Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan has been a Chaser on the ITV quiz show since 2015 - but not many fans will be aware that she actually worked on the show before finding fame. The general knowledge genius has now admitted that she formerly worked behind the scenes as she "set the show off on its road to success" and was already good friends with co-star Anne Hegerty . Appearing on ITV's This Morning the friends and colleagues appeared on the iconic sofa to chat to hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley.
Cat addressed Jenny, saying: "You were originally working behind the camera on the show, and Anne where you something to do with how Jenny then kind of became one of the Chasers?" Anne responded, saying: "Yes. Jenny was one of the question setters on the very first series." Jenny chimed in adding: "Yeah, I got brought on.
There were just two question setters as they were obviously just trying it out and were not hopeful that it would go on forever. "The other person who was writing questions is now an Egghead. So I wrote those questions and set the show off on its road to success.
"And then Anne joined down the road and I was quizzing alongside Anne and she had a little recommendation for me." Anne explained saying: "Well she invited me to join her quiz team in Bolton, so we quizzed together for a few years. And then I knew that they were looking for a new female Chaser and I was kind of thinking my way round the quizzing circuit.
"I was thinking 'well the obvious candidate really is going to.