll tolerate neither.  

'Anne also has tinnitus and cannot bear excess sound. Rachel, with her big heels and even bigger personality, can be quite loud on set. Rachel used to chat to contestants before every show, and Anne found it hugely distracting.  

'She felt she couldn't do her job properly, or bond with the contestants to help them to relax, before the cameras started rolling.

'The tension was palpable. Anne finds the whole thing hilarious.'

Representatives for Anne, Rachel and Channel 4 were contacted for a comment at the time.  

Asked directly about the feud, Anne, who took over from Nick Hewer on the Channel 4 game show in June, said: 'They're brilliant - both of them actually. Every time I'm astonished how she [Rachel] does that adding up and subtracting - just seconds, absolutely seconds, amazing.'

Anne added: 'I hope I'm always described as difficult, awkward, tricky, impatient, menopausal, any sort of pejorative, grumpy.'