ITV Beat The Chasers' Mark Labbett steps in to defend Jenny Ryan after 'disgusting' comment

Beat The Chasers star Mark Labbett has stepped in to defend his co-host after she was slammed over a comment she made on the show. The Beast is back on screens every night this week with The Chase's prime time spin-off alongside Jenny Ryan, Paul Sinha, Shaun Wallace, and Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis.

They're also joined by Australian chaser Issa Schultz, aka The Supernerd for the string of ITV shows as he steps in for Anne Hegerty, known as The Governess, after she contracted Covid before filming started.

But it hasn't taken long before the new series to stir up some controversy and Chaser Mark was quick to defend his co-star, Jenny, after she came under fire for a comment she made on the show.

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Contestant Josh was taking his time as he tried to decide between the various offers on the table from the Chasers. The game works by the players choosing whether to go up against two, three, four, or five Chasers with their potential jackpot getting higher each time. But if they get all their cash builder questions right, they get the chance to play for a Super Offer which involves all six Chasers.

But back to Josh, he ended up going after a higher amount, full of confidence, Yorkshire Live reports. However, Jenny soon warned him that his decision to go for the higher amount was 'classic greed'. And viewers didn't like that one bit.

@GemmaMessina tweeted: "@BradleyWalsh @ITV @jenlion watching the first episode tonight & I didn’t like Vixens undeserved comment about one of the contestants, Josh, saying he was ‘greedy’. This was an unfair & inappropriate comment for a contestant who was nothing but nice and sincere