The Chase contestant taken aback as Anne Hegerty snaps at Bradley Walsh

The Chase became a little awkward today as Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty had a very terse response to host Bradley Walsh's questions.

Nicola, a museum assistant from Norfolk, was playing Anne when one of her questions sparked further queries from Bradley.

This led to an exasperated Anne replying very frankly to the host, leaving the contestant stunned.

She was asked: "Known as LLAMA, what is the Large Latin American Millimeter Array?"

Nicola correctly chose "telescope" as the answer out of satellite and space shuttle.

"Very funny South American acronym," Anne remarked.

Anne Hegerty was not impressed with Bradley's constant questions (ITV)

Bradley asked her about the difference between Astrology and Astronomy (ITV)

The Chase's Bradley Walsh crying with laughter over filthy question blunder

Bradley then asked: "Is it Astrology or Astronomy?"

"Astronomy," Anne replied firmly. "Astrology is the one that appears in the papers."

"Ah, so it's Astronomy. I always get those two mixed up," Bradely said.

"Astronomy is the real one," Anne reiterated.

Anne was exasperated by his questions (ITV)

Contestant Nicola was taken aback by her remark (ITV)

"How can I remember that?" Bradley asked. "Cos Astrology actually sounds more official."

Frustrated with his constant questions, Anne replied frankly: "The only way is to actually know it, I think, Bradley."

Nicola winced and said: "Ooo, that told you."

Bradely shook his head and sighed: "Yeah..."

*The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV