The Chase’s Anne Hegerty shares moment dad left home and family life 'exploded'

The Chase was back on-screens as ever on Thursday afternoon but viewers were once again distracted by host Bradley Walsh. The 61-year-old star was back to introduce the latest four contestants hoping to beat the chaser and walk away with some cash.

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The Chase fans were left distracted on the latest episode of the ITV quiz show after fans noticed host Bradley Walsh sporting a “seriously orange tan.”Viewers were in stitches as the 61-year-old star appeared on screen to introduce the latest round of contestants but appeared to be showing off a much darker tan than usual.Amused fans took to Twitter to comment on the host’s new look.“Brad, that tan in embarrassing #thechase,” said one viewer.Another added: “OMG does Bradley look extra dark his tan is a disaster. Way over the top!”While a third agreed: “Brad looking unusually orange today #thechase”Fans saw contestants Margo, Ryan, Julia and Matt compete to win a cash prize against chaser Shaun Wallace, aka The Dark Destroyer, on the latest instalment of the show.Matt was first up to the podium successfully beating Shaun to bank £4,000 for the prize pot.Contestant Julia scored a whopping £36,000 for the prize pot as contestant Ryan brought home a nice £5,000.Scottish contestant Margo was sent home by Shaun during her head-to-head but the remaining trio was left with a nice prize pot of £45,000.After answering an impressive 20 questions correctly in the final chase, Shaun was unable to catch the trio who celebrated winning £15,000 each.Fans were yet again faced with a repeat episode but to the dismay of many viewers online.Social media was sent into chaos as trolls revealed the winner of the episode, ruining the surprise for those that haven’t seen or didn’t remember the outcome.“#thechase Matt, Julia and Ryan win £45k in this one.

Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley lifted the lid on his views regarding The Chase star Anne Hegerty on Wednesday's episode (April 6).Radio One star Vick Hope appeared on the programme to update on the entertainment segment which included the interesting DNA Journey of the quizzer who realised she was linked to royalty.Updating on Anne's adventures alongside her co-star Sean Wallace better known as The Dark Destroyer on Bradley Walsh's show, Vick updated ITV viewers about Anne's unbelievable heritage. This was soon met with comments from Richard, who chimed in to say he was no longer a fan of the TV star.As soon as Vick had finished, he said: "She's not my favourite person at the moment."Looking baffled, she responded: "Oh really?"Richard was referencing a recent stint on the quiz show where he almost won a huge amount of money for charity but was beat by Anne.The host commented: "No.

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 Shaun Wallace sent fans wild by revealing his buff new look on This Morning.The TV star – aka The Dark Destroyer – appeared on the ITV daytime show to discuss his appearance on the programme DNA Journey but all fans could talk about were his impressive guns.Viewers couldn't take their eyes off the quiz show star's toned physique, which was unmissable as he showcased it in a tight black t-shirt.And many took to Twitter to share their thoughts about his incredible new look."Shaun looking like a fitness instructor," one impressed fan posted.Another exclaimed: "Daaaaaamn, Shaun's been down the gym."One viewer suggested the star should start flashing his muscles on The Chase."Shaun better start flexing the swans every time he gets a question right," they joked.One person said they were going to start watching The Chase because Shaun was looking so "hench"."Shaun looking for a Men's Health cover shoot perhaps?" quipped another, while one tweeted: "Shaun didn't have to flex on us so hard."Other people who had tuned in expressed their surprise about Shaun's age, with one surprised viewer tweeting: "Shaun Wallace is 61!!!!"The TV star went on DNA Journey with his fellow Chaser Anne Hegarty, with both of them keen to find out more about their ancestors.Shaun managed to trace his family back eight generations to the early 1700s.He also found an ancestor who had amassed a small fortune in Cuba. Anne discovered that she comes from a long line of impressive ancestors – one who survived two torpedo attacks and escaped the sinking of a ship by clinging to an upturned lifeboat.Shaun said of the new show: "It was amazing.

cancer that had been going on for more than a year. Carol McGiffin, who shared the screen with Lynda as part of the Loose Women panel, was also diagnosed with cancer while the actress was in the final moments of her life.Speaking to presenter Kate Thornton on her White Wine Question Time podcast, Carol recounted wearing a wig around Lynda to avoid telling her of her cancer diagnosis.Both Kate and Carol had been invited for a brunch to “say their last goodbyes” before their friend passed away.The pair also remembered during the chat last month seeing Lynda smoke despite her long-standing disapproval of smoking.Kate asked: “Didn’t you wear a wig the last time you went we saw Lynda Bellingham?”Carol admitted: “Yes because I wasn’t going to tell her either.”Kate explained: “So Lynda Bellingham had cancer, and it ultimately took her life.“So she’d invited us to her flat to effectively say our goodbyes.

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.

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.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty was shocked to discover she is related to royalty - including the current Royal Family.The ITV brainbox is best known for beating hopeful quiz contestants on The Chase, which is hosted by Bradley Walsh.The champion quizzer also starred on the 2018 series of ITV's I'm A Celebrity, where she overcame her fears in the jungle.However, it turns out the star is also the Queen's 19th cousin - meaning she has some impressive royal links.Anne unearths her dazzling royal lineage on Tuesday night's episode of ITV's DNA Journey (April 5).However, she admits she's already heard this before from her grandmother but didn't think to believe it as her gran was a "tremendous liar".She said: "Wow, that is cool.

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's Anne Hegerty has revealed that her mum wanted to keep her family history from her - despite Anne spending many years of her life filled with curiosity.Anne, who is taking part in ITV's DNA Journey alongside co-star Shaun Wallace, found out she has some kind of connection to royalty - something which her mum did not want her to know.The quizzer had never explored her mother's side of the family as she was growing up, confessing that her mum always steered her away from it - but on the new show she found out the truth. Speaking to The Sun's TV Mag, Anne said there were "mysteries" she wanted to figure out.

The Chase's Anne Hegerty has discovered she's a descendant of royalty in a new episode of ITV's DNA JourneyThe Governess, 63, and her co-star Shaun Wallace, 61, will appear in the first episode of the new series as they delve into their family history.An ITV source told the Mirror that Anne was ecstatic to discover that she had connections to royals.The source 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."Co-star and pal Shaun hilarious joked that Anne's friends will now have to "bow and curtsy" to her after the royal connection was revealed.He 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!"In the episode, which is set to air on ITV on Tuesday (March 5), Anne discovers that one of her royal ancestors survived two German torpedo attacks during World War One.Anne discovered that her great-grandmother's first cousin was a deputing chief engineer in World War One who survived the bomb scare by clinging onto a lifeboat for four hours.