ITV The Chase's Shaun Wallace hits back after fans demand he's 'sacked' from quiz show

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ITV's The Chase star Shaun Wallace has responded to calls for him to be "sacked" from the popular game show.The 63-year-old barrister was interviewed alongside fellow chaser Anne Hegerty on ITV's This Morning by Josie Gibson and Dermot O'Leary where he admitted: "Everyone has an Achilles heel, mine is soaps."He recalled a memorable moment during the Chase where he was one question away from beating the team and was asked the colour of Marge Simpson's hair, the Mirror reports.He admitted: "I was one question away from winning a Chase episode and they asked me what colour is Marge Simpson's hair.

If you've never watched The Simpsons like I've never watched The Simpsons, you're not going to know."Anne chimed in: "That's really not a soap question, Shaun."To which Shaun replied: "Soaps, animation, whatever.

Same thing to me. I got such a backlash from social media, 'You should be sacked, you're rubbish,' but questions are only easy if you know the answers." Anne agreed, saying: "We all get those backlashes and we all just ignore them." Shaun added: "I'll always stop and take photographs or I sometimes send photos to mothers and grandmothers.

Because for me I'm always grateful of the fact that the public make me famous and it's one way of saying thank you." Speaking of his close relationships with the other Chasers, Shaun said: "We really rate and respect each other and we really get on really well. "The six of us are really good friends and we love and respect each other."Elsewhere, the part time lecturer branded an EastEnders star as the "best quizzer on the circuit," during his appearance on the show.When asked which famous faces have impressed him with their general knowledge, he said: "I've been up against some really