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 “They have tried out a few 20-year-olds for The Chase as quizzers.“I would be more than p***ed off if I was replaced, as she would not be as good as me.“Nobody is about to replace me.”In his Oxford Union address, Mark said the producers were looking for someone who can “play like Anne or Jenny (Ryan) and looks like she can be on Love Island”.The popular ITV quiz show is in the middle of its 15th season, and all the current Chasers have tons of experience to show for themselves. In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk from earlier this month, Anne further expressed how unhappy she would be about the decision to introduce new blood.The star previously revealed that the more Chasers there are, the less money they all get paid. She explained: “If they introduce one, I mean, we won’t get told.“It will kind of be sprung on us. I guess we’ll just have to put up with it.”Based on the pattern of recruitment over the last few years, it seems unlikely there will be another Chaser for some time. After the first series of The Chase, Anne joined Mark Labbett and Shaun Wallace in 2010.Paul Sinha was added the following year, after which changes to the panel occurred much more slowly.In 2015, Jenny Ryan became the fifth Chaser on the panel, while the most recent addition, Darragh Ennis, was introduced in 2020.This comes as Anne has a new sitcom in the works called Gammon, and is likely to branch her career away slightly from ITV.“The sitcom hasn’t actually been greenlit yet,” she told Express.co.uk.“We are hoping for someone to pick it up.

Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow fans were left swooning over one "hot" player as they took to Twitter to chime praise.On Saturday's (August 13) programme contestant's took part in the retro programme Take Your Pick which first aired back in 1955.To qualify for the final, those hoping to win the prizes had to face Alan Carr and The Chase's Shaun Wallace for a game of Yes or No.READ NEXT: Alan Carr divides Epic Gameshow fans as he makes awkward 'mistake' on Strike It LuckyThe rules are simple, if players answered with a "Yes" or "No" they were out and wouldn't whiz through to the next round.Going head-to-head with Alan was Jenna - who happened to catch the attention of Epic Gameshow viewers.The stunning blonde turned up the heat rocking a figure-hugging yellow frock.Going wild for the mum-of-two, viewers took to Twitter to hail the "hot" contestant.One person penned: "Helloooooo Jenna #EpicGameShow."Another added: "#epicgameshow Jenna!!," followed by a number of flame emojis.While a third person included an eye-popping emoji along with "Jenna" and the "Epic Gameshow" hashtag.It didn't appear to be Jenna's lucky night and when quizzed over her youngest daughter Jessie's age, she stumbled.Alan asked Jenna: "So how old is your youngest?"She responded: "Four.""Three?" chirped back the host, to which the bombshell corrected: "Four."In his attempted to catch Jenna out, Alan asked one more time: "Four?"With the mum replying with "Yes, four," which saw her receive the almighty gong from Shaun Wallace and was now out of the race.Meanwhile luck seemed to be on side for contestant Laurel who successfully made it to the final.Up for grabs was a holiday, a car and many luxury items.Laurel had already bagged herself the holiday so when faced

THE Chase's Mark Labbett has announced he’s found an exciting new job after he was axed from the US version of the show earlier this year. Fan-favourite chaser Mark, appeared on the US version of The Chase from 2013 to 2015, and again from 2021 to 2022, but was axed ahead of its third season on ABC.

The Chase viewers were "laughing out loud" when one contestant got a "simple" maths question badly wrong. Host Bradley Walsh welcomed Jamie, Leanne, Claire and Terence onto the popular ITV quiz show to see if they had what it takes to beat the chaser.The episode was a re-run of series 12 episode 93, which originally aired in 2018, and saw Shaun Wallace take on the slew of hopefuls.READ NEXT: The Chase's Bradley Walsh slams Emmerdale star for snubbing ITV show 'rule'Leanne was second up to the podium out of the four contestants, and followed Jamie after he went home.

The Chase revealed his TV past. Ben, a scriptwriter, appeared on the hit ITV quiz show with fellow contestants Joanna, Carolyn and Andy on Friday night (July 29). The 28-year-old was up second on the show to answer questions against Shaun Wallace, aka The Dark Destroyer.

The Chase fans were convinced that Shaun Wallace had "thrown the match" after he'd answers ten questions incorrectly Friday 29 July.

ITV The Chase star Bradley Walsh has been left surprised by a contestant's confession about Shaun Wallace - aka the Dark Destroyer. Bradley introduced Lucy, who was among the four contestants in the studio hoping to land a life changing sum of cash. Lucy, 40, from the Isle of Wight, racked up £4k in the cash builder.

The Chase viewers were left distracted by 40-year-old Lucy’s cheerful mood on Monday evening (July 4).This evenings show – fronted by long-time host Bradley Walsh - once again featured 4 contestants hoping to win some money.Gemma, Lucy, Eoin, Ramji joined 61 year old Bradley in the studio to attempt to outsmart one of the franchise’s gaming experts. READ MORE: Paul Sinha's husband and how The Chase star proposed after 'drunken epiphany'However despite tough questions, it wasn’t the groups understanding of topics that caught the attention of viewers watching as her cheerful demeanour got tongues wagging online.The 40-year old former air-hostess went up against barrister and lecturer Shaun Wallace – named The Dark Destroyer – on the popular Quiz programme as she was seeking funds to set up her own silversmith workshop.And Lucy appeared to be a longtime fan of the programme and was clearly enjoying the experience of appearing alongside Bradley Walsh to try and beat the Chaser.However this was much to the chagrin of some disgruntled viewers online who took to social media to express their thoughts.One viewer took to twitter writing: “No one is that happy #TheChase” - @Queen_Vix88Whilst Lois Prior couldn’t help but notice: “Lucy is very happy isn’t she #TheChaseAnd another wrote: “She's too cheerful #thechase” - @janetpascoedeanHowever, despite a few negative comments, the former hairdresser appeared popular with many viewers watching Monday’s edition of the programme.One viewer named CJ was raving so much about the contestant on social media, he wanted to donate to a GoFundMe Page to get her own show writing: “Enchanting is the right word im absolutely obsessed with Lucy on #TheChase she just seems so full of positivity

Chasers on the beloved ITV gameshow.And fiery red-head Jenny Ryan has certainly made an impact on the show since she joined the series back in 2015.Naturally on the adrenaline-inducing game show, the Chasers are encouraged to trash talk each other and their contestants to encourage their competitive side to come out on camera.READ MORE: The Chase's Bradley Walsh swipes at co-star for 'stealing' his ITV jobThe show consists of six professional quiz champions: Anne Hegerty, Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Paul Sinha and Jenny.But as the years go by, the Chasers have been forced to deny that there is any bad blood between them after eagle-eyed fans started to suspect that there is a rift between the six Chasers.As the ITV show prepares to celebrate its 13th anniversary on the airwaves, Daily Star have taken a look at some of the actions behind the Chaser’s “bitter feud.”Last year, viewers were convinced they spotted a “dirty look” between Paul ‘The Sinnerman’ Sinha and Jenny ‘The Vien’ Ryan on the ITV spinoff show, Beat The Chaser.The show sees the six brainiacs work together as a team and take on members of the public who think they can outsmart them on live TV.But it’s not always plain sailing when working together, as the starlet explained how they can often get in each other’s way when trying to answer the quickfire questions.She went on to address the awkward moment in question during an interview on This Morning as she explained how things tend to get tense if one of them get an answer wrong.Jenny told viewers at home: “It’s a tricky situation. People were actually commenting on the show last night that one of the other Chasers gave me a dirty look.

The Chase fans were left fuming when one player claimed Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan was the 'easiest quizzer to beat'. The popular ITV game show returned on Monday night (June 20) with a repeat episode from Series 12 in 2018.It saw contestants Liz, Richard, Ash and Jessica step into the studio to try their luck against Chaser Paul Sinha, who now hosts his own ITV trivia show called Paul Sinha's TV Showdown.But Liz angered viewers when she walked up to the podium and seemed to question Jenny's quizzing skills - by claiming she would be the easiest chaser to beat.The six chasers, deemed "Britain's finest quiz brains" by show host Bradley Walsh, include Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha and Jenny.Fans were not best pleased at the player's assessment and protested against it on Twitter during the episode.One wrote: "Jenny the easiest to beat! Complete nonsense."Another fan replied to the thread saying: "really? I thought that was Shaun."A third asked: "Did Liz just say my beloved Vixen would be the easiest to beat??"A fourth shared a clip captioned "wow" as they said: "Jenny the easiest to beat apparently."This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

BRADLEY Walsh was left grinding his teeth after Shaun Wallace took a brutal swipe at his music career during an episode of The Chase. As contestant Leslie got ready to take on Shaun, a question about singing came up, leading Bradley and Shaun to start a debate about what constitutes singing.

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ITV game show.Before he made a name for himself on The Chase, Shaun Wallace also showcased his mind-boggling talent when he won Mastermind back in 2004 and ranked 276th in the World Quizzing Championships in 2010.But away from the camera’s, the professional quizzer, 61, leads a very different life and rarely opens up about his surprising career outside of his work on intense daytime quiz shows.In addition to his role as a Chaser on Bradley Walsh’s quiz show, he also works as a barrister and a lecturer in his spare time.As the TV star prepares to celebrate his 62nd birthday, Daily Star has taken a look inside his real job away outside of the studio.Away from the cameras, Shaun works as a qualified barrister and continues to practice law as he continues to juggle his work as a criminal defence lawyer with his role on the ITV show. Called to the Bar in 1984, Shaun completed his pupillage in 1986 and has gone on to lead a successful career in law as a barrister.

Gogglebox star Alison Worthington has confessed that she’d “snog” the Dark Destroyer from The Chase if she had the opportunity.On Friday (May 20), the beloved Channel 4 spin-off show, Beat The Chasers, aired their final instalment of the five-part game show.And it appears as though viewers at home aren’t the only people tuning into the final show, as the official Channel 4 Gogglebox Twitter account also tweeted throughout the hour-long episode to share their support online.As many fans shared their thoughts on the difficult slew of questions thrown at the contestants, the commentary show couldn’t help but share a naughty outtake from their show last week.During the show, Helena asked her mother which of the six Chasers she would snog given the choice.She asked: “Out of any of them, you’d go for the Beast wouldn’t you? If you were gonna snog any of them, which one would you snog?”The Salford-based grandma had the choice between Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan, Darragh Ennis, Mark Labbett, and Shaun Wallace.But it appears as though it was the Shaun who had caught her eye as she confessed: “It would be the Dark Destroyer, I think.”It was at this point that Helena quipped: “You wanna get destroyed by the Dark Destroyer,” to which Alison cheekily replied: “It might be the other way around!”It comes after the professional quizzer was left devastated after his rare Mastermind trophy was smashed to pieces. The star won the coveted away back in 2004, and has reached out to bosses at the BBC to see if they could replace the prized possession after the accident.

Beat The Chasers' penultimate episode came with drama on Thursday night (May 19) and fans say they have 'never been so gutted' over a contestant's loss.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has had a pop at her co-stars branding them all "evil" after they compared her to Disney villain Cruella De Vil. Anne, known as 'Frosty Knickers,' has taken a swipe at her fellow Chasers after she was missing from a Beat The Chasers line-up. Anne took to Twitter to repost a video clip from the most recent episode of the ITV spin-off show, hosted by Bradley Walsh.

BEAT The Chasers star Shaun Wallace faced an awkward blunder as he forgot his new co-star Issa Schultz's name. The quizzing master took to Twitter to react to the hilarious clip ahead of tonight's new episode of the ITV spin-off show.

There was what could have been a very awkward moment on This Morning when Beat The Chasers star Issa Schultz admitted to not knowing who Holly Willoughby was. The quizzer was on the ITV daytime show to chat to the presenter and her co-host Phillip Schofield.

The Sun: "Shaun is super proud of his win on Mastermind and thought it was a great prop to show the kids during his talk."He'd done it loads of times with no issues but things went horribly wrong on one visit. The glass trophy was dropped and smashed into a million pieces.

One contestant on Beat The Chasers got the last laugh after both Mark Labbett and Bradley Walsh took aim at him.

THEY are on our tellies every night of the week and while viewers know their quizzing style very well – they don’t know much about their love lives. The Chasers – Mark Labbett, Anne Hegerty, Jenny Ryan, Paul Sinha, Shaun Wallace and Darragh Ennis – have in fact spilled the beans about what goes on when they are not answering questions and here’s everything you need to know. Mark 'The Beast' Labbett Mark married nurse Katie in 2014 after meeting on Facebook - it was only after their wedding day they realised they were also second cousins.