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Jessica Sansome

Bradley Walsh apologises as he 'breaks' ITV's The Chase set

Bradley Walsh was left apologising on The Chase after his over-excitement caused him to 'break' the show's set. The actor and TV star has been the host of the hit quiz show since 2009 and is no stranger to causing a bit of mischief.

But during the latest edition of the ITV show Bradley shocked fans when he accidentally smashed the set in celebration of a correct answer. Once again the host welcomed four contestants on the show - Max, Helen, Jonny and Emma.

They were hoping to defeat the chaser, who this time was Mark 'The Beast' Labbett, and walk away with a cash prize with a cash builder, individual chase, and final chase all standing in their way.

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Bradley, 61, was showing his support to contestant Max, who was on track to take home a huge £35k prize pot as he took on The Beast in a head-to-head.

As The Beast was quickly on Max's tail with just one question between them, Bradley asked Max: "Which of these counties borders the other two?" before he gave the options as Gloucestershire, Hampshire and Wiltshire, with Max choosing Wiltshire.

And with Max answering what Bradley believed to be a correct answer, it sent him into a spin of excitement and he smacked his hands down on the set.

Bradley was celebrating Max's correct answer (ITV)

"Ok I've cracked it I'm so sorry. Have we got a spare?" the former Coronation Street star suddenly confessed. "I can't believe that's happened, have we got a spare?"

Turning to Max, he then joked: "If you win the £35k can you lend me a couple of quid?" and The Beast himself even broke character and was left laughing at Bradley's over-excited error and warned him to to go "steady".

Bradley then explained: "I get so into the game! As soon as you put Wiltshire [as the answer] I knew it was right. We are three from home, come on Max."

He confessed to 'cracking' the set (ITV)

But in the end, it probably wasn't worth breaking the set as game programming student Max, from Surrey, was eliminated by Mark with the three remaining contestants - Helen, Jonny and Emma - competing in the final chase.

The final three managed to rack up 14 correct questions in the final chase in a bid to win a staggering £75,000 but in the end they were beaten by The Chaser in the final round with a huge 27 seconds to spare.

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