Bradley Walsh described a contestant who competed on today's show as the "coolest" person to ever appear on The Chase.
Four new contestants took on Chaser Shaun Wallace in today's edition of the popular ITV gameshow to try and win a cash prize.
It was a tough episode for the team as they found The Dark Destroyer in imperious form as he caught Lyndsey and Peter from the opening three contestants meaning only 67-year-old Trudy progressed to the Final Chase.
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It was then the turn of 44-year old Dante, an IT consultant originally from New York who had since moved to Hampshire.
And Dante won over host Bradley Walsh who was full of praise for the man from the Big Apple.
He said: "You're the coolest dude we've had on The Chase."
Dante built up £6,000 in an impressive cash builder before a head to head against Shaun Wallace that the host described as a "smooth off".
The 61-year-old presenter said: "I might slip off the set because these two are so smooth."
Unfortunately Shaun Wallace continued his strong form into the head-to-head and caught Dante before he could get home for the Final Chase.
Fans took to Twitter to air their thoughts on how they thought Dante was dealt a particular difficult batch of questions.
Adam Mackenzie @ForceUk said: "#dantewasrobbed #TheChase those questions for Dante were harder than I have seen before"
Other users took to the social media platform to talk about Bradley's overwhelming praise for Dante.
Simon the Cynical @HillsideD said: "Brad has a crush"
Aishah @AishahD84 added: "Bradley's just made a new bff in replacement of Shaun lol"
Trudy built up an impressive 15 steps in the Final Chase as she played for £3,000, but she was eventually caught by Shaun Wallace with 26 seconds remaining.
The Chase returns tomorrow at 5pm on ITV at ITVHub
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