Top 40 Jenny Ryan Quotes

I get a lot of people asking if my hair is a wig because it is in an elaborate style. I assure them it is all my own.

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.

I always enjoyed singing but I was never convinced that I had a big voice like that, that was distinctive, I just thought I can sing in the choir.

Being a Chaser you are not supposed to show any vulnerability.

One of my previous incarnations is as a question writer, so I’d worked on shows like ‘The Weakest Link’ and a couple of very short-lived ITV series.

If you’re interested in something, do some more research and don’t be afraid to ask questions. At the very worst you’re going to know more than you did at the start of the day.

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.

Well I’m partial to a bit of Tom Hardy.

I have to put my outfit on in the same order. It’s sort of a superstition. The last thing I put on is the glasses.

I actually worked on the pilot of ‘The Chase’ and wrote the questions on it.

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.’

I’ve held myself back a lot for a lack of confidence.

It’s a better boost to my ego that people are commenting positively on my appearance than negatively.

I decided the things I enjoyed were quizzes and television, so I decided to find a way to combine them.

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.

I love having a costume for The Vixen as getting into the look allows me to be a bit more snarky and snippy.

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

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.

I’ve always enjoyed singing as a hobby and an antidepressant.

I’d love it if I could face off against the ‘Eggheads.’

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.

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!

It has taken all of my 20s and most of my 30s to get to this point where I am very happy with who I am.

The Vixen character is not quite me. A part of that is putting up this huge front of being strong, impenetrable, really tough and a little bit condescending.

To perform live would be amazing; that’s a huge thing to undertake.

If I am at home I’ll put ‘Tipping Point’ on and will always learn something from it.

Music really helps – singing is huge because it releases all the endorphins and gives me a real thrill. But I still have bad days.

I loved the show from the start and thought, ‘I wish I could be a Chaser.’

I could read from the age of three, and I used to love watching quiz shows with my grandad, especially ‘Fifteen To One’ on Channel 4.

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.

There’s certain people who have contacted me on Twitter, not realizing I am a human being who reads things sent to me directly. They’ve said, ‘I can’t stand her. I never watch more than a minute of her before switching off.’ It’s a bit like ‘give me a chance!’

I’m a professional crusher of dreams.

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.

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.

A huge number of real ‘Chase’ fans have taken me to their hearts and people are recognizing me out and about and are saying how pleased they are with me making a refreshing change to the lineup – not that they don’t like the other guys but people like that we’re all different.

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

I’ve been on my fair share of quiz shows so I’m very empathetic with the contestants and I know exactly how they feel.

It isn’t too bad for me as when I don’t have a beehive, I can go incognito in my scruffs.

I get quite a lot of people chatting to me online. Some of the messages do take me by surprise. They can be flattering.