‘I met Bradley Walsh in surprise visit – he had perfect response to my awkward admission’
Bradley Walsh surprised staff at the pub (Image: ITV)
A bar manager has revealed what Bradley Walsh was like when he visited her Wiltshire pub. While her colleagues immediately recognised the TV star, Erin Williams, who took over the pub last year, admitted she had no idea who he was – and even told The Chase host so.
Erin explained that she grew up in South Africa and doesn’t always know UK celebrities, however her fellow staff members knew who he was straight away.
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Speaking to the Gazette and Herald, she said customers and staff were pleased to see him, with the pub’s social media lead Kate exclaiming: “Oh my God, can you believe he’s here?”
Erin went on to say she apologised to Bradley for not recognising him and he replied with a humorous comment.
Bradley Walsh hosts The Chase (Image: ITV)
“I’m South African so I didn’t have a clue who he was,” she shared. “He posed for a photo with us and I said to him, ‘I’m so sorry but I don’t know who you are’.”
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Sharing Bradley’s response, she added: “He laughed and said, ‘That’s okay, I don’t know who you are either’.”
The 66-year-old is believed to have visited the The Crown Inn in Broad Hinton while on a break from filming.
He is said to be working on a new series called Out of This World, described as a mix of science, curiosity and comedy.
The Chase Around the World is a new six-part spin-off (Image: ITV)
As well as his latest project, the presenter is also fronting The Chase Around the World, a new spin-off that takes the quiz format overseas.
The first episode saw six teams sprinting through Rome while tackling questions and puzzles. The slowest pair at the finish then had to go head-to-head with Chasers Anne Hegerty (The Governess) and Mark Labbett (The Beast).
The series continues across four more countries, with the next instalment set in Barcelona.
There, teams will face challenges set by Jenny Ryan (The Vixen) and Darragh Ennis (The Menace), with correct answers giving them the chance to race across the city and reach Walsh ahead of their rivals.
Bradley Walsh had the perfect response to the bar manager (Image: ITV)
And there’s a big consequence for falling behind: the last team to arrive must take on the Chasers in a showdown, while the winners progress to the next destination.
Reflecting on the new format, Bradley said: “I would describe it as The Chase… but around the world! It’s out and about. It was very different doing it on location, in these incredible places, instead of being in a studio. I’ve been locked in Elstree Studios for 17 years!
“The locations were unbelievable. I loved it, I really did — but then again, I wasn’t chasing around, literally chasing around, the cities we were in.”
