The Chase star Anne Hegerty in Dancing on Ice snub after trial for ITV show

23 December 2023 , 18:05

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Anne Hegerty is one of the chasers on the ITV show The Chase (Image: ITV)

Dancing on Ice bosses hit the skids trying to woo The Chase’s Anne Hegerty in what we think would have been the ultimate signing.

The Governess has revealed she tried out for the upcoming series, but snubbed it in favour of her starring role in panto. Taking over our No Filter column, Anne – who is appearing in Aladdin in Chesterfield – told us: “I did have a try-out for Dancing on Ice because I would love to learn to ice skate.

“It was then discovered it was going to clash with panto, and the experience of being on a stage, working with an audience, getting to act and sing and be funny… I really valued that. I mean, I would just be one of those people who would be towed around behind a penguin and never actually let go. It would be quite sad.”

Tomorrow, former I’m A Celeb star Anne will be spending Christmas in her favourite company – her own. Anne, who is happily single, said: “For the last 40 years, I’ve spent Christmas Day quite deliberately on my own.

“I like to be able to eat whatever I feel like and watch whatever I like and not have to hang out with people. It’s a bit of a treat, really. Men think I must be terribly lonely, but women envy me!”

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How Anne Hegerty could have looked on Dancing on Ice (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Cheers to that. Now sit back, grab your tipple of choice and take on The Chaser’s ultimate showbiz quiz…

Round 1: Cashbuilder Q&A

A1. Who directed the 2023 film Barbie?

A2. What are the only non-living gifts in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas?

A3. Which comic strip cat said: “I never met a lasagne I didn’t like?”

A4. The SS Karnak is a steamer in what Agatha Christie novel?

A5. Who was the first female jockey to win the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup?

A6. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney received the freedom of which Welsh city in 2022?

A7. Which girl group had three consecutive Christmas number ones?

A8. Hedera helix is the scientific name of what climbing plant?

A9. In 1976, Ronald Wayne sold his 10% stake in which computer company for $800?

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A10. Which TV and radio star started his career in a DIY shop in Bolton?

A11. Which Japanese monster has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

A12. Which US swimmer won 13 individual Olympic gold medals?

A13. Who did Shirley Ballas replace as head judge on Strictly Come Dancing?

A14. The French city of Nîmes gives its name to what hardwearing fabric?

A15. In what 2013 film did Josh Gad first voice the snowman Olaf?

A16. Which musical features the song You’ll Be Back, sung by King George III?

A17. Which Game of Thrones actress has three dragons tattooed on her wrist?

Round 2: Head to Head

B1. In their autobiographies, the actor David Niven and Prince Harry both said they had suffered from what?

a) Lion bite on the arm

b) Bee sting on the tongue

c) Frostbitten private parts

B2. In 1223, St Francis of Assisi is said to have introduced what feature of Christmas celebrations?

a) Christmas tree

b) Nativity scene

c) Christmas carols

B3. Which of these EastEnders characters did not die on Christmas Day?

a) Tiffany Mitchell

b) Archie Mitchell

c) Jamie Mitchell

Round 3: Beat the Chaser

C1. What planet orbits the Sun at a distance of around 93 million miles?

C2. In Norse mythology, Heimdall guards the bridge to which realm?

C3. A positively charged particle in the atomic nucleus is called what?

C4. Which king led England into the Hundred Years’ War?

C5. Which country leases out its .tv internet domain name?

C6. A rattlesnake’s rattle is made from what protein?

C7. Which Hilary Mantel novel opens in Putney in 1500?

C8. In the classic Cluedo game, which weapon comes first alphabetically?

C9. Which English cathedral has the tallest church spire in the UK?

C10. Who composed the music for the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?

ANSWERS

A1: Greta Gerwig A2: Five gold rings A3: Garfield A4: Death on the Nile A5: Rachael Blackmore A6: Wrexham A7: Spice Girls A8: Ivy A9: Apple A10: Vernon Kay A11: Godzilla A12: Michael Phelps A13: Len Goodman A14: Denim A15: Frozen A16: Hamilton A17: Emilia Clarke

B1: c) Frostbitten private parts B2: b) Nativity scene B3: a) Tiffany Mitchell

C1: Earth C2: Asgard C3: Proton C4: Edward III C5: Tuvalu C6: Keratin C7: Wolf Hall C8: Candlestick C9: Salisbury C10: Tchaikovsky

Laura Armstrong