Bradley Walsh Loses Patience After Two Contestants Break the Same Rule on The Chase

Bradley Walsh found himself fighting to keep control of The Chase after not one, but two contestants repeatedly jumped the gun during the same episode.

The ITV host welcomed Paul, Michael, Jason and Karoline as they attempted to build a prize fund against Chaser Paul Sinha. But it was the contestants’ enthusiasm at the buzzer that ended up producing some of the episode’s funniest exchanges.

Karoline pushes Bradley too far

Karoline had already banked an impressive £5,000 in her Cash Builder before deciding to stick with that amount in her head-to-head against Sinha.

With Karoline just one step from safety, Bradley began reading what could have been her final question. Before he had even finished, however, she pressed her button.

Bradley immediately stopped proceedings.

“That’s the second player who’s pressed before I’ve finished,” he told her.

Karoline quickly apologised, explaining: “Sorry, I was just excited!”

But Bradley was not ready to let it go.

“I’m not having it… I’m treated with no respect on this show,” he joked, looking increasingly exasperated.

Karoline responded with a celebratory little dance — and things only got better for her when her answer proved correct, sending her safely back to join the team.

Tom had already received a warning

As the second contestant to do that in the episode, Bradley wasn’t impressed

Bradley’s reaction made more sense because another contestant, Tom, had committed exactly the same mistake earlier in the episode.

After Tom pressed his buzzer before the question had been completed, Bradley warned him that doing so could carry consequences.

“I could penalise you for that,” he said. “Going in too early when we haven’t finished the question… You can’t do that.”

Instead of appearing concerned, Tom started laughing.

That only encouraged Bradley to continue the mock telling-off.

“Don’t stand there laughing, it’s not funny,” the host told him.

When Tom continued chuckling, Bradley playfully tapped him around the back of the neck and declared: “That’s what you get.”

By the time Karoline repeated the mistake later in the show, Bradley had apparently had enough — setting up his memorable complaint that he was being treated with “no respect.”

What could have been an ordinary trip to the Chase table instead became one of those moments where Bradley’s spontaneous reactions stole attention from the quiz itself.