JENNY RYAN

I remember us all playing Trivial Pursuit at home and my granddad was a member of a local quiz leagues. When I was old enough, I joined the Bolton leagues.

Being a Chaser you are not supposed to show any vulnerability.

We're quite fortunate on 'The Chase,' we get to sit very still and you can concentrate on one thing at one time - the questions.

To perform live would be amazing; that's a huge thing to undertake.

It knocks me for a six when someone online asks me on a date.

When I got a call about 'Celebrity X factor' I thought wow, what an opportunity. It felt like everything had been leaning towards that point.

I'm a professional crusher of dreams.

Paul Sinha is a very good piano player and singer.

I could read from the age of three, and I used to love watching quiz shows with my grandad, especially 'Fifteen To One' on Channel 4.

It has taken all of my 20s and most of my 30s to get to this point where I am very happy with who I am.

One person might be able to learn by reading, another will have a good audio memory, and another will make notes in different colored pens. I have a more multi sensory memory - I remember what I was doing when I learnt it and where I was.

I've got used to being on 'The Chase' and keeping nice and calm and that feels like comfort now compared to being in the spotlight and being on stage.

I get quite a lot of people chatting to me online. Some of the messages do take me by surprise. They can be flattering.

I'm really proud to be from Bolton. Population-wise it's the biggest town in Europe but you feel you live in a village - you'll always find yourself beside someone you went to school with.

It is quite hurtful when people make a judgement without even really watching me and saying things like, 'I'm not watching if she's on' or 'I don't like change.'

I've held myself back a lot for a lack of confidence.

Music really helps - singing is huge because it releases all the endorphins and gives me a real thrill. But I still have bad days.

It isn't too bad for me as when I don't have a beehive, I can go incognito in my scruffs.

Viewers are used to seeing us at our sternest and most serious on 'The Chase,' so it might be a bit of a shock when we let our hair down.

There's certain people who have contacted me on Twitter, not realizing I am a human being who reads things sent to me directly. They've said, 'I can't stand her. I never watch more than a minute of her before switching off.' It's a bit like 'give me a chance!'

A huge number of real 'Chase' fans have taken me to their hearts and people are recognizing me out and about and are saying how pleased they are with me making a refreshing change to the lineup - not that they don't like the other guys but people like that we're all different.

And when they brought me in for the first ever episode of 'The Chase,' they still hadn't figured out the format so I was helping them to play test it and then come up with the right standard of questions. So it's my fault they can be really tough!

One of my previous incarnations is as a question writer, so I'd worked on shows like 'The Weakest Link' and a couple of very short-lived ITV series.

If you're interested in something, do some more research and don't be afraid to ask questions. At the very worst you're going to know more than you did at the start of the day.

Well I'm partial to a bit of Tom Hardy.