David Tennant stunned The Masked Singer viewers with a surprised appearance during the finale.
29.01.2024 - 00:00 / dailyrecord.co.uk
ITV's Beat The Chasers is a hugely popular game show during which hopeful contestants battle it out answering questions whilst up against not one but all six of the Chasers.
Hosted by Bradley Walsh, the show takes place in front of a studio audience, and going to watch an episode being filmed is a great way for fans of the show to see what goes on behind the scenes.
One fan, The Mirror writer Charlotte McIntyre, went to see how the TV programme is created in real-time and got the low-down on what Bradley and the rest of the Chasers are really like.
She described the filming as 'completely different' to what we see on TV at home, noting how the Chasers sometimes have an 'unfair advantage' over the hopeful contestant.
Here is Charlotte's experience when watching the filming of Beat The Chasers.
As we waited for the filming to begin, the audience was warmed up by a comedian who cheekily told us to show the camera our dazzling white teeth and clap like we'd never clapped before. It was then time for Bradley Walsh to make his entrance, which was filmed several times from different angles.
Bradley was the same lovable presenter when the cameras stopped rolling as he is on The Chase and Beat the Chasers, chatting to the audience at every opportunity. The Chasers, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Darragh Ennis, Jenny Ryan and Mark Labbett were next to join the studio.
The Chasers attempted to join in with Bradley's banter in between filming takes, but their desk is as high up as it looks and those down on the studio floor struggled to hear them.
The session lasted three and a half hours, and in that time we watched three celebrities, including Pointless host Alexander Armstrong, Lioness Mary Earps and one member of the public
David Tennant stunned The Masked Singer viewers with a surprised appearance during the finale.
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ITV's The Chase is a popular quiz show where contestants try and see if they can beat the Chaser and take home money.
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The Chase presenter Bradley Walsh is beloved by fans for bantering back-and-forth with the formidable Chasers - however, star Darragh Ennis has revealed that the quiz host does not spend much time with his fellow co-stars outside of filming. The Dublin-born quiz whiz joined The Chase in 2020 alongside the rest of the brainy line-up - Paul Sinha, Mark Labbett, Anne Hegerty, Jenny Ryan and Shaun Wallace. Darragh, 43, spoke to OK! in an exclusive interview ahead of tonight's celebrity edition of Beat the Chasers and explained that the Chasers don't socialise a lot with Bradley - or one another - off the show.