The Chase star Anne Hegerty admits Mark Labbett isn't 'the best quizzer'

The Chase fans have gone wild for Chaser Darragh Ennis after he took to Instagram to share a half naked video of himself.

ITV The Chase star Mark "The Beast" Labbett has opened up on his lovelife. Mark split from his wife of six years in 2020 and they co-parent their son together. He said he is now married to his job, adding “I’m single now.

TV quizzer Mark “The Beast” Labbett says he's "too busy for a relationship" after splitting from wife Katie. The star and Katie confirmed their separation in 2020 after spending seven years wed — blaming their 27-year age gap and life in the Covid-19 lockdown for their troubles.

Rising to fame as on hit ITV quiz show The Chase Mark Labbett has revealed he has hired a bodyguard after being groped at public appearances. The TV favourite, 56, is a popular regular on the show and makes public appearances around the country to meet fans but, has admitted to having to hire a bodyguard to protect him as he regularly gets “felt up”. He told The Sun: “I can safely say on any given gig I get my a**e felt up to four times.

Anne Hegerty is one of the most famous quizzers on British television, but now she's revealed how she prepares before every episode of ITV's The Chase.Known as The Governess, Anne is regularly seen crushing contestants with her superior knowledge skills on the popular ITV quiz show, which is hosted by Bradley Walsh.Whilst her genius quizzing skills are in no doubt, some fans might be wondering just how the TV quizzer gets her brain in gear before stepping into the studio to tackle those quick-fire questions read by Bradley.The Governess herself spoke exclusively to Daily Star's Sam Huntley at the BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday (May 8), where she admitted she regularly competes in quizzes outside of the hit ITV show.It came just before The Chase picked up the Best Daytime gong at the glitzy award show, which was held at the Royal Festival Hall in London.When asked how she prepares for going into The Chase studio, Anne said a producer comes in and "throws" questions at them to get the brain juices going.She said: "There is actually a sort of warm-up session. One of our producers comes in and throws questions at us.

THE Chase star Mark Labbett has hired a minder after revealing he is regularly sexually assaulted at gigs. Brainbox Mark — dubbed the Beast — makes public appearances up and down the country.

The Chase star Mark Labbett may instil fear into many but he claims he frequently receives sexual attention from both men and women when he's out and about.Brainiac Mark, 56, who initially started his career as a maths and physical education supply teacher found fame back in 2009 when he first appeared on the popular ITV quiz show.Nicknamed The Beast for his impressive 6ft 6in frame, he often finds himself fighting off the unwanted attention which he claims even happens in the bingo halls. Speaking to the Sunday Mirror, he said: "I've done a lot of gigs up and down the country, things like bingo hall and pub quizzes and it's great fun.

THE quiz champion who replaced Anne Hegerty on Beat The Chasers said he was stepping into "chilly shoes" and may one day soon 'overtake' her. The Chase Australia star Issa Schultz replaced Anne on Beat The Chasers when she caught Covid and was not able to attend filming.

The Chase's Anne Hegerty has shared a lovely tribute in awe of The Queen a few weeks before her Platinum Jubilee.The Governess, 63, has been a fan-favourite chaser on the ITV show since 2010 and expressed the important role Her Majesty, 96, has played in her life. Anne, who earlier in the year was amazed to find out Queen Elizabeth is her long descendent cousin, expressed how Her Highness is "everyone's mum".She told the Daily Star: "She's kind of been part of my life, she's 16 months younger than my mum so she's everyone's mum isn't she? I've been in a room with Prince Phillip, but I'm not important enough to meet him."It comes two months after Anne found out she had royal ties to the Monarch following her investigation into her family history on ITV's DNA Journey.

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.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty couldn't resist swiping at one quiz show that is simply "too much work" as she sits out this series of Beat the Chasers.Anne - AKA The Governess - contracted Covid-19 at the time of filming, and so has been replaced this series by Australian quiz champ and star of the Aussie version of the show Issa Schultz.Confirming the news back in March, Anne told her fans: "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."Issa is better known by his Chase alter ego The Supernerd.But now Anne revealed the one quiz show she's unlikely to do again in an exclusive chat to Daily Star.Appearing at the MEN Pride of Manchester awards on Tuesday (May 10), Anne explained: "I always wanted to go on University Challenge: The Professionals back when I was a proofreader."The Society for Editors and Proofreaders used to keep trying to put in a team, and I think the BBC kept going, 'What, is that even a professional thing? We’ve never heard of that!'"So I always wanted to get on University Challenge: The Professionals," she explained.But Anne quickly added: "Would I like to do Mastermind again? I’ve done it twice and been a bit rubbish both times - nah, it’s too much work!"Speaking about the ideal celebrity she'd love to face off with on The Chase, Anne told us: "I think we’ve always said it would be brilliant to have Stephen Fry on."Of course, I always would have loved to have [the late] John Sessions on - of course that’s a missed opportunity now.

MARK Labbett has revealed The Chase moment that got him so angry bosses had to edit out his swearing. The 56-year-old has been part of the show since it began in 2009 along with fellow Chaser Shaun Wallace.

THE Chase's Mark Labbett has revealed how there's a secret 'pecking order' between The Chasers. Mark, 56, is one of the two original Chasers on the show alongside Shaun Wallace.

Emmerdale actress Samantha Giles has slammed TOWIE star Gemma Collins, branding her “talentless and revolting”.Appearing at the MEN Pride of Manchester Awards on Tuesday (May 10), the star - who plays Bernice Blackstock in the ITV soap - joked she might “punch” the GC if she ever saw her in person.Samantha was attending the awards to present the gong for Special Recognition, which went to James Anderson.James founded the community interest company Depher, which provides free or heavily subsidised services to those needing plumbing and heating, free bathrooms and funeral costs, among others. Presenting the award alongside Samantha was her Emmerdale co-star Chris Bisson (Jai Sharma) and The Chase quizzer Anne Hegerty.

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.

MARK Labbett has revealed that the Chase producers are hunting for a female chaser who looks like a Love Islander but has the brains of Anne Hegerty and Jenny Ryan. Since the show hit our screens in 2009, there have only been TWO female Chasers.

MARK Labbett has revealed that the celebrity specials of The Chase are rigged to make sure that the stars CAN answer the questions. The quizzer, who also goes by the name of The Beast, has been on the ITV show since 2009.

It all came to an end in May 2018, when the popular presenter announced live on the air that he was stepping back from the show."There is not a lot to say really, other than the fact – you know better than most – the demands of getting up for a daytime show," he explained to panelist Anne Diamond, who hosted the original version of Good Morning Britain."I'm not going to equate it with digging roads, which is hard as well, but the old brain! I'm up at three o'clock in the morning these days. I go to bed at half seven.

The Chase player has received a bashing from quizzer Paul Sinha after she insulted his fellow chaser Mark Labbett, branding him "slow".Primary School Mhairi teacher from Newcastle was first to face the chaser as host Bradley Walsh welcomed four new contestant to the ITV game show.When asked which chaser she’d like to face during her head-to-head after bagging £6k in her Q&A, Mhairi revealed she’d like to face off with Mark Labbett as he was “slow at answering questions.”She revealed that while she thought he was “lovely” she believed she could beat him due to his inability to answer questions in a timely manner.Moments later, chaser Paul Sinha emerged as the chaser for the episode and immediately bashed the teacher for her unkind words.After complimenting her “clearly good general knowledge,” he dissed her judge of character and defended his quizmaster pal.

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.

Anne Hegerty has revealed her Beat The Chasers replacement flew over the night before filming after she tested positive for Covid.The Chase star took to the BAFTAs red carpet and spoke exclusively to Daily Star about why her Australian colleague, Issa Schultz, had accompanied her.The 63-year-old said: "The reason why he’s here is because Beat The Chasers starts a week tomorrow, May 16, and the week before we were filming I tested positive."She explained that Issa, who's been doing The Chase Australia since 2015, was born in Cornwall which means he doesn't need a visa to get into England.Anne quipped: "They rung him at midnight and said ‘you’re on the plane in the morning’."So I’m missing from the next one and Issa will be in."Issa, 38, confessed that he feels incredibly lucky to be a part of the show in both countries and revealed that Anne was more than happy to let him take her place.The television quiz personality said: "We do Beat The Chasers in Australia as well so I fell very lucky to do both versions, thanks to someone getting Covid."But she's such a wonderful woman and was so happy to step aside." The Governess admitted that she wants to make sure her Aussie colleague is well looked after as she chimed: "I kept messaging the producer saying ‘make sure his hotel is booked from the night before so he can get some sleep'."During the exclusive chat, Anne made the surprising revelation that she doesn't take part in pub quizzes because "top quizzers" are sometimes not that great at quizzes.She admitted: "We do league quizzes as part of a team anyway."By and large I don’t, partially because, actually, a lot of top quizzers are not that good at quizzes."The I'm A Celeb star added: "You know, we have things like picture