Luckily, star of The Chase\u2019s Australian counterpart Issa Schultz flew in to save the day \u2013 and now Hegerty is eyeing up a permanent spot for him on the show.<\/p>\n
When asked whether Schultz should join Beat the Chasers as an extra Chaser on the next run to give contestants a chance to accept a Super Super Offer, Hegerty told RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press on the BAFTA red carpet: \u201cI don\u2019t know if we can make the table big enough.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone is going to have to have massive widescreen TVs! If the bosses are up for it, I\u2019m totally up for it.\u201d<\/p> Read more: Anne Hegerty\u2019s Beat the Chasers replacement reveals advice she gave him<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Schultz, who is known as The Supernerd on The Chase Australia, previous told RadioTimes.com<\/strong> in an exclusive interview that he would \u201cdefinitely\u201d like to become a permanent fixture<\/a> on The Chase and Beat the Chasers in the UK.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d love to explore that Bradley [Walsh] bond. A lot of the success is that Chaser-Bradley bond. He has a unique relationship with every Chaser on that set. I would love to develop my own,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n While Hegerty will be absent from season 5 of Beat the Chasers, cast members Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan and Darragh Ennis will be back alongside Schultz to take on brave members of the public in the ultimate quizzing challenge.<\/p>\n Beat the Chasers begins on ITV and ITV Hub<\/a> on Monday 16th May at 9pm. Check out more of our Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 09 May 2022 at 12:00 am Anne Hegerty has said she\u2019d like to see her replacement Issa Schultz join Beat the Chasers as a seventh Chaser on next year\u2019s season. While Beat the Chasers returns to our screens next Monday, Hegerty won\u2019t be on the panels of Chasers, having tested […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":15020,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/anne-hegerty-up-for-issa-schultz-joining-beat-the-chasers-permanently.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/anne-hegerty-up-for-issa-schultz-joining-beat-the-chasers-permanently-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/anne-hegerty-up-for-issa-schultz-joining-beat-the-chasers-permanently-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/anne-hegerty-up-for-issa-schultz-joining-beat-the-chasers-permanently.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/anne-hegerty-up-for-issa-schultz-joining-beat-the-chasers-permanently.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/anne-hegerty-up-for-issa-schultz-joining-beat-the-chasers-permanently.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/anne-hegerty-up-for-issa-schultz-joining-beat-the-chasers-permanently.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 09 May 2022 at 12:00 am Anne Hegerty has said she\u2019d like to see her replacement Issa Schultz join Beat the Chasers as a seventh Chaser on next year\u2019s season. While Beat the Chasers returns to our screens next Monday, Hegerty won\u2019t be on the panels of Chasers, having tested…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/15019"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/beat_the_chasers_sr4_02-2f6dfa7.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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