Anne Hegerty: Last News

The Chase star Mark Labbett has spoken out in defence of Issa Schultz, who stepped in to replace Anne Hegerty on the show while she was ill with Covid. Mark detailed the reason for the Australian quizzer's “quiet” debut on the show on social media yesterday.Mark, 56, defended Issa, 38, in view of his 158,700 Twitter followers last night.He wrote: “In case you think @Issa25 is quiet, he got off the plane from Australia a few hours before we recorded this.”He then added the hashtags #jetlag and #BeatTheChasers.Fan favourite Anne, 63, was notably missing from Monday’s Beat The Chasers due to being ill with Covid.The Governess has been due to take part in the latest series of the show, but was unable to take part in filming after testing positive for the virus.Anne’s spot was not left vacant for long, however, as it was filled by Issa, who is a Chaser on Australia’s version of the show.Across the sea his nickname is the “Supernerd”, suggesting he is a force to be reckoned with.Mark’s followers took to the comments section to share their thoughts on Anne’s temporary replacement.“Is that why he wasn't selected a lot today? To give him some time to settle in?” B Grayson asked.“Fair enough.

Beat the Chasers returned to screens on Monday night and there has already been mass confusion and outrage over one question which seemingly received the right answer. So, as a result, Paul Sinha has spoken out - calling it 'brutal'.

The Chase is a hit amongst ITV viewers every day but that intensity on the weekday show is nothing compared to its primetime counterpart, Beat the Chasers. Bradley Walsh will be back to host the brand new series which starts on Monday night (May 16).

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has explained her absence on season five of ITV's Beat The Chasers. "The Governess", 63, will be replaced by Australian The Chase star Issa Schultz on the popular gameshow this week and he will join Jenny Ryan, Mark Labbett, Paul Sinha and Shaun Wallace.

ITV quiz show The Chase was left in 'chaos' after rival gameshow host Richard Osman "leaked" Bradley Walsh's huge salary in a social media post.

Melanie Brown, otherwise known as Mel B, wore an incredible outfit at the Pride of Manchester Awards which drew on inspiration from her legendary past as a Spice Girl. The 46 year old channelled Scary Spice with a show-stopping leopard print coat and matching high heels. She draped the long collared coat over her shoulders as she posed on the red carpet.

Some big names in TV and sport have united to celebrate the incredible people in Manchester at the Pride of Manchester Awards 2022 tonight, held at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.The awards are hosted by former Coronation Street star Kym Marsh, 45, who will be helping present awards to those in the region who have done brilliant things to help others.The hostess arrived on the red carpet in a royal blue midi dress with balloon sleeves, paired with a sparkling silver clutch and matching strappy heels. Her brunette tresses were twisted into an up-do with loose hair at the front framing her face. Before the ceremony, Kym said : "It's such a thrill to be back in Manchester for a full live awards show for the first time since 2019.

The Chase stars looked worlds away from their usual TV alter egos as they attended the 2022 TV BAFTA Awards.The show won Best Daytime show at this year's ceremony and to celebrate its stars – Paul Sinha, Anne Hegerty, Jenny Ryan and Mark Labbett – were on the red carpet, looking remarkably different from the characters we best know them as on TV. While the famous men of the show opted for smart suits, Anne and Jenny opted for similar style sequinned gowns.

Jenny Ryan found fame thanks to her role as The Vixen on The Chase, but she's appeared on various other shows during her quiz show career. The 40 year old, who recently shocked fans when she ditched her signature look for a night out in London, first joined the hit ITV show in 2015, and has become a firm favourite among viewers over the years. Known for her iconic red beehive hairstyle and love of animal print, Jenny stars as one of the six chasers on The Chase, alongside stars including Anne Hegerty, Mark Labbett and Shaun Wallace.

Richard Madeley has blasted The Chase’s Anne Hegerty as he says he is unhappy with her.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has revealed the inspiration behind her role as The Governess on the popular ITV quiz show.The quizzer, 63, has played the formidable role of The Governess on the show since 2010 but has now opened up on where she gets her inspiration for the part.The ITV personality told how she modelled herself on certain family members, despite not entirely getting on with them.The star made the remarks at an event celebrating International Women's Day last month.Anne revealed: "On my mother’s side, I come from a very feminist family."She went on to explain how her relatives were involved in campaigning for women's rights.She said: "My great grandmother campaigned for votes for women before the Suffragette movement."Two of their daughters went to university, my great aunt became a doctor and my grandmother studied history."Anne revealed that she took inspiration from her close relatives for her ITV character."I didn’t get on at all well with my grandmother but I sort of channel her a bit for The Governess," she added.Anne also said that she didn't get one with one of her aunts.She went on to explain how it resulted in her drawing inspiration from them to use in her role as The Governess, she told The Sun.Anne is one of six Chasers on the ITV quiz programme.She stars alongside Shaun Wallace, Mark Labbett, Jenny Ryan, Paul Sinha and Darragh Ennis.Elsewhere, Anne confirmed that she was forced to pull out of filming for Beat the Chasers after having tested positive for Covid.In an announcement on Twitter last month, Anne reassured her 161,200 followers that she felt okay and revealed who would be stepping in to take her place.Anne wrote: "Unfortunately I’ve contracted Covid-19 so won’t be filming this series of

This Morning viewers couldn't help but be distracted during the latest edition of the show as Shaun Wallace joined hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary. The Chase star, known as the 'Dark Destroyer' was live in the studio during the ITV daytime programme on Tuesday (April 5) alongside his fellow quizzer Anne Hegerty, aka The Governess.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has opened up about her upbringing and family life during an emotional episode of ITV show DNA Journey - including how her late dad abruptly left home one Christmas. Anne is best known as The Chase’s The Governess, but in the series that explores family history, viewers will see a brand new side to the 63 year old.The former I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! contestant, who filmed the programme alongside The Chase co-star Shaun Wallace, began tracing her ancestors’ footsteps to find out more about them. And during filming for the hour-long special, which airs on Tuesday 5 April, Anne relives some tough moments from her past.

Anne Hergerty discovered to her shock that she is related to the Queen in an episode of ITV’s DNA Journey which aired on Monday. The Chase star found out on the show that Queen Elizabeth II is her 19th cousin and that King Robert the Bruce was her great grandfather 20 times over. When the connection was revealed to Anne, she confessed that she had already been told this information by her grandmother – although she didn’t believe her at the time.

The Chase's Anne Hegerty was stunned to discover that she is related to royalty after investigating her family history on ITV's DNA Journey on Monday.

Anne Hegerty, 63, has lifted the lid on her ancestral links to royalty and how her mum thought they would turn her into a “terrible snob”.The Chase star said she had explored her family tree before but wanted to solve some “mysteries”.“I did know a fair bit about my family,” the Governess explained.She continued: “There were certain mysteries I wanted sorted.There were certain things I didn’t know, certain names that were missing from the family tree so I wanted to find out about those.“And even the things I knew about, I thought I’d like to know more about.”Anne went on to explain that some of her mother’s relatives were “posh” and so she feared finding out her family history would turn her into a snob.She said: “As a child, I was always curious about this stuff and my mother was always very repressive and: ‘No, no, no.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has been dubbed 'Queen Anne' by her quiz show co-stars after finding out she is related to royalty.The star, who is known as The Governess, 63, made the discovery after taking part on new ITV programme DNA Journey alongside her The Chase co-star, Shaun Wallace.During the show, Anne found out she is descended from royalty.Speaking about the shock discovery, an ITV source claimed the star was excited by the news.They said: "Anne was excited and fascinated to learn she has royal relations."It was a big shock to her but a very nice one and she was very interested to delve into the details to find out more about it," they added.As a result of her blue bloodline, Anne's The Chase colleagues have given her a new nickname.Addressing Anne's revelation, Shaun told how he and his The Chase co-stars now "curtsy" to her.Shaun said: "Without spoiling anything, we call her 'Queen Anne', because obviously she's the queen of quizzing, but we have to really bow and curtsy to her now!"Speaking about her discoveries on the show, Anne also told how her ancestors survived multiple German torpedo attacks during the First World War.She said: "I discovered my great-grandmother's first cousin was a deputy chief engineer on an ocean liner during World War One and survived two German torpedo attacks."He clung onto an upturned lifeboat for four hours."I came away feeling really impressed by that level of endurance," she revealed.Whilst on the show, The Governess star said she came face to face with the remains of one relative.Anne added: "I also handled the skull of an ancestor."She went on to tell The Mirror it was a "proud moment."Anne and Shaun also travelled to Jamaica together to learn more about his

The Chase star Anne Hegerty, also known by her alter ego 'The Governess', is set to be replaced by a brand new brainiac on the upcoming series of Beat The Chasers, which is set to air on ITV in the coming weeks. It was announced last week that the quizzing queen, 63 - who has been one of the longest standing Chasers on the show since joining back in 2010 - was forced to pull out of the show due to illness.

The Chas e star Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty has been replaced with a brand new quizzer on the hit show Beat The Chaser.

The Chase star Shaun Wallace, 61, offered some kind words to Anne Hegerty's replacement Issa Schultz, 38, who took the reins on the ITV spin-off show Beat The Chasers. It comes after The Governess was forced to miss filming.The former I'm A Celebrity...

Anne Hegerty, aka The Governess, is set to be replaced on the upcoming series of Beat The Chasers after she was forced to pull out due to illness.The quizzing queen - who has been one of the longest standing chasers on the show since joining back in 2010 - took to social media to share the disappointing news with fans.The 63 year old former I'm A Celeb star took to social media to explain: "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.