The Chase star Anne Hegerty has opened up about why she has never had a long-term partner. The 66-year-old TV star says she struggles with letting anyone into her personal space, attributing her fears of dating to being diagnosed with autism at 45. Anne said her terror of growing close to someone once resulted in her unplugging her phone to stop a boyfriend being able to contact her.
During a recent interview, she explained: "I really struggle with closeness and having anyone else in the house. I think an awful lot of autistic people don't get married or settle down. I don't even have pets for that reason and my capacity for living with other people is just diminishing.
I need a huge amount of alone time," she insisted. READ MORE - The Chase format shake-up confirmed as host Bradley Walsh announces major change READ MORE - The Chase star Darragh Ennis reveals future on ITV show after being 'told off' by bosses Anne also admitted that she is quite happy to remain single forever as she now requires more space than someone could "possibly give me." Anne's last relationship lasted four months and she claimed that it only worked because it was a long-distance love with her living in Manchester at the time.
The quiz star said she purposefully engineered the situation to the point where it would not work. And while she was happy that it had come to an end, she candidly confessed that she initially cried with relief but that soon turned into tears of guilt. In a chat with the Daily M.