Anne Hegerty has been hit by accusations she cheats on The Chase with some viewers convinced she is given her answers via an earpiece.
And the false claims have left her furious. She told The Daily Star: “I get people saying all sorts of things. They ask me if I cheat. They say, ‘You’ve got someone in your ears telling you the answers’.
“Others say Bradley reads the questions faster for the Chasers. I’ve checked with a stopwatch and he doesn’t do that. If the show did any of that, wouldn’t they get six better-looking people?
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“There are always going to be cynical people, but we have independent adjudicators – there’s nothing secret happening. It wouldn’t work if it wasn’t all above board.”
Anne sometimes hits back at cruel comments.
She said: “Sometimes I respond and sometimes I think, ‘Oh, just go away… you’ve been saying this for 14 years… just shove off’.
“It’s not really worth it. People are always trying to find a reason not to trust something – they think they’re really clever.
“If people want to see how good we are, they can go against us. We’re always going to quizzes that
are public. I go to quizzes a lot to maintain my skills. Sometimes I lose and sometimes I win.”
But Anne is keen to keep doing the show. She added: “I couldn’t imagine a better job.”
The Chase airs on weekdays on ITV1.
The Dailt Star previously reported that The Chase’s Bradley Walsh was forced to apologise to a viewer at home after a contestant made a savage comment about them.
The hit ITV gameshow was back on TV screens on Tuesday (January 2) as telly legend Bradley welcomed four new quizzers. As fans tuned in for the primetime programme, he introduced contestants Harry, Alex, Patricia and Rachel before they battled it out to take home the all-important cash prize.
This week the quartet were up against Paul Sinha who made sure to bring his A-game against the wise quizzers. But things took an awkward turn when Bradley and a player appeared to take a swipe at someone watching at home. Read the full story here.
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