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ITV The Chase fans mistake player for legendary soap star

The Chase fans thought that they spotted a familiar face in the line up of players on tonight's episode.

Host Bradley Walsh welcomed four new contestants to the ITV quiz show. Matt, Heather, Judith and Chris went head to head with Chaser Paul Sinha to test their wits and compete for a cash prize.

Fans took to Twitter to discuss one player in particular as they thought that they recognised her from the popular BBC soap, EastEnders. The viewers compared 66-year-old Judith to June Brown who played Dot Cotton.

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Ian said: "#TheChase next up June brown." Mr Chambers said: "Dot Cotton seat 2?… #TheChase." Meanwhile, another user said: "The Eastenders question was easy for June - I mean Judith… #TheChase."

Judith, a retired minister, had high hopes of winning a cash prize to celebrate her silver wedding anniversary. She planned to take her husband on an exotic trip with any winnings.

She performed well in the cashbuilder round as she answered a respectable six questions correctly. Paul then offered her a low offer of £1,000, a middle offer of £6,000 and a higher offer of £36,000.

Judith opted for the mid offer as she said: "£36,000 is tempting but risky. I reckon that this is a team game if anything so I'm going for the £6,000." Sadly, she was unable to join her team in the final chase as Paul caught up to her and sent her home empty handed.

The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV and the ITV Hub

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