Bradley Walsh reveals real reason why he has quit iconic game show
Gladiators and The Chase host Bradley Walsh has quit legendary BBC game show Blankety Blank – because he doesn't have time to film new episodes.
Bradley Walsh has quit Blankety Blank.
The 66-year-old actor and TV presenter has told how he can no longer commit to the iconic comedy game show, because he simply "does not have the time".
He told Radio Times: "The thing is we're just doing Gladiators.
"I get a week off and then I go to rehearsals for the live Prat Pack show.
"I take The Prat Pack back on the road for a month, and then I would normally go straight into Blankety Blank.
"But at the moment, what I'm going to do is I've got other stuff which I can't announce at the moment.
"We're working on a couple of dramas and scripting, and I actually physically do not have the time."
Bradley feels "sad" to depart Blankety Blank, because he has a good laugh while making the show.
He added: "I just don't have the time, which is sad because I've loved Blankety Blank. It's been one of my favourite shows, and it's been brilliant.
"Blankety Blank has been brilliant. It really makes me laugh.
"It's the most fun you can have in the studio, and I just cannot at the moment work on it. I just have not got the time."
However, Gladiators host Bradley hasn't ruled out a return to Blankety Blank if he has some free time next year.
He added: "I would normally go to studio October, but I'm all taken up in October and November, so I just haven't time to do it. Maybe next year."
Last month, it was reported Bradley had landed a new Sky History series, Out Of This World, which will see him go in search of UFOs.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Bradley holds a deep fascination with extra-terrestrial theories, particularly concerning ancient history and engineering, so he is the perfect person to front this series.
"He goes wherever the evidence takes him, whether that’s secret military files, eyewitness testimony, underwater anomalies or ancient mysteries.
"Filming is already underway and is taking him all over the world, from Sweden, where he’ll look at their so-called ‘ghost ships’, to Arizona, where he will meet military insiders, eyewitnesses and scientists who claim there are things in our skies that simply can’t be explained.
"He’ll even try to find the lost city of Atlantis and explore whether crop circles are alien messages."
