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Anne Hegerty, familiar to many as The Governess on ITV's The Chase, has bagged a new role in cinema which is far from her usual TV show.The popular quizzer was invited to star in a short movie and has expressed her thrill about the opportunity, saying: "I've been asked to be in the film and I've decided to go for it. We're going to be making that in the next few months." "I don't think I'll be nervous. It's not in front of an audience.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has been has been in the hot seat of the ITV show since 2010 and has a massive following thanks to her impressive knowledge and quick wit. Known better to some viewers as The Governess, she previously revealed what her favourite part of the programme is - and it's not taking on the contestants or pitting her wits against the contestants.

The Chasers have become some of ITV's most beloved stars, with an army of fans who avidly tune into the hit game show The Chase to watch their impressive skills. But while there is no question about the quizzers' incredible knowledge of pretty much everything, they give very few clues about their love lives. But we've done some digging and uncovered some very interesting nuggets about their off-screen romances, including marrying cousins, open relationships and 'secret' wives.

Despite earning a hefty salary, Anne Hegerty still lives in a Housing Association flat. The 65 year old TV star, also known as The Governess on the hit Bradley Walsh-hosted ITV show The Chase, revealed the surprising fact on the How To Be 60 with Kaye Adams and Karen MacKenzie podcast last year. She said: "I live in a Housing Association flat.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has revealed the one thing that haunts her while filming the ITV quiz show. Having appeared on the quiz show since 2010, viewers at home will recognise Anne for being chaser ‘The Governess’ on The Chase, which is hosted by Bradley Walsh. As part of her role, 65 year old Anne goes head to head with contestants in a test of general knowledge in a bid to stop them from building up their prize fund and walking home with the jackpot.

Anne Hegerty, beloved as The Governess on ITV's hit quiz show The Chase, recently caught up with OK! for an exclusive interview, where she opened up about her long-standing commitment to the show and her hopes for its future. When asked about her plans for the future on The Chase, Anne responded with enthusiasm, saying: "As long as they'll have me." She added: "I don't have any plans to retire.This is the little workhorse that makes everything else possible, and I love doing it." Describing The Chase as "the best job I've ever had," Anne expressed her willingness to continue as long as the show wants her.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has revealed that she’s “not allowed” to do other quiz shows because of her role on the popular ITV show. Having appeared on the quiz show since 2010, viewers at home will recognise Anne for being chaser ‘The Governess’ on The Chase, which is fronted by Bradley Walsh. As part of her role, 65 year old Anne goes head to head with contestants in a test of general knowledge in a bid to stop them from building up their prize fund and walking home with the jackpot.

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.

Mark Labbett has opened up about working on The Chase and revealed that the format of the show was originally different, but TV bosses made a last-minute change. Mark, 58, who is known as The Beast, appears on the ITV game show as a Chaser, alongside Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Jenny Ryan, Paul Sinha and Darragh Ennis. One Chaser appears in each episode with contestants hoping to beat them, but most fail to do so due to the Chasers' incredible general knowledge skills.

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.

ITV's The Chase star Shaun Wallace has responded to calls for him to be "sacked" from the popular game show.

ITV The Chasers are 'seeking revenge' as they admit to 'testing each other' on the hit quiz show, The Chase. On Tuesday, January 16, Chasers Shaun Wallace, aka The Dark Destroyer, and Anne Hegerty, also known as The Governess, appeared on This Morning. Shaun spoke to This Morning hosts Dermot O'Leary and Josie Gibson about the relationship that The Chasers, including Mark Labbett, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan and Darragh Ennis have.

The Chase’s Anne Hegerty has hit back against allegations that she and the other stars of the quiz show have cheated.The 65-year-old quizzer is one of six ‘chasers’ on the teatime ITV game show, and in a new interview with the Daily Star, she revealed that she routinely faces people accusing her of not playing by the rules.The Chase first aired on ITV in 2009, and each episode features four contestants who individually attempt to raise as much money as possible against a professional quizzer, or ‘chaser’, who tries to prevent them from taking home the prize.“I get people saying all sorts of things,” Hegerty, who is known as ‘The Governess’ on the show, told the newspaper. “They ask me if I cheat. They say, ‘You’ve got someone in your ears telling you the answers.”“Others say Bradley [Walsh, the show’s host] reads the questions faster for the chasers.

The Chase quiz genius Anne Hegerty, whose alter-ego is the menacing Governess on the ITV gameshow, has opened up on the difficulties she experiences in her relationships. The star admitted the "brutal truth" of why she struggles to maintain a relationship with a partner during an eye-opening interview back in 2021. The 65 year old TV favourite explained that she finds it "difficult" to fall in love with "real people" and it's meant her connections often fizzle out.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! has provided viewers with some of TV’s most memorable moments of recent years - thanks in large part to its Bushtucker trials. The hit ITV show sees famous faces pushed to their limits - living alongside one another in the Australian jungle while struggling with hunger and missing their loved ones. And some of the most challenging moments have come courtesy of the Bushtucker trials, which involves celebs taking on gruesome tasks to win food for the camp.

The Chase star Jenny Ryan, known as the Vixen on the hit ITV gameshow, has floored fans with a glam transformation ahead of a night out as she was flooded with support on her notably different appearance from being behind the screen.

"My dirty little secret is that I wanted to be famous right from childhood," Anne tells us, matter of factly while getting her hair and makeup done.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Four years after announcing he'd been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, The Chase star Paul Sinha has had huge praise heaped onto him by his colleague Anne Hegerty. Anne, 65 - known as The Governess on the much-loved ITV game show - was representing the quizzing series at last night's National Reality TV Awards, 31 July.The Chase not only bagged the Best Game Show award, but Anne also walked away with the prize for Best Presenter at the London soiree. And whilst speaking to Daily Star and other press on the red carpet, prior to the glitzy awards ceremony, Anne insisted that her dear friend and fellow 'Chaser' Paul remains at the top of his game, despite recent health concerns.

The Chase viewers were sent into a frenzy after spotting how the show’s four contestants all shared their name with one of the Spice Girls. Host Bradley Walsh got the popular ITV quiz show underway earlier this week by introducing the new players.

Jenny Ryan has been flooded with support as she shared a plea for the ITV show. The professional quizzer, known as The Vixen, has been putting contestants to the test since 2015. However, Jenny was using her impressive general knowledge long before appearing on screens as she wrote questions for The Chase's pilot episode in 2009.

Love Island 2023 is back - and cheeky chappy George Fensom is ready to cause some laughs inside villa walls. Describing himself as 'the first person to bring the vibe up,' George told ITV, 'I'm always dancing, I'm always the one who wants to go out. My go-to dance move is what I call the Dad Dance.

The Chase's Anne Hegerty left viewers and host Bradley Walsh gobsmacked after she made a rather x-rated comment to a contestant. Hoping to win big was a contestant named Dylan, who revealed that he worked as an animator on children's television. As Anne arrived to face off against the hopeful she left him, and Bradley, shocked as she said: "Hello Dylan.

Four The Chase contestants left chaser Anne Hegerty completely unimpressed as she realised they all shared a royal connection that was both surprising and "so adorable I may puke". During Tuesday night's episode of the hit ITV gameshow, presenter Bradley Walsh welcomed all four players to the studio for another round of quizzing.The contestants were called Archie, Louis, Charlotte and George - all eager to get stuck in to try and earn some money for their pots. But as the group's names were announced, viewers nearly fell off their chairs to hear that they all had the same monikers as four Royal children.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has paid tribute to her co-star Bradley Walsh branding him ‘legendary’.

Blackburn student posted a picture of herself wearing glasses, with food in her mouth, putting a thumb up to the camera. She captioned the picture: "Today locked outside my house because I'm an idiot with my little boy crying because he's got a stomach sickness bug. He's pooed on my coat and on my joggers.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has revealed that she still lives in her Housing Association flat, despite her salary from appearing on the ITV show and the various franchises.

The Chase's Anne Hegerty has explained that she is still living in a Housing Association flat despite her high earnings from a number of TV shows.The 64-year old made her fortune from her appearances on the brain-testing ITV show, as well as stint on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2018.The "Governess" has a long history in British television, having appeared on BBC's Mastermind back in 1988. But despite her high salary, Anne confessed that she still lives in a Housing Association flat, and has all of her money saved. Speaking on the How To Be 60 with Kaye Adams and Karen MacKenzie podcast, Anne explained her situation.

Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar is set to star on ITV's DNA Journey to uncover details of their ancestry which will air later this year.

the Chase fans love Bradley's funny encounters with contestants, it seems his overly chatty ways often get him in bother. And at the National Television Awards last week, the Governess chatted exclusively with the Daily Star. During that chat, she revealed one of Bradley's worst habits saying: "He sometimes has the tendency to chat on and on and on with contestants and we're sitting down at the bottom with The Chase's producer, who doubles as the show's editor, and he's like 'for goodness sake, Brad! This is all coming out' and makes snip gestures.

The Chase favourite Jenny Ryan, AKA ‘The Vixen’, looks unrecognisable with her new blonde hair. Known for her statement 60s spectacles and red hair – usually styled in a beehive with a pony tail – Jenny, 40, shocked Celebrity Lingo viewers as she appeared on the show with bright blonde locks. Joined alongside ITV’s Dr Ranj Singh, the well-known Chaser completed her new look with a bold print wraparound dress and statement glasses.