The Chase's Shaun Wallace may leave show for this reason
Quizzer Shaun Wallace has been on The Chase since the ITV show started in 2009.
The Chase's Shaun Wallace has threatened to leave the ITV game show if bosses sign more quizzers.
The Dark Destroyer is one of six brain boxes - Mark "The Beast" Labbett, "The Governess" Anne Hegerty, "The Sinnerman" Paul Sinha, Jenny "The Vixen" Ryan, and Darragh "The Menace" Ennis - and he thinks no more are needed to try and stop contestants from winning cash.
He told The Sun, on behalf of Gambling.com: "I can’t see any other chasers being appointed. And if it got too crowded, I’d probably leave."
Shaun and Mark have been on The Chase since 2009, and they were joined by Anne in 2010, Paul the following year, Jenny in 2015, and Darragh five years later after his standout performance as a contestant in 2017.
The barrister said: "There was three of us for two years. Then there was four of us for five. And, you know, that’s when they decided that we needed another female chaser, which I think was good.
"And they actually had a competition to see who the best one [was]. Jenny came out on top by a mile."
He continued: "I think if they had one more, then I’d consider it [quitting]. Because it would look ridiculous to have too many chasers."
Shaun said it took time for viewers to get used to Jenny and Darragh being part of the line-up of Chasers.
He shared: "They were sceptical when Jenny first came on. They were sceptical when Darragh first came on. Because they don’t like change."
The star noted that he and his fellow Chasers "all get the same rate" of pay.
Shaun, Mark, Anne, Paul, Jenny and Darragh starred in the spin-off, The Chase Around the World, in which six teams attempt to track down the quizzers in foreign destinations to win £100,000.
Viewers thought it was too similar to the BBC's Race Across the World, where pairs figure out the quickest way to complete a mammoth trek while on a strict budget.
But Shaun hopes ITV will order a second series of The Chase Around the World.
He said: "Initially, people were very, very sceptical, saying that we’re trying to rip off a format and some people turned off. But I think as the series has progressed, people have warmed to it.
"Because what you basically see is the marrying of the two mediums, people trying to solve puzzles and solve clues, which is sort of a quiz from a quizzing perspective. And those who are finishing the bottom two come up against the chasers.
"So I think it’s worked really, really well.
"And the viewing figures have sort of reflected that fact. And the ITV commissioners seem to like it. And hopefully, we’ll get another series."
He added: "The reception has been really good. I mean, people have come up to me. They like it. They do appreciate it. Obviously, the initial first show, people were sort of, you know, ‘what’s this?’ And the feedback wasn’t that great on social media.
"But it’s changed. The perception has changed. And that’s reflected in the viewing figures."
