The Chase’s celebrity players celebrate £120,000 win for charity against Anne Hegerty

Anita Rani, Mark Pougatch and Dane Baptiste took £120,000 from Chaser Anne Hegerty (Picture: ITV)

The Chase’s celebrity special saw Anita Rani, Mark Pougatch and Dane Baptiste beat Anne Hegerty to secure a £120,000 win for charity. 

The team – consisting of Dane Baptiste, Anita Rani and Mark Pougatch – had one of the biggest ever wins of the celebrity series on Saturday’s show. 

They had also been joined by Nigel Owens but he had been caught by Chaser Anne Hegerty before the final chase. 

Dane had brought £8,000 to the pot after turning down the higher offer, telling Bradley Walsh: ‘As seductive as the governess is…’

Bradley retorted: ‘What?!’ to which Dane clarified: ‘You’ve seen the sequins Bradley, I’m not a robot…’

Anita topped up the total on her turn by bringing back another £7,000 but Mark was the star player as he brought a whopping £105,000 total to the final chase. 

The coronavirus precautions put in place meant the celebs could have short periods of physical contact safely (Picture: ITV/REX)

The Governess gave it her all but the team managed to score a few pushbacks against her which meant she could not beat them in the end. 

The group were overwhelmed with joy to secure the enormous amount for charity, hugging it out when they won £120,000. 

Viewers had been concerned that the team might have broken social distancing by embracing, however the Close Contact Cohort protocols in place meant they were allowed to physically interact. 

Bloody brilliant episode of The Chase. Love to see people brave enough to go for the big money and smart enough to win it. £120k split between three great charities, massive well done @markpougatch @itsanitarani @DaneBaptweets

— Sarah Linney (@thedailysarah) October 17, 2020

Brilliant performance by the Celebs on #TheChase 120k well done

— MarkðŸ‡âš”🔴⚪⚫ (@RacingBlade) October 17, 2020

The celebs done brilliantly, proper well deserved ðŸ‘ðŸ¾ðŸ‘🾠#thechase

— A 🇬🇧/🇬🇭 Super Saiyan (@_Gissssssssssss) October 17, 2020

THEY JUST WON £120,000 FOR CHARITY 🤯👠#TheChase

— Matthew Turner (@mat1turner) October 17, 2020

A rep confirmed that Bradley and the celebrities were all required to take a coronavirus test before the show as well as adhere to social distancing measures off-screen including temperature checks, two-metre distancing, mandatory face coverings and more. 

A spokesperson said: ‘Series 11 of The Chase Celebrity Special was filmed using approved Close Contact Cohort protocols. 

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‘As such, host Bradley Walsh and the celebrity contestants were able to physically interact for short intervals. The safety of our cast and crew is of the utmost importance.’

The Chase Celebrity Special returns on Saturday from 8pm on ITV. 

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