Bradley Walsh reveals he's watched like a hawk by lawyers while presenting ITV The Chase

The Chase fans were left stunned and impressed after a very important Buckingham Palace employee appeared as a contestant on the ITV gameshowCrawley-born player Ritchie joined three other contestants as the brainy foursome set out to win a cash prize against chaser Shaun Wallace - AKA The Dark Destroyer - in the latest instalment of the show.But fans were shocked after the seemingly shy player admitted he was a firefighter at Buckingham Palace.Greeted by impressed gasps from the audience, host Bradley couldn’t help but question Ritchie on his role, admitting he was fascinated and impressed."I do patrol at Buckingham Palace and I also look after Kensington and St James," said Ritchie, adding that he has been a fireman for 24 years.As the fireman went on to answer questions in the rapid fire round, he drew laughter from the entire set after managing to get a question about Fireman Sam wrong.Bradley asked: "Which children's tv character originally started on Welsh TV as Sam Tan?"Ritchie was seen passing on the question, seemingly none the wiser that the answer was in fact Fireman Sam.After winning a £6,000 haul to take over to the Final Chase, Bradley, 61, couldn’t help but mock his blunder – with the help of Ritchie’s fellow contestants.Contestant Emma blurted out: "You’re never going to live that down!" as Bradley laughed and expressed his disbelief.During his head to head with chaser Shaun, Ritchie was seen considering taking the low offer of £-1,000, causing Bradley to begin impersonating the Royal Family and expressing their disappointment at his decision"Mother, have you seen? £-1,000 surely not!" he said before making a series of dissatisfied noises.Fans took to Twitter to laugh about the exchange."Bradley has just

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Mark Labbett has shown off his impressive weight loss after dropping three clothing sizes.The famous Chaser was once a 5XL, and has since gone down to a slimmer 2XL after losing eight inches from his chest. Sharing a selfie on Instagram of himself shirtless, Mark, 56, penned: “Down to 52 inch chest from 60”. So was 5xl, now 2xl.

The Chase star Mark Labbett has apologised after a recent defeat saw him storm off the show, with the quizzer saying he was struggling with his mental health. Chaser Mark, who’s known as The Beast on the quiz show, lost out to a team of contestants who took home a jackpot of £21,000However, viewers were shocked when he said: ‘Well played guys, you deserve it – I’m off,’ before storming off the set and punching the wall on the way out. A stunned Bradley Walsh said: ‘I apologise to all the kids watching.

The Chase star Mark Labbett, aka The Beast, has broken his silence on storming off the set of the ITV game show. Last night’s episode (Wednesday 26 January) saw Mark, 56, beaten by four contestants as they scooped a staggering £21,000 - and Mark did not take the defeat well.

Mark Labbett took to social media to apologise to 'disappointed' fans for his behaviour on The Chase after the quizzer stormed off the show.

Mark Labbett, who is known as "The Beast" on The Chase, in an episode of the ITV game show, which aired last night.

The Chase's Mark Labbett has been comforted by fans after he was left apologising for his behaviour.

Bradley Walsh issued an apology to viewer of The Chase after Mark Labbett 'gave up' and stormed off the set.

The Chase star Mark Labbett stunned viewers on Wednesday's episode after he stormed off the set in a rage and punched the equipment following a huge defeat.Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett appeared furious at the defeat, which saw four contestants beat him in the final chase with seconds the spare.Mortified host Bradley Walsh was forced to apologise to shocked viewers as he aimed a punch into the set uttering “I give up” as he abruptly left his chairThe 56-year-old quizzer has since taken to social media to apologise for his behaviour, blaming his mental health for the bizarre episode.He tweeted: “Apologies to those of you disappointed with my behaviour tonight. My mental health was shot before that game, it was storm off or break down in tears. A remorseless diet of quality opponents didn’t help.”The incident happened after contestants Simon, Trudy, Gurbinder and Tom nabbed a victory winning them a stellar prize pot of £21k.Fans took to the comments to support the star, with one writing: “You shouldn't have to apologise for having mental health Mark.

Mark Labbett - best known for his showing off his quizzing prowess on The Chase as The Beast - has been parading something rather different of late, sharing his incredible weight loss for fans.Now the big brain has shared a series of topless selfies as he posted a candid update on social media - wearing nothing but a towel slung low around his hips.Mark, who has recently dropped a whopping 10 stone in weight, said he has shrunk down from a 5XL in clothes to a 2XL - and he’s determined to go a step further to squeeze into extra large clothes.In one snap taken in a hotel bathroom, Mark could be seen grinning as he raised his phone to a circular mirror for a selfie in the shower, with his dark hair still slick wet with water.A smattering of dark hair was visible on the quizzer’s chest as he beamed for the camera wearing nothing but a white towel slung low on his lips.In the bottom of the frame, a series of tiny shampoo and conditioner bottles were visible on the dresser, along with a marble grey wash bag.Mark tweeted to his followers: "52 inch chest, so down from 5XL to 2XL. Still work to do… XL or bust!"Later, Mark headed for the hotel bedroom to share another topless selfie, with his double bed and reading lamp just visible in the background.

The Chase viewers were distracted by a "rather tasty" contestant during today's episode (January 26).Wednesday's show welcomed 33-year-old Trudy, an insurance coach from Hertfordshire, to try and beat The Chaser Mark 'The Beast' Labbett.Scoring an impressive £4,000 in her solo cashbuilder and opting for the middle offer, Trudy went on to secure the same amount for her team to put towards the day's prize fund.

The Chase star Mark Labbett has taken to Twitter to defend his friend and co-star Anne Hegerty after she was on the receiving end of "insults" on the micro-blogging platform.

BRADLEY and Barney Walsh were left open-mouthed after Jermaine Jenas read out fan complaints live on The One Show. The father and son appeared on Monday's edition of the BBC One show to discuss the new series of their show, Breaking Dad.

A CONTESTANT on The Chase was left grovelling as he tried to make amends after dealing a killer snub to Shaun 'The Dark Destroyer' Wallace. It came as lorry driver Olly was asked his 'favourite' Chaser by host Bradley Walsh - but couldn't remember his name.

Bradley and Barney Walsh appeared to be taken back when host Jermaine Jenus unveiled that The One Show fans had been in touch to issue their "outrage" over their father-and-son adventure.Presenter Jermaine, 38, followed the usual format on the BBC programme which allows viewers at home to message in their questions for guests of the show.Ordinarily, fans tend to ask nice and non-invasive questions that are read out by the hosts.However on Monday's programme, football pundit Jermaine explained to the The Chase host and his son that they'd received contrary feedback."We've actually had fans message in with their outrage actually," began Jermaine.He added: "They're annoyed that the show is only 30 minutes long and think it should be an hour.Unimpressed with the negativity, Bradley chirped back that there was "nothing they could do" as their programme had been "allocated a travel slot" which only permits 30 minutes.This is a live TV story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news

Celebrity Special line up this weekend. The line-up included sports broadcaster Mark Chapman, who is known to many as a Test Match Special and BBC Match of the Day 2 star. Other celebs included in the show were Sky News reporter Gillian Joseph, cricketer Ryan Sidebottom and comedian Fred MacAulay.

The Chase turned awkward when one player forgot Shaun Wallace's name at the podium.Show host Bradley Walsh was left baffled by the player's name blunder as he tried to help him remember his co-star's name.The hit ITV game show welcomed four new players into the studio on Monday (January 24) - Olly, Lucie, Graham and Emma - but it wasn't long before one of them suffered an epic name blunder. Lorry driver Olly put on an impressive display in his cashbuilder round as he racked up £8k, but it all went wrong when host Bradley Walsh asked him which Chaser he'd like to face in the next round.Olly had wanted to go head-to-head with Shaun Wallace, also known as the Dark Destroyer, but unfortunately he couldn't remember the genius quizzer's name.When Bradley asked him who he'd like to go up against, a long, awkward silence fell on the studio before Olly admitted he'd forgotten Shaun's name.Apologising for his error, he finally said: "I fancy....

The Chase fans were floored after not being able to recognise any of the contestants on the ITV celebrity special.The line-up included sports broadcaster Mark Chapman, Sky News reporter Gillian Joseph, cricketer Ryan Sidebottom and comedian Fred MacAulay. However, fans didn't know any of them.The episode was shown on Sunday and sent fans swarming to social media to share their thoughts on the lineup.One fan said: "I don't know a single person on the 'celebrity' chase today.

One of the brains of TV favourite The Chase has revealed how he managed to shed a whopping 10st by making lifestyle changes.

Fans of The Chase were certainly distracted during the latest episode after chaser Darragh Ennis wore a flashy blazer that caught viewers' attention.Fans of the popular ITV show took to Twitter in their droves to comment on the star's attire as they settled down to watch the celebrity special.Although there was a lot going on in the programme, it was clear that many fans had their eyes on something else.Discussing the jacket online, one fan tweeted: "Wow where can I get my hands on one of those jackets @bones_giles! Amazing."Another said: "How FAB does @bones_giles look in that suit." A third penned: "Darragh in a silver jacket it’s very distracting," followed by a smirk emoji While a third added: "Darragh’s outfit is," followed by a smiley face emoji. As well as Darragh's jacket, fans were also entertained by the nail-biting performance from comedian Joe Pascali who gave a dazzling performance when faced with the chaser in the second round.