The Chase star Shaun Wallace breaks silence on rumours he's been 'sacked' from ITV game show By Lily Jobson For Mailonline Published: 14:00 EDT, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 14:09 EDT, 7 August 2024 e-mail View comments The Chase star Shaun Wallace has addressed rumours that he has been 'sacked' from the ITV game show. Also known as the Dark Destroyer, Shaun, 64, revealed the real reason why he is sometimes absent from the show. The 2004 Mastermind champion, who is a successful barrister when he isn't on the quiz show, explained his on-off absences are due to his legal commitments.
Speaking on The Hearing - A Legal Podcast , Shaun said: 'If I've got a long trial, then that will take precedence over my filming, and the Chase know that. But I've then got to make up my other episodes later on in the series. 'So when people see me.
.. not seen me on TV for a long.
.. "Has he been sacked?" No, just back to my legal career.
The Chase star Shaun Wallace, 64, has addressed rumours that he has been 'sacked' from the ITV game show (pictured in 2018) Also known as the Dark Destroyer, Shaun revealed the real reason why he is sometimes absent from the show Shaun, who has been in the legal profession for more than three decades, does however acknowledge his TV role 'could all end tomorrow', he told New Zealand Woman's Weekly. Read More The Chase fans 'switch off' just minutes into show as Chaser admits they are 'worried' about series It comes after Shaun's co-star Anne Hegerty, a Chaser since se.