The Governess hits on young The Chase contestant… and Bradley Walsh is disgusted by her shock outburst
History student Tom, 19, looked embarrassed as Anne Hegarty complimented his performance - and his looks
'FROSTY Knickers' Anne Hegarty appeared to thaw last night as she unashamedly flirted with a young contestant - much to the disgust of Bradley Walsh.
The usually icy Governess gushed over history student Tom Shah, 19, telling him he was "ridiculously cute" - prompting a "Yuck!" from the host.
The awkward moment came after Tom, a keen sailor from Derby, managed to defend the £3,000 he won in the cash builder round.
After praising his performance, telling him he could have easily taken the higher offer, she then complimented his good looks, adding: "I'm going to enjoy this."
Bradley then shook Tom's hand, joking: "Quick, run!" as he returned to his teammates.
Viewers were also bemused by Anne's blatant seduction tactics, with many joking Tom looked terrified by her advances.
Anna Rixson tweeted: "Ooh Anne, he looked quite scared, obviously not used to the older woman" while George Petre commented: "Anne was deffo hitting on a bloke who's never even experienced razor burn yet!!"
And Joanne joked: "No longer Frosty Knickers now Flirty Knickers!"
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Anne certainly wasn't alone in her admiration for handsome Tom.
To be honest we can't blame her - judging by these dashing snaps on his social media account.
Viewers were also taken with the lad, with Chloe tweeting: "Glad I'm not the only one who thinks Tom is cute. Wouldn't like to fight Anne for his affections though. #thechase."
And Lauryn wrote: "I was thinking the same as Anne! He's so good looking."
Last week we told how Chase contestant Georgia has a saucy sideline career as an alternative topless model.
The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV.