Bradley Walsh was thrilled after a contestant revealed his showbiz past on The Chase.
The host welcomed four new quizzers on Friday's edition of the ITV game show. Matt, Sam, Phil and Mikayla were testing their wits against Paul Sinha in a bid to win a cash prize.
The team got off to a great start when Matt progressed to the Final Chase with £4,000. However, the Chaser fought back and eliminated Sam from the final episode of the week.
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Phil was up in seat three and Bradley was amazed when the Southampton native revealed he was 82-years-old. He said: "You look really, really well. Not in a million years would I have said you're 82."
The host was wowed when Phil put his youthful looks down to his showbiz past. Phil explained he appeared in touring theatre production of John Hanson's plays and also hosted a radio programme named Film Focus for the local BBC station.
Bradley said he was "thrilled" to meet Phil and The Sinnerman said it was "a pleasure to hear about [his] entertainment career". Phil proceeded to put in an impressive performance and built up £3,000 before navigating his way past The Chaser.
Mikayla was knocked out by Paul, which meant Phil and Matt were competing for a grand total of £7,000. The team built up 10 steps in the final round, but were caught by The Chaser with 53 seconds remaining - meaning they left empty-handed.
The Chase airs weekdays from 5pm on ITV and the ITV Hub
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