Beat the Chasers, after Anne Hegerty revealed she would be pulling out for an entire season. Issa Schultz, who is well-known for his appearances on quiz shows on Australian TV and earned the nickname 'The Supernerd' for his work on The Chase Australia, is set to fill in for Hegerty, after she caught Covid before filming for the ITV show began.
Hegerty announced the news on Twitter, saying: "Unfortunately I’ve contracted Covid-19 so won’t be filming this series of #BeatTheChasers.
The fantastic @Issa25 will be stepping in for me and I’m looking forward to watching the series when it’s on air later this year.
I feel fine, but I'm still positive! (in all respects)"Here's what you need to know about Issa Schultz's time on The Chase as well as his successful quizzing career.
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