Darragh Ennis hits back at trolls after ‘damaging’ backlash to The Chase performance – insisting ‘we all have bad days’

DARRAGH Ennis has hit back at trolls after a difficult episode of The Chase, asking viewers to be more understanding.

The Menace has been criticised for losing the final chase on Tuesday's installment of the game show.

Chasers are responsible for stopping teams from reaching the prize money by answering quiz questions correctly when players get them wrong.

Darragh managed to take one contestant out but the rest of the team made it to the end of the game and won thousands of pounds.

A few people made cruel comments, such as one viewer, who wrote: "Annoys me that that stupid Darragh Ennis still has a job on The Chase and is getting paid to be that useless. Worst chaser by a long shot. Would beat him on my own."

After trolls slammed the neuroscientist, he took to X with a plea.

The 44-year-old wrote: "On tonight's show, I had a bad few minutes. It got away from me and I started to miss the clues in the question.

"It happens, we all have bad days. I don't mind, but maybe consider what you post online about people who are in the public eye, it can be damaging."

Several fans of the ITV show replied supporting him and agreeing that people should be more kind to public figures.

One person shared: ";I think Darragh was under the weather could tell in his voice. Even chasers are allowed off days."

Another added: "You're my favourite Chaser Darragh. Always a gentleman and so gracious in defeat."

A third agreed: "Ignore the idiots, you're still cleverer than 99% of them."