Anne Hegerty, 63, has reacted as her fellow The Chase star Mark Labbett, 56, explained his reason for missing this year’s NTAs, despite their show's nomination.Taking to his Twitter account, where he boasts 147,000 followers, Mark said Anne’s drinking was to blame for his absence.He tweeted: “Sorry I won’t be at the NTAs tonight.“I am having a quiet night in, my liver cannot cope with drinking at @anne_hegerty pace.”Mark, also known as The Beast on the ITV show, signed off the post with a smiley face and the hashtags “#thechase” and “#NTAwards”.Fortunately, Anne seemed to enjoy Mark's cheeky comment, as she responded with a single laughing face emoji.Fans of the ITV programme reacted to the quizzers’ exchange in amusement.One person asked:.
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