The Chase fans left stunned as comedy legend ‘appears’ on the show
FANS of The Chase could not believe their eyes as a legend of the comedy world appeared to be a contestant on the programme.
During today's edition of the ITV quizzing favourite, Bradley Walsh welcomed four new hopefuls in a bid for them to win some cash.
Battling against them on today's show was Mark 'The Beast' Labbett who was hoping to stop Duncan, Hayley, Zahan and Kate from getting through their head to head rounds and cashing out in the final chase.
However fans were particularly taken with one of the players on today's game as they mistook her for a comedy legend.
Kate, a maket stall owner from Kent, was last up to play against the quizzing giant on today's show and fans could not get over her resemblance to comedian Eddie Izzard.
Some viewers of the show were left questioning whether it really was Eddie appearing on the programme.
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Taking to Twitter, one eagle-eyed fan asked: "Is that Eddie Izzard on The Chase?"
Another remarked: "Didn't expect to see Eddie Izzard on The Chase this evening..."
A third shared a screenshot of Kate on the show alongside the caption: "Eddie Izzard on The Chase..."
A fourth penned: "Eddie Izzard doing well on The Chase."
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Whilst a fifth added: "Genuinely thought this was @eddieizzard on #TheChase."
With three of them through to the final round, they did their best to attempt to bring home the money in the pot but Mark was to quick for the quizzing hopefuls as he managed to catch up to their score of 16 with ease.
Eddie, who has been public about being a transgender woman since 2020, recently revealed she had quit comedy to focus on working as a Labour MP.
Last year the star became emotional when chatting with Lorraine Kelly who hailed her as 'a fantastic woman'.
