Bradley Walsh hosts The Chase on ITV (Image: ITV)
A contestant from has revealed a behind the scenes tip that players are given from show bosses. Tom, from Twickenham, appeared on the popular quiz show back on December 17.
He made the episode memorable as he made a candid admission about being on the “wrong show”. Now, speaking exclusively to , the army veteran explained the advice that bosses dish out.
The player said: “They [the producers] advised us that you should probably delete before the show is aired because you will just get abuse and spammed by people. But I was quite keen to see what it’s like.”
He explained that he was curious to see what people Tweet so totally ignored the advice. With astonishment he shared: “At first people were very, very ruthless.
“As soon as you appear they will pick you apart. As soon as I said I was an actor, it was like ‘oh I bet he’s unemployed’.”
Tom appeared on The Chase (Image: ITV)
The contestant added: “I don’t think I’ve had, in my adult life, so many people calling me a c**t. So initally I was like ‘oh boy’, but I knew it was a joke. I’m not going to take any of it to heart.”
While on The Chase, for the quiz show. He thought he had been applying for the show Hunted.
Bradley asked him: “You know how this show works, right?” Tom seemed unsure as Brad continued: “You’ve never seen this show, have you?”
The contestant admitted that he had used YouTube to see some clips from the ITV show but had never actually watched a full episode. He finally confessed: “I’ve never seen the show, Bradley Walsh.”
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Brad was totally perplexed as he asked: “So what made you want to come on?” Tom explained that he thought he had applied for another show “with a similar name” instead.
Tom shared with Express.co.uk: “I think that’s probably the secret to doing quite well. The other three people on the team were Chase superfans and watch it every day.
“I thought I’d applied for something else so when I got there I wasn’t taking it too seriously. I didn’t even know you could get money from it. So for me, it was just a nice experience.
“I didn’t know what each round would be like, so there was no panic.”