'I'm stopped immediately' Bradley Walsh says he's watched by lawyers on The Chase

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Bradley Walsh, 61, has presented on The Chase since it began in 2009, becoming a staple on the show.The presenter has revealed in a new interview that he is watched by lawyers while presenting on the programme to make sure he is delivering the questions properly.Bradley is joined on the show by six Chasers Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan and Darragh Ellis.Mark and Shaun have both been on the show since it began, with Anne joining in the second series.The show has been nominated six times at the National Television Awards, winning in 2016, 2017 and 2019.During one episode, Bradley was forced to stop after he tripped over a question's wording, as he detailed what happened in an interview.Speaking to Radio Times about how the show works, Bradley said: "If there is a slight misread, I am stopped immediately – bang – by the lawyers."We have the compliance lawyers in the studio all the time."What you have to do is go back to the start of the question, literally on videotape where my mouth opens – or where it's closed from the previous question – and the question is re-asked."It is stopped to the split second.

It means no time is lost for either the contestant or the chaser."Bradley, having been on the show for 13 years, has worked out that it takes an average of 3.6 to 4 seconds to ask each question.The Chase star also unveiled that 18 or 19 correct answers in the final Chase are viewed as a "banana skin score" as it can trip up the chasers when they are up against the clock.Bradley was stunned on Friday evening's show after a contestant managed to get one of the show's "easiest ever questions" wrong.Contestant Carly told Bradley she was hoping for a large sum as she was saving up for a house.