ITV The Chase star hints Maverick is not only 'unexpected twist' for quiz show

ITV The Chase star hints Maverick is not only 'unexpected twist' for quiz show

Jenny Ryan, star of The Chase, has teased more surprises on the popular ITV quiz show following the recent chaos caused by 'Maverick'.

Viewers were left gobsmacked when a 'new Chaser', donning a mask, made an appearance during the Beat The Chasers finale.

The masked Maverick was later unveiled as none other than Joe Pasquale . While host Bradley Walsh was kept in the dark about his mate's secret identity, the Chasers were in on it from the start.

"We were very aware as chasers as to who was going to be Maverick. We had to approve. It had to be someone really smart, not up to full chaser standard but getting there.

"We put maverick through his paces before he was allowed anywhere that mask. We were reall