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THE Chaser stars have revealed what it is like being a Chaser on the hit ITV quiz show.<\/p>\n

The six quiz geniuses have opened up about how they prepare for the ITV show and have disclosed what working with their clever co-stars is like.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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The Chase's professional team comprises six seasoned quizzers, including Mark Labbett, aka The Beast, who has been a staple of the quiz show since its debut season back in 2009, alongside the Barrister Shaun Wallace, aka 'Dark Destroyer' & 'Legal Eagle'.<\/p>\n

Anne dubbed the Governessjoined the pair in season two, with 'Sinnerman' Paul Sinha being brought in two series later.<\/p>\n

The Vixen, aka Jenny Ryan, debuted the show in season nine, while Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis, who initially appeared as a prior contestant, was taken on as a Chaser in season 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Chase, which acquires a staggering 3.5 million viewers an episode sees the six quizzers take turns to battle teams of four from the general public, who get the chance to correctly answer a series of general knowledge questions in order to beat the Chaser and walk away with a cash prize.<\/p>\n

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Answering which part of the show he finds the most difficult, he told The DailyStar: "There isn't anything, it's so enjoyable. I've been doing it for 14 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"I use my transferable skills as a barrister, thinking on my feet, researching, and being fearless in answering questions."<\/p>\n

However, the stars also revealed how much extensive research goes into preparing for the general knowledge quiz show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Shaun explained: "We've always got to keep ourselves contemporary – I do about two hours of research a day."<\/p>\n

Darragh added: "I do about five quiz competitions a week, and I usually do about an hour a day on top of that."<\/p>\n

Christine Lampard from the Lorraine show asked Anne about her preparation for the show in 2019, and she revealed: "You keep doing quizzes, you keep reading, you keep researching things.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"I was at a quiz in Hartford on Saturday.<\/p>\n

"I'm going to be at another quiz in central London next Saturday, surrounded by other quizzers that I know are all sitting there doing a written paper.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"Then, every morning, I am part of an American online League. So they're usually quizzes\u2014most days, certainly most days in the week."<\/p>\n

She added: "There's a quiz website that I play games on called Sporcle."\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jenny, who has previously pointed out to the DailyMail that there's a touch of 'panto villain' in all her co-stars, insisted she also works hard to be prepared for the show and always keeps on-the-ball with the latest news.<\/p>\n

In regards to her show prep she also told the Metro: "So I don\u2019t have the traditional way of learning quiz facts like\u00a0some of my colleagues from The Chase do\u00a0\u2013 they like to read about things and it sticks whereas I like to take part in things, <\/p>\n

"so I will consume the media that they\u2019re reading the Wikipedia article about, like what\u2019s new on Netflix, and I\u2019m watching Netflix.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"They\u2019re reading about the pop charts and I\u2019m listening to the pop chart. And honestly, the best way of learning anything is to be quizzed on it. <\/p>\n

"So I\u2019m doing my job as I\u2019m learning and I\u2019m learning as I\u2019m doing my job."<\/p>\n

In an interview with Debbie McGee on her BBC Radio Berkshire, Paul revealed: "In 2008, I decided I wanted to become good at quizzes, and then three years later I got a chance to be a Chaser. So, what a decision!"<\/p>\n

"As you know, all jobs, even in entertainment, are jobs.<\/p>\n

"They're hard work, and they're not necessarily as riotously fun as they might look as a viewer, but it is the dream job nonetheless."<\/p>\n

He added."I can't imagine doing a job that I'd enjoy more."<\/p>\n

The DailyStar previously asked Mark about the process of filming episodes for the show, and he revealed: "We film three shows a day, normally four days a week.<\/p>\n

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"We do 200 and odd shows a year, but it's dropped to 160 next year."<\/p>\n

The Chase airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 5pm<\/strong><\/p>\n


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