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The Chase star Paul Sinha tells fans how to improve their quizzing skills

The Sinnerman also took a swipe at the backlash over Anne Hegerty's BTS comment

Paul Sinha has revealed how The Chase viewers can improve their quizzing skills.

The Sinnerman, 50, shared a simple list of valuable pointers that fans of the popular ITV quiz show can take on board.

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The Chase star Paul Sinha shared his quizzing tips on Twitter (Credit: SplashNews.com)

What did Paul Sinha tell The Chase fans?

He wrote on Twitter: “How to improve your quiz results. 1. Read about things you [know] nothing about. 2. Do a wide variety of quizzes. 3. Broaden your cultural tastes. 4. Sleep well.”

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Paul’s fifth point, however, was a jokey swipe at the backlash that his The Chase co-star Anne Hegerty recently faced.

He continued: “5. If you don’t really know a band, call them unimportant. Their fans will send you the most important facts.”

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What did Anne Hegerty say about BTS?

Point five was a reference to The Governess causing a stir on social media last month when she described the South Korean boy band BTS as “not important”.

Reacting in the replies, one of Paul’s followers said: “Bloody right, Anne won’t be getting a BTS question wrong anytime soon.”

Others praised the first four points as solid advice and shared their own tips.

“And join a quiz league!” said one.

“Proper top tips sir!” wrote another.

Someone else said: “Helps to know how many USA states belong with a certain letter.”

Fans of the record-breaking K-pop group BTS condemned Anne after she dismissed them on Twitter.

The Chase favourite said they were “a little Korean boy band that’s fundamentally not important”.

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Anne Hegerty caused a backlash by dismissing BTS (Credit: Brett D. Cove / SplashNews.com)

She was responding to a tweet from Anne McElvoy at The Economist, who said “please no” in response to the news that BTS spoke at the 75th UN General Assembly.

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Anne McElvoy apologised later and said her words were a joke, explaining: “My earlier tweet about BTS was in jest and I’m sorry it was taken the wrong way. Apologies.”

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor