The Chase's Mark Labbett says writers refuse to scrap fat jokes as it 'makes job hard'

The Chase fans were fuming on Saturday when they realised that the celebrity special was yet another repeat.With a clan of four much-loved celebrities including EastEnders star Perry Fenwick, Good Morning Britain anchor Richard Madeley, comedian Jenny Eclair and TV presenter Ore Oduba.But although the stellar line-up, fans weren't impressed by the rerun of the show. One fan took to Twitter to say: "Not this repeat again #thechase."Another then added: "We're watching the 80th repeat of the year #TheChase."While a third tweeted: "You could watch a celeb edition of #TheChase in a few mins (A repeat where they don't win anything) OR you could put Channel 4 on #Grease."While viewers at home fumed over the repeat, Bradley Walsh scolded Richard Madeley for ruining his singing moment.The GMB anchor had to figure out how many days were in specific months – something he did rather quickly.

The Chase fans have complained that the questions were particularly easy during a recent episode.Once more, four hopefuls took to the ITV show’s panel on Friday (April 1) to try their luck against a Chaser to win a top cash prize.Bradley Walsh warmly welcomed Jennifer to the show as she stepped up to face the host before her cash builder round.Jennifer, who wore a bright pink top and styled her short hair slicked back, smiled as she spoke to the host.She told Bradley that she was from Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire and that she worked as a waitress in a “lovely riverside pub” in Holt Heath.When Walsh asked her about her hobbies, she said that she “watches a lot of TV shows and films” because she “studied film and TV at university”.The presenter asked her what she would like to do with the prize money, to which she told him that she “used to work as a summer camp counsellor” in the US and would “love” to go back out there “full time”.Her round began with some fairly easy questions as Bradley asked her which legendary creature was caught on camera in Scotland in 1933, and she correctly replied with “Loch Ness Monster”.He then asked her to complete a popular phrase and once again she answered correctly.Jennifer then answered “King Kong” to Walsh’s next question: “What giant ape did Godzilla fight in the 1962 Japanese film?”At the end of Jennifer’s round, Bradley told her that she “didn’t do badly” and she managed to secure £5,000, which she was “definitely happy” with.One fan was fuming at the quiz show: “She’s getting some easy questions.”Another tweeted: “What a p**s easy question.

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 fans were left astonished as one contestant listed off the shocking amount of accidents he had been through to presenter Bradley Walsh.Colin joined three other hopefuls in a bid to try their hand at winning a top cash prize against one of the show’s brainiac Chasers. Bradley introduced the four competitors and up first was Johnathan, who told the host that he owned four hamsters with his partner Catherine.

EMILY Atack looked incredible in a colourful minidress as she got ready to film Celebrity Juice last night. The 32-year-old modelled her favourite look of the series so far in her dressing room before being gatecrashed by Keith Lemon and Bradley Walsh.

Emily Atack flaunted her beauty ahead of appearing on Celebrity Juice in a spectacular figure-hugging mini dress.The 32-year-old actress, who appeared on Celebrity Juice on Tuesday (March 30), took to social media to showcase her gorgeous outfit before being gatecrashed by Keith Lemon, 48, and The Chase's Bradley Walsh, 61.In a post to her 1.8million followers, the blonde bombshell shared a series of stunning snaps where she wore a colourful floral printed mini dress and bright pink chunky heels.Emily's hilarious caption has her asking Bradley whether she can step in as one of the Chasers on his hit gameshow.She penned: "Swipe for lovely surprise of @braderswalsh crashing my dressing room after doing a recording of The Chase in the studio next door. I asked if I could be a chaser.

Bradley Walsh, along with fans of The Chase, was completely astonished after a contestant revealed how many pets they had at home, which had some very unusual characteristics.41-year-old Lee introduced himself and told Bradley that he was a betting shop supervisor, unbeknownst to the presenter what eight-legged friends he had at home.Bradley then asked him if he “quizzes” to which Lee told him that he dabbles “every now and then”.The contestant, who works just outside of Bristol, admitted that he likes to watch sports and enjoys following Everton, Bristol Rovers and NFL. He then dropped the bombshell: “I also collect strange pets.

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The Chase host Bradley Walsh made a cheeky dig at Rachel Johnson during in a celebrity special of the ITV show.He is known for his cheeky jibes at his guests and things were no different when Prime Minister Boris Johnson's sister Rachel Johnson took to the stand to try her luck.The repeated episode of the quiz show also saw author Rachel, journalist Giles Coren, TV presenter Chris Packham and comedian Josie Long battle the chaser.Giles kicked off the quiz and bagged a huge £40,000 for the prize pot, before Rachel stepped up second to try and grab more cash for the team.Playing it safe and scoring a respectable £4,000, she returned to the panel for the final chase - but not before Bradley could take a swipe at her performance.In her initial questions, before going head-to-head with Paul Sinha, Rachel was unable to name champagne brand Veuve Clicquot."The shocking inditement is tonight of course, you not knowing Veuve Clicquot, which is my favourite champagne," Bradley joked."I felt like I got more right, but I'm always very over optimistic which is sad, isn't it?" she jibed back about her comparatively small prize fund.Bradley joked: "No, no it's okay - delusional, but okay."He went on to ask her if she was "ready" to face the Chaser, to which a baffled Rachel replied: "I'm sorry, I don't know what's happening.""Good, time to face the Chaser," the presenter joked.Rachel wasn't caught by The Sinnerman and ended up returning to the team to join them in the final chase.Chris was knocked out after taking a risk to play for £50,000, falling at the final hurdle and going home.Meanwhile, Josie returned to the panel with a low offer of £1,000.The total was taken to £45,000 - which the three celebrities would split between their

THE Chase viewers were up in arms tonight as Bradley Walsh launched a broadside against a much-loved dish. The 61-year-old host was in disbelief at the idea of putting gravy on chips - with many calling it a Northern delicacy.

Bradley Walsh couldn't hide his disappointment after he discovered that a contestant on The Chase was on another popular game show.Serial quizzer Laurence informed Bradley that he had been on Mastermind before he appeared on the ITV programme. however chaser Anne Hegerty revealed that he had been on both Mastermind and another popular quizzing programme.Clearly upset that he didn't know, Bradley said: "Is there anything else you're keeping from me?" While asking the player why he didn't tell him all he needed to know.

MARK Labbett blasted a team on The Chase as the "worst ever" after they missed out on one of the best cash builders in the show's history. Bradley Walsh was almost adamant that he had a winning team on his hands during Thursday's outing of the ITV show - but things quickly went wrong.

The Chase's Mark Labbett made a cheeky plea to appear in a movie role as a film director from the Midlands appeared on the show. Rebeckah, from Tamworth, was joined by fellow contestants Aled, Lisa and Hussain on the hit ITV quiz show presented by Bradley Walsh on Thursday (March 24). The 47-year-old was first up to play and got off to a great start, winning £8,000 in her cash builder round.

The Chase fans couldn’t help but swoon over one stunning contestant as she revealed her secret link to Sir Alan Sugar during her TV debut.During Thursday’s (March 24) instalment of the popular ITV quiz show, Bradley Walsh welcomed the latest batch of quiz heads onto the show as they attempted to beat the chaser and take home the cash prize.As he opened the show, he introduced this evening’s introduced contestants, Hussain, Lisa, Aled and Rebecka as they showed off their general knowledge skills against Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett.But viewers couldn’t take their eyes off the brunette beauty as she joined the show and raked in an impressive £6,000 into the joint jackpot.When she joined Bradders at the podium, she opened up about her secret link to the impressive business mogul as she revealed how she used to run his private jet at her previous job in Luton Airport. Despite now working as a property manager, the brunette beauty started her career in aviation.

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 fans were left in hysterics after budding contestant made quite the impression when he made his striking TV debut.During Wednesday’s (March 23) instalment of the popular ITV quiz show, Bradley Walsh welcomed four quiz heads onto the show as they attempted to beat the chaser and take home the cash prize.As he opened the show, he introduced this week’s contestants Claire, Debbie, Steve and Colin as they showed off their general knowledge against Paul ‘The Sinnerman’ Sinha.Colin came on with bags of confidence as he appeared on the show in a bold Union Jack patterned waist coat with a matching Union Jack bow tie as he took on the chaser.Luckily, he managed to soar through the competition with ease as he took home an impressive £7,000 on the daytime show.And it’s fair to say that the quizzer left his mark on viewers with his charming personality and daring fashion choices.After watching his impressive round against the Chaser, fans swarmed to Twitter to share their thoughts on his bold outfit choice online.

THE Chase's Bradley Walsh blasted Jenny Ryan for "ruining it all" in an explosive final round. Tuesday's episode of the ITV quiz show saw Karen, Mike, Abigail and Gareth team up to try and beat the Chaser.

THE Chase star Mark 'The Beast' Labbett has said Bradley Walsh will keep poking fun at his weight - despite his slimdown. The quiz genius, 56, has shed around ten stone in recent months and yesterday referred to himself as a "skinny beast".

The Chase after he wore a kilt on the popular ITV show. Mark from London distracted viewers with his striking ensemble but baffled fans with the reason for his outfit.When talking to presenter Bradley Walsh about his attire, Mark told the host that he had Scottish heritage.But fans were left rather baffled when he got a question based on Scotland wrong.Jumping onto Twitter, fans shared their thoughts on the contestant.One person wrote: "Claims he's a Campbell hence why he is wearing a kilt.

Former MP Ann Widdecombe failed to mince her words during the latest episode of The Chase Celebrity Special, as she appeared to lash out at presenter Bradley Walsh and label him an "idiot".The iconic Strictly star did very well for herself on the popular ITV show and seemed eager to answer questions during the second round.As Ann constantly chimed in before Bradley finished his questions, the host jokingly told the star to "hold on".But a confident Ann told Bradley off when he suggested that viewers at home may want to guess the answer too to an Oliver Cromwell question.In response, Ann snapped: "They're all shouting Cromwell, you idiot."Roaring with laughter, the studio also audience appeared amused by Anne's upfront nature.But this wasn't the only dig Ann made while appearing on The Chase.When faced with a question regarding American rappers, Ann had to make the choice of deciding to chose rapper Snoop Dogg or Jay Z.

The Chase viewers were left in hysterics after host Bradley Walsh lashed out at Anne Hegarty for laughing at him. Viewers of Friday's (March 18) episode saw the funny side after Bradley and Anne butted heads after she giggled at him during his chat with a contestant.The comical clash occurred as he was quizzing Leicester-based hopeful Phillipa about the names of members of a band.He believed the answer was Deacon Blue because they sounded like Scottish names and Deacon Blue were a "Scottish band."Hearing Bradley's reasoning Anne began to snigger - triggering a fiery response from the popular ITV quiz show's host.He said: "Why is Anne laughing? Pull yourself together woman what are you doing? Stop laughing at your own jokes."Stop making your own jokes up up there it's unnecessary.