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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

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.

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 Jenny Ryan has taken to Twitter to hit back at sexist criticism she received after appearing on the show.The formidable Chaser, also known as The Vixen, hit back at claims that she had been "patronising, sarcastic and rude" to contestants, before questioning whether the social media user would have put the sexist comments to one of her male colleagues.In view of her 108,100 followers, the flame-haired star, 39, posted criticism she had received on the micro-blogging site from a viewer of the quiz show.She wrote: "Well, isn't it great that my job isn't to be attractive?" (sic)Alongside the captio, Jenny had also shared a rude tweet.Tagging her, it read: "@jenlion being patronising, sarcastic and rude to the contestants on The Chase is not an attractive feature."Continuing her thread, Jenny wrote: "At least, not to be attractive to this guy."She went on in a new tweet: "In seriousness, would the [original poster] tweet this to any of my male colleagues?"It's infuriating that in 2022 CE I'm still being primarily judged on whether some random man on the internet wants to bang me (based on some Victorian ideal of the meek and mild woman, apparently) rather than how good I am at my job."Side note: I'm rarely patronising, let alone sarcastic or rude to the contestants," she ended her thread.However, Twitter user @playpictorial claimed that the show's host Bradley Walsh "always comments" about Jenny's looks.They replied to her: "Why then does Brad always comment about your looks in the intro whilst the Menace his intelligence, that said we enjoy watching your performance and positive comments to the contestants."Addressing the claims, Jenny was quick to shoot them down.She hit back: "He doesn't comment on my

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 Jenny Ryan looked worlds away from her Vixen alter-ego as she attended an event in London.The TV quizzer, 39, is best known for appearing in the ITV gameshow as the The Vixen, where she dons a formal black dress and wears her red hair tied up in a beehive style.Turning up to the new cast opening night of Wicked in London on Thursday evening, Jenny showcased her natural style in a silky, button-up red dress with belt detail.The star paired her look with a pair of dark tights and heeled boots, while wearing her auburn hair straight and long. Jenny also wore her signature heavy glasses and wore a pop of red lipstick to match her dress. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Outside of her TV fame, Jenny often takes on a more casual appearance.

Mark Labbett, 56, has shed an impressive ten stone in recent years thanks to a healthy diet and exercise regime. But despite the incredible transformation, Mark confirmed that The Chase’s writers will not scrap jokes alluding to his body size. He did so while revealing his “happiness” after having bought size 42” jeans.Mark shared the good news in view of his 158,000 Twitter followers.He wrote: “Happiness is buying a 42” M&S regular black jeans….and finding they are a bit loose :)“Last time I was this small it was the 1990s #skinnybeast.”But one concerned viewer responded to the post saying she hoped the “fat jokes” would now stop.Nikachu89x typed: “Hopefully this means Brad stops with the fat jokes they got old real quick.“Even if you think they're funny I cringe every time.”Mark responded explaining that the joke writers said scrapping the “fat-shaming” would make their job harder.He said: “The jokewriters openly admit they won’t stop with the fat shaming because it makes their job much harder :(“Regardless of the show’s jokes, some fans rushed to the social media platform to compliment Mark on his outstanding achievement.Purdie_michelle penned: “Well done Mark what an achievement.

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...

Mark Labbett - otherwise known as The Beast - has announced that he's been axed from the US version of The Chase.The quizzing star explained he felt "gutted" after he was not asked to return as a chaser for the American counterpart, having been the show's first and only chaser when it initially aired in 2013, and after returning last year with a batch of new brainiacs.The brand new 2022 series, which is set to air in the US in the coming weeks, will run without Mark, 56, after he revealed in February that his contract had not been renewed for the show's third season. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter He expressed his disappointment at having not been selected to continue on the show online.

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.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has taken to Twitter to reveal that she's been forced to pull out of filming Beat The Chasers after having tested positive for Covid.

The Chase star Mark Labbett is famed in the UK for his formidable quiz show prowess, which has led to him being branded "The Beast". However, fans were left wondering whether American producers did not invite the quizzer back on to the show as he addressed his exit again today.Mark announced on Twitter that he would not be returning to the show which led to a flurry of curiosity from his almost 158,000 followers."Gutted to not be invited back," he lamented, "but really excited at the new lineup."He added of the newcomers who would replace him: "Am expecting Brandon [Blackwell] and Victoria [Groce] to wow America :)."Twitter user, @milliejoe001 quizzed: "Was it because of contract reasons from The Chase Australia?"Mark explained in a candid tweet that no reason was given and his contract was not renewed."No they just didn’t renew me," he replied, "No reason was offered."@croth4 tweeted back: "I always imagined your participation would be a limited engagement that we should enjoy as long as we could - they simply can't keep the best around forever.

Much-loved ITV quiz show The Chase has had viewers' tongues wagging after fans picked up on what they think was a contestant 'hustling' a chaser out of £20,000. A recent episode of the show saw four brand new question-loving contestants bag a huge cash prize of £20,000.The majority of that prize pot was won by clever competitor Simon, who went after the higher offer when going head to head with quiz king Mark Labbett in the Final Chase.The latest instalment of the 5pm quiz saw Simon - along with his teammates Eraj, Amanda and Drina - competing against chaser Mark, 56.  Simon was first up, but, after a tricky quick-fire Cash Builder round, sadly only managed to answer one question correctly.

The Chase star Mark Labbett has sparked a frenzy amongst his fans after teasing a "big surprise" during the recording of Beat The Chasers.Taking to Twitter, The Beast, 56, told how he had exciting plans in store for audience members who were attending a recording of the popular ITV spin off show of The Chase, leading fans to speculate over what it could entail.In view of his 157,700 followers, the formidable quizzer hinted at some exciting news.Mark wrote: "If you are coming to #beatthechasers recording you might get a big surprise :)"Following the star's announcement, fans of the Chaser flocked to the comments to weigh in on what the "surprise" could be.Twitter user @neilpassmore wrote: "We’re coming to Elstree Studios on Friday afternoon @MarkLabbett!!! Can’t wait!!! #beatthechasers."@susanwhiting9 penned: "Hi Mark I will be there Saturday afternoon with my sister and niece I love surprises!! xx."@claireganham4 added: "What the big surprise Mark, I'm coming xx."While @kloedunne chipped in: "Me and my mum are going on Saturday and this has made me so much more excited!!!"Mark's announcement comes a day after he broke his silence after it was revealed he had been dropped from the US version of The Chase.The star shared his disappointment when it was announced he would not be returning to The Chase US, after having joined the stateside version of the US programme last year.The quizzer shared a promotional photo of the new series of the popular show, which showed he was not in the line up.The official account read: "New season. New Chasers.

Jenny Ryan, 39, has been on The Chase in 2015 and is most known as The Vixen.The chaser has taken to Twitter to express how "proud" she is of friend Brandon Blackwell on his latest career move after he's been named as one of co-worker Mark Labbett's replacements on the US version of the show.Brandon took to Twitter yesterday to break the news of his role on The Chase USA.He penned: "Back in the USA, new and improved.Still not here to make friends."It's now public; I have joined @thechaseabc as a chaser - and I'm not alone. Fun is over when the new season begins May 3."Jenny took to Twitter in view of her 107,500 followers to respond to the news.She said: "Extremely proud of my friend Brandon! Get ready, USA!..."One social media user took to the comments to point out Jenny's congratulatory message directed at her co-worker Mark's replacement.TeaBooksGin said: "No more Beastie? I'm in the US and what I don't like about the American version is the lack of humour."None of you take yourselves too terribly seriously and Brad's little interjections make the show so fun."I wish they had selected a comedian to host rather than a journalist."This comes as Mark took to Twitter yesterday to break his silence after it was announced that he had been axed from the US version of The Chase.The 56-year-old shared the news on Twitter in view of his 157,000 followers.The quizzer posted a promotional photo of the new series of the popular programme.The official account read: "New season.

Ross Kemp has revealed how Bradley Walsh helped him in his new BBC game show role Bridge Of Lies.The new daytime quiz, which airs Monday to Friday at 4:30pm on BBC One, sees contestants cross a bridge using knowledge, strategy and luck with one wrong step losing them everything. Ross, 57, who is best known for playing Grant Mitchell on EastEnders as well as his award-winning documentary series, has revealed that he looked to the likes of Sir Bruce Forsyth, Alexander Armstrong and Bradley, 61, for inspiration during research.Talking about his process, he said: "I watched lots of current quiz show hosts, like Alexander Armstrong and Bradley Walsh, as well as some icons like Brucie during my research, and my main takeaway from that was: 'If you want to be successful in this role, you’ve just got to be yourself.'" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

Darragh Ennis, 41, joined The Chase in 2020 after appearing as a contestant in 2017.The Menace took to Twitter to comment on yesterday evening's episode, as he made some "unforgivable mistakes".Darragh played against Makayla, Roger, Romanda and Haydn, winning The Chase at the end.However, this didn't mean Darragh didn't make some "silly" mistakes along the way.Roger took an impressive £4000 through to his battle with Darragh, and even embarrassed the Chaser along the way.The pair were asked: "Nicknamed ‘Balls on the Falls’, RISE is the biggest public art sculpture in which UK capital?"Roger got it right, however Darragh, the Irish Chaser, got it wrong.Darragh took to Twitter in view of his 25,700 followers , writing: "I can't believe I got that one wrong."I was so mad at myself. Falls!"Darragh replied to several social media users who picked up on his huge mistake.ActuallyPearse said: "Ah Darragh?! Balls on the Falls @bones_giles #TheChase."He said: "I know.

Jenny Ryan firmly shut down speculation that she had been given “easy questions” on The Chase yesterday evening after one viewer blasted the quizzer on Twitter.The Vixen had no time for the accusation and was backed up by her supportive fans. Jenny, 39, was left frustrated by one viewer after he claimed she was getting “easy questions” on last night’s episode of The Chase. Bradley Smith tweeted out to his 44 followers: “Tonight @jenlion said she played her A game. “Nah she got a load of easy questions,” he added with two laughing emojis.Jenny was cool and calm in her response, simply tweeting: “I thought we were past this.”The star also shared a gif of herself rolling her eyes on the popular ITV game show with her 107,300 followers.Jenny’s fans rallied round in support of the Chaser, who is employed by the show for her intellect. ChrisB wrote: “You can only answer the questions put in front of you. “Some people live a very negative existence and are intent on finding fault with anything and everything to try and make others feel as miserable as they are. “Can only feel sorry for them. Absolutely love the Chase,” he added with a thumbs up emoji.Carly Gillam commented: “Unfortunately some people just don’t know when to quit when ripping into others personally and sadly I think this is what this GIF is made for these occasions.

The Chase star Jenny Ryan has wowed fans with a make-up free selfie that showcases her natural beauty.The TV quizzer, 39, is best known for her persona of The Vixen on the ITV game show, where she can be seen with bright red hair and heavy glasses. However, outside of her TV fame, Jenny often takes on a more casual appearance.Taking to Instagram, the star posted a fresh faced selfie on Wednesday that had fans praising her make-up free look. Gazing into the distance, the star’s face can be seen in close-up as her auburn hair falls around her face, with Jenny joking that the photo looks like the cover of a folk album.

The Chase star Mark Labbett caught sight of Anne Hegerty on Twitter, seizing the opportunity to combine her quiz show host mindset with a new Krispy Kreme doughnuts campaign.