Quotes from Jenny Ryan

When I got a call about 'Celebrity X factor' I thought wow, what an opportunity. It felt like everything had been leaning towards that point.

Yeah, I was expecting most of the comments about my appearance to be about me being fat, because I'm not a skinny girl by any means. But I wasn't expecting there to be that sort of wave of 'Wow - the new Chaser's hot!'

People say I'm mean and rude to contestants but The Vixen isn't that bad! It's a game and I'm supposed to be intimidating.

Yes, I'd really love to get a chance to tread the boards in the West End, that would be incredible.

I took my sister to an ITV event once and it was good to see everything through her eyes as I had perhaps become slightly jaded.

It is quite hurtful when people make a judgement without even really watching me and saying things like, 'I'm not watching if she's on' or 'I don't like change.'

It knocks me for a six when someone online asks me on a date.

I remember us all playing Trivial Pursuit at home and my granddad was a member of a local quiz leagues. When I was old enough, I joined the Bolton leagues.

I started to sing a lot more during my twenties when I was struggling with depression.

I was miserable at uni. There were months at a time when I wouldn't leave the house unless it was to buy food. I lost a lot of friendships. I later lost jobs because of my mental health.

Quizzing is a family hobby - before I was born my granddad, mum, auntie and uncle were into quizzing.

I've got used to being on 'The Chase' and keeping nice and calm and that feels like comfort now compared to being in the spotlight and being on stage.

And when they brought me in for the first ever episode of 'The Chase,' they still hadn't figured out the format so I was helping them to play test it and then come up with the right standard of questions. So it's my fault they can be really tough!

I have always got my computer or phone nearby so that I can find out extra details about a certain subject.

We're quite fortunate on 'The Chase,' we get to sit very still and you can concentrate on one thing at one time - the questions.

There are moments when the Chasers drop clangers. It's not that the questions are harder than usual, but it's the pressure and speed.

We feel so lucky. We were amateur quizzers but now we get to do it for a living. So there's no way any of us Chasers would walk out.

Viewers are used to seeing us at our sternest and most serious on 'The Chase,' so it might be a bit of a shock when we let our hair down.

I'm really proud to be from Bolton. Population-wise it's the biggest town in Europe but you feel you live in a village - you'll always find yourself beside someone you went to school with.