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Ryan Paton

ITV The Chase's Mark Labbett lifts lid on Bradley Walsh's past before stardom

The Chase's Mark Labbett has lifted the lid on Bradley Walsh's past before he became a TV star.

The 62-year-old is renowned for being the presenter of the popular game show. He returned today to welcome four new quizzers on Tuesday's episode.

Terry, Verity, Liam and Barbara were testing their wits against The Beast in a bid to win a cash prize. Terry was up in seat one and navigated his way past the the Chaser with £4,000.

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Mark revealed he turned to Bradley for advice on the last question of the head-to-head. The host asked: "What name was given to Concorde's hydraulic rose system that moved during take off and landing."

Terry and Mark both answered answer correctly with "droop nose" before The Beast spilled the beans on an "advanced Chaser technique". He said: "Knowing how much Brad knows about aircraft given it was his first career, I was looking at him desperately trying to get a tell of what the right answer is".

Before he entered the world of showbiz, Bradley worked as an apprentice for Rolls Royce's aircraft engine factory and he also played football for Brentford before his career was short by injury aged 22. The host became a comedian and his skyrocket to stardom began when he presented the Midas Touch for ITV in 1995.

Terry was joined in the final chase by Verity and Barbara as the team competed for an overall £12,000. They built up 20 steps and managed to outrun the Chaser in the nail-biting last round - so the team went home with the cash prize.

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