The Chase Contestant Leaves Bradley Walsh Stunned After Revealing Her Real Age

Bradley Walsh is used to hearing surprising answers on The Chase, but one contestant managed to leave the host stunned before her battle with the Chaser had even properly begun.

Helen appeared on the ITV quiz show alongside Amit, Pete and Lexi as the team prepared to take on Mark “The Beast” Labbett.

But it was a casual comment about her personal life that eventually led to a revelation neither Bradley nor many viewers appeared to see coming.

Helen jokes about her unusual living arrangement

While chatting with Bradley before her cash-builder round, Helen revealed she had “seven and a bit grandchildren” and explained that she lived at the bottom of her daughter’s garden.

The unusual arrangement immediately amused the presenter.

“You sound like a Hobbit,” Bradley joked.

Helen happily played along, explaining: “I am, I live in a little cottage at the bottom of the garden.”

But the conversation took another unexpected turn when Bradley asked what she hoped to do with any money she won.

Helen began explaining that she had created a list of challenges she wanted to complete to mark an important birthday.

“I had a list of 70 challenges I wanted to do for being 70…” she said.

Bradley immediately interrupted her.

“You’re not 70?” he asked in disbelief.

“I am,” Helen confirmed, before telling the presenter: “Brad, I love you!”

Bradley Walsh can’t believe her age

Bradley told Helen she looked “really well” for 70, prompting another quick response from the contestant.

“Ooh it was really worth coming for that, I don’t care about the money,” she joked.

Bradley was not alone in being surprised.

Viewers watching the episode were equally taken aback by Helen’s age, with some suggesting she appeared decades younger.

One viewer wrote that she looked as though she were in her mid-40s, while another simply asked: “Did I hear right aged 70?”

Others praised how youthful she appeared, with several agreeing that they would never have guessed her real age.

Viewers couldn’t stop talking about Helen

Although Helen had arrived to test her general knowledge against one of The Chase’s toughest opponents, her age quickly became one of the episode’s biggest talking points.

The combination of Bradley’s spontaneous reaction and Helen’s good-humoured response created a memorable exchange before the competition continued.

And for Helen, Bradley’s compliment apparently made the trip worthwhile — regardless of how much money she might ultimately take home.