Anne Hegerty is an English TV quiz personality who is best known for appearing as one of "The Chasers" on the British game show, The Chase, since the start of the show's second season in 2010.
Besides the show The Chase, she has been associated as the hostess of another quiz show Britain's Brightest Family, which is a show by ITV.
However, Anne’s professional journey never started as a television personality or host, even though she is now well known as a television presenter.
She initiated her career as a magazine writer and subsequently worked as a magazine editor for a major UK publishing house.
Her Wiki / Bio: Age, Height
Anne Hegerty stands at a decent height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 meters).
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British TV personality Anne Solway Hegerty was born on 14th July 1958, in Westminster, London. She later moved to Manchester in the 1980s and started living there.
Diagnosed With Autism
Anne Hegerty was diagnosed with high-functioning autism, a developmental disorder, in 2005. She revealed this news in 2017 while appearing on Loose Women.
Her uncanny condition drowned her in debts as she was not earning because of her illness.
However, her life got a new turn when the social worker Jeff Mackenzie helped her get her finances, and at the same time, secured her an audition for The Chase.
Anne Hegerty appears on the show The Chase (Photo: ITV)
Since then, Anne has not looked back, as she has been conducting a healthy life.
She Is Not A Lesbian
If you are a known celebrity, it is sure that you would come across weird questions and speculations about your life.
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Similarly, Anne Hegerty was questioned, too, regarding her sexuality on Twitter back in October 2014. She was asked whether she had a boyfriend or even a girlfriend on Twitter by a Twitter user.
Anne Hegerty opens up on lesbian rumors on 8 October 2014 (Photo: Anne Hegerty's Twitter)
She replied to that questioner immediately, stating that she was not a lesbian and didn’t want a girlfriend. Furthermore, she added that she liked to keep her private life confined.
Her Relationship Status
While speaking at the Loose Women interview in 2018, Anne Hegerty agreed and said that she was single when the show’s host, Ruth Langsford, asked her whether she was single then.
Anne also added that she liked herself being single as she enjoys her own space.
That interview also ended all the speculations of whether she was married.
3 Things To Know About Anne Hegerty
- Anne had garnered a net worth of $3 million, as of 2018.
- She went through weight loss due to her body rejecting rice during I'm A Celebrity jungle show.
- She was placed among the top fifty in the World Quizzing Championships in 2014.
