Bradley Walsh speechless on Beat The Chasers as Katherine Ryan calls him the ‘sexiest man in Hertfordshire’
BRADLEY Walsh is left speechless on Beat The Chasers after comedian Katherine Ryan labelled him the “sexiest man in Hertfordshire”.
The ITV show returns with an explosive celebrity version where stars battle to outwit the Chasers.
The 37-year-old star, who was named Hertfordshire’s sexiest woman at the turn of the year, took the opportunity to praise Bradley who bagged himself the title as the sexiest male.
The Canadian star was thrilled to be on the show, as she came face to face with the ITV host.
Speaking to the TV host, she said: “I was really excited to see you again Mr Walsh, because you and I are the sexiest people in Hertfordshire. Did you know that?
The 60-year-old presenter admitted that he had no idea, saying: “I didn’t know that.”
The Duchess star joked: “You’re the sexiest man in ALL of Hertfordshire and I’m the sexiest woman.
“So I needed to be close to you. It’s kind of a chase within The Chase. Don’t you read our local newspaper?”
Anne ‘The Governess’ Hegerty then interrupted saying that she’s also relocated to Watford, Hertfordshire – hinting that she may steal the title next year.
She joked: “Can I just remind you both that I have moved to Watford.”
Katherine was named Hertfordshire’s sexiest woman at the beginning of the year – beating off stiff competition from stars including Victoria Beckham and Alesha Dixon.
Speaking to The Sun, Kath said of the accolade: “It was my least sexy year as well – so it’s a huge achievement.
“I am expecting a special parking pass and I am expecting a reduction on my council tax. I want a lot of privileges. I am going to be milking it until next year.
“Bradley Walsh is the sexiest man so I need to get back on The Chase and we need to bring our premium genetics together and see what we can come up with.
“I just didn’t know I was sexier than everyone in the entire county.”
The funny-woman, who married her high school sweetheart Bobby Koostra, also admitted how lockdown had brought her family closer together.
Kath explained: “A lot of people might be missing their space but for us, my husband is my high school boyfriend and we missed 20 years, so my husband has now filled in all the blanks of every single day of the last 20 years of his life.
“Where he went, who he was with. You can see conversation has reached a critical low but we haven’t rowed with each other at all.
“I just love him more than I can say and that for me as a comedian is bonkers – I never thought I’d be in this position.”
ITV viewers will be delighted to see the third series return to our screens tomorrow – the quiz show will pit famous faces against the quizzers, to win big money prizes for charity.
In a twist to the usual daily episode of The Chase, the contestant can potentially face the whole group of Chasers at the same time.
The debut series – a spin-off of The Chase – topped ratings records, becoming the biggest new entertainment series since the launch of BGT.
Contestants are given the option of playing multiple Chasers for increasing amounts of money, but with a decreasing time advantage against them.
Play sees questions swap from contestant to the Chasers – if they get a question wrong, their individual or team clock keeps counting down until a question is answered correctly.
It was revealed that Phillip Schofield was being tipped to replace Bradley on the show.
It came as ITV revealed it was launching a new take on the programme on the ITV Hub, but without Bradley.
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Bradley has hosted The Chase on ITV since it began in 2009, but The Chase EXTRA will see each of the Chasers host their own episode, drumming up a series of 10 questions for the contestant to tackle.
The announcement has lead some bookmakers to predict 2021 will be Bradley’s last year on the main show, despite him giving no indication that for him The Chase is over.
The first celebrity special will air on ITV on Saturday, 27th March at 8:30pm.