Anne Robinson says she supports the BBC's decision to axe consumer show Watchdog.
The 76-year-old star presented the series from 1993 until 2001 and again from 2009 until 2015.
Watchdog was dropped after 40 years and more than 1,000 episodes, and is now just a segment on The One Show.
Anne, who is now the new host of Countdown, believes it was the right decision to end the show.
"I had a wonderful time on Watchdog. We turned it from what I felt was a protection of stupid people programme to having a real go at the travel companies, car manufacturers and the private health people," she said.
"But with woke culture and being politically correct, it is more and more difficult to run those programmes legally. The money that is laid out do a consumer programme simply isn't enough to be able to fight big companies any more.
"So maybe its time had passed," she added to the Daily Star.
Anne also thinks that no other channels are likely to commission a flagship consumer show.
"No-one else does because of advertising. You don't see a consumer programme on ITV because you'd have the advertising department arguing with the editorial department," she added.
It was recently confirmed that The Weakest Link, which Anne also used to host, will be returning with Romesh Ranganathan.
The general knowledge quiz will take a new Saturday night slot and hopefuls won't have to face Anne's legendary barbs.
But instead of the general public, the contestants will be celebrities trying to win cash for charity.
Anne's catchphrase 'You are the weakest link.... goodbye' will be part of the show, reported The Sun.
“It’s an honour to be asked to bring back what is basically a TV institution to our screens," Romesh told the publication.
“Anne was an amazing host and to step into her shoes is an anxiety-inducing privilege.
"I’m hoping we’ve found a way to make both the fans of the show happy as well as bringing a new audience to it. If not, accept this as my apology."
Anne recently said that she accepts she wouldn't be able to get away with any of her Weakest Link put-downs in 2021.
The telly star believes that the world has moved on and bosses would demand a more toned-down version.
She told The Daily Mail: "I wasn’t exactly drowning kittens but I would never get away with all that now - times have changed so much that I don’t think we could even make The Weakest Link today.
"I don’t think half the things I said then I could say now, like 'Are you really that stupid?' or 'Why are you so fat?'
"That would be off-limits, everyone would be too worried about the poor contestants’ mental health."
