The Chase star Anne Hegerty says 'I'm done' as she rules out doing future reality shows

Anne Hegerty, known as The Governess on ITV's The Chase, has expressed her disinterest in participating in further reality TV shows. The 65-year-old quiz master, who ventured into the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! jungle back in 2018, feels that no other show could match that experience.

According to the Daily Star newspaper's HotTV column Hegerty remarked: "The jungle is about as big as you can get. Everything else is a bit of a step down. I don't want to do another reality show unless it involves something I want to get better at. I think I'm done."

Hegerty shares the screen with fellow quizzers Jenny Ryan, Paul Sinha, Darragh Ennis, Mark Labbett, and Shaun Wallace on 'The Chase'. While Ryan has explored a singing career post-The X Factor: Celebrity, Hegerty herself is a staple in pantomime and presents Britain's Brightest Family on ITV.

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Anne attributes the success of The Chase, which has been captivating audiences since 2009, largely to the charm of host Bradley Walsh. In an interview with Best magazine, when asked about the show's appeal she explained: "Great formats and a brilliant host!"

She added: "You can tune into The Chase at any point during the hour, catch up with it very quickly and be absorbed by it. But our secret weapon is Bradley Walsh, everybody loves Bradley. He was made to do these programmes, they just suit him down to the ground.

"I love being able to throw out a bizarre fact and he will run with it and make a joke out of it. I love the way he latches on to the things I say." For the latest TV & Showbiz news, sign up to our newsletter.