The Chase’s Anne Hegerty didn’t mince her words when she responded to a perplexed Bradley Walsh. In today’s (January 23) instalment of the spin-off series Beat the Chasers, presenter Bradley was accompanied by the Sinnerman, the Beast, the Governess, the Menace, the Vixen, and the Dark Destroyer as they faced off against a slew of contestants from around the nation.
Just before his face-off with the Chasers, Leeds contestant Ali engaged in a rapid round of five questions, each worth £1,000.
Bradley cautioned: “Please don’t get the first question wrong because if you do then you are out, however if you get all five questions right then you win 5 grand and take on all six chasers with a super offer.”
As he read the initial question, Bradley queried: “Which book in the Harry Potter series is known in German as Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen. Is it A. The Philosopher’s Stone, B. The Chamber of Secrets, or C. The Goblet of Fire?”
Ali confessed: “I’m not sure but I’m going to go for A.”
Anne Hergerty didn’t hold back on Beat the Chasers (Image: ITV)
Fortuitously, Ali’s guess was spot on. However, Bradley swiftly admitted: “Can I be honest? I thought that was wrong. Goblet of fire, as in ‘stein’. So it’s not a stein, then?”
Anne interjected, explaining: “That’s what you were supposed to think. That was the trick in the question.” Bradley, taken aback, responded: “Aww ok.”
A recent episode of The Chase left viewers less than pleased when they took to social media with pleas for one contestant’s ‘annoying’ tendency to cease, reports .
During the show on Wednesday, 22 January, Samir from Surrey caught everyone’s attention. He faced The Governess and chose to chase a modest £5,000, but it was his over-elaborate answer explanations and hand gestures throughout that drew commentary.
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Bradley Walsh presented Beat the Chasers on Thursday night (Image: ITV1)
An exasperated fan expressed their distress on X, once called Twitter: “I can’t cope with all his long explanations #thechase.” Another implored: “Are the explanations necessary? ? Please stop! #TheChase.” (sic)
Another viewer likened Samir’s behaviour to creating a video, finding it irksome, as they said: “This dude thinks he’s making a Turning to Bradley after each answer to explain it and using his hands Possibly one of the most annoying things I’ve seen on this show.” (sic)
Another viewer chimed in on X, lamenting the time taken by the contestant’s ramblings, adding: “Stop over explaining every answer lad, this show only lasts an hour #TheChase.” (sic)
Beat the Chasers airs on ITV and ITVX.