The Chase viewers outraged as contestant ‘hustles’ Mark Labbett out of £20k by ‘bending the rules’

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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.

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.

A CONTESTANT on The Chase has revealed the problems behind the scenes of the ITV set that viewers can't see at home. Hannah Cowton appeared on the game show fronted by Bradley Walsh last year, but filmed for her episode back in 2019.

The Chase star Bradley Walsh has met tons of fascinating guests during his time presenting the ITV game show, but he was shocked to discover one player's royal connection.The contestant's regal links came to light when Bradley asked him about his job as a cabinet-maker, and it turns out one of his clients was British equestrian Zara Tindall MBE.The hit ITV quiz show returned to screens on Thursday (March 17), and it saw teammates Will, John, Lauren and Mamta take on Paul The Sinnerman Sinha in a battle of general knowledge.With the hope of taking home a hefty cash prize, the players are tasked with answering questions on varying topics as they try to avoid getting caught by the show's genius quizzers.When Jon stepped up to the podium, he told Bradley he used to play in bands, but later ditched the dream to make cabinets.Upon learning about his crafting-related profession, Bradley asked the handy-man what the best thing he's ever designed was.Bradley asked Jon: "Nicest thing you've made thus far?"The craftsman replied: "Probably a huge dining table for Zara Tindall."Impressed, Bradley excitedly cried out: "Did you really!", to which the cabinet-maker confirmed: "Yeah."Bradley said: "Nice! Very good."It was then that John revealed that he was once comissioned to build a table for none other than Zara Tindall MBE OLY, the daughter of Anne Princess Royal and 21st in line to the throne.It means she is the eldest granddaughter of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth and the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.The award-winning British equestrian was appointed a Member of the Order to the British Empire for her services to the sport in 2007.Later in the game, just Jon and his teammate Lauren made it to the Final Chase against The

THINGS turned tense during last night's instalment of The Chase after one player made a move. Amused viewers of the programme took to Twitter when they noticed a team-mate's obvious disapproval.

The Chase’s Mark Labbett has said that he is “gutted” about missing out on the US version of the popular game show. Mark is an original chaser on the UK’s programme, having been with the ITV show for 13 years since its initial launch in 2009.The Chase USA recently announced that the much anticipated second season will be going ahead, but The Beast took the opportunity to confirm that he will not be rejoining the show.He wrote: “Gutted to not be invited back but really excited at the new lineup.

The Chase turned awkward when one player took a minus £1,000 offer on the ITV show - and her teammate looked fuming at her choice.The popular ITV game show, hosted by Bradley Walsh, returned on Wednesday night (March 16) with players Kat, Malcom, James and Jill.However, tensions rose in the studio when Kat took the minus offer from Chaser Shaun Wallace, also known as The Dark Destroyer, and host Bradley Walsh noticed her fellow contestant extremely disappointed.Minus offers are known as a low-risk move which often proves unpopular with viewers.Kat only managed to rack up £2,000 in her cash-builder round, so she decided to opt for the minus offer in the hopes it would increase her chances of making it to the Final Chase.Revealing the moment Kat made it through to the final, host Bradley said: "You are through to the final. Now, let me tell you this.

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.

The Chase viewers think they've figured out one contestant plan to bag more cash from the chaser.

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A CONTESTANT on The Chase was left red-faced after a dig at 'smug' Jenny Ryan majorly backfired. Monday's episode of the ITV quiz show saw Claire become the first contestant up to face the Chaser, and managed a respectable £6,000 in her Cash Builder.

The Chase's Jenny Ryan hit back at a cheeky player who called her "smug" on the ITV game show.The brave contestant made the on-air dig at Chaser Jenny, also known as The Vixen, after show host Bradley Walsh asked her which Chaser she'd like to go up against.Claire was the first contestant to face questions on the episode, and had just finished a successful cash-builder round where she racked up £6,000 after a shaky start.However, when Bradley asked Claire which Chaser she'd like to take on in the next round, Claire said she'd like to try her luck against The Vixen.Taking aim at The Vixen, Claire said she thought Jenny could be "smug" on the show and wanted to get the better of her.She said: "I think she's very good, but I think sometimes she's a little bit smug, so I'd quite like to try and give her a run for her money."Bradley looked taken aback by the comment, looking at the camera and raising his eyebrows.Tensions then rose in the studio when Jenny herself walked out to battle the team, and it wasn't long before she responded to Claire's "smug" comment.In fact, she kept referring back to Claire's remarks during the show, and at the end of the episode she told the player it "wasn't smugness", just the way her resting face looked.Realising she would be facing Jenny, Claire burst out laughing.Revealing his co-star, Bradley said: "There you go... it's the queen of smug, it's The Vixen herself, Jenny Ryan."Jenny said: "I'm putting on my smuggest expression, now.

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 .

ITV viewers have been accustomed to new episodes of The Chase. But they were rattled when Bradley Walsh welcomed Emmerdale stars in the programme, realising the episode was actually a re-run.

THE Chase viewers have been left swooning over a contestant - with her almost sparking a fan club following. Sally, a professional violinist, appeared on the ITV1 game show in a bid to win enough money to build a private music studio.

The Chase couldn't seem to keep their focus on Friday afternoon as they were left distracted by a "hot" player on the ITV show.Violinist Sally came onto the programme with hopes of winning big and getting safely through to the final round.But as presenter Bradley Walsh asked her questions about her career and what she does in her spare time, fans at home were left swooning over the attractive blonde player.Jumping onto Twitter, spectators shared their opinions on the contestant online.One viewer wrote: "Sally has a fan club and yes I’m jealous coz I don’t have one."Another simply wrote: "Marry me," followed by love heart emojis.A third said: "Sally on #TheChase right now is pretty f****n’ hot… let’s be honest."Meanwhile a fourth shared: "Sally is the hottest person I think I’ve ever seen."During her cash builder round, Sally left viewers on edge as she appeared to have a very rocky start.In the first 30 seconds, the player didn't seem to answer any questions correctly, leaving presenter Bradley to admit that he felt "nervous".But with time no longer on her side, the bubbly contestant ended up answering five questions correctly, leaving viewers at home shocked.When faced with the chaser, Sally also did very well for herself and managed to make it back safely to her team.Fighting for their chance to hopefully take home £11,000 between them, Sally and her team member Greg tried their to best to tackle the chaser Paul Sinha in the final round.And things did look promising for the pair, as they answered 15 questions correctly.However it wasn't enough to chase away the roaring force of quizmaster Paul, as he beat the contestants with seconds to spear.Taking to Twitter again, viewers shared their thoughts.One person wrote: