My bright stars

Anne Hegerty on the celebrity spin-off from her prime-time hit

- HANNAH DAVIES

BRITAIN’S BRIGHTEST CELEBRITY FAMILY

NEW THURSDAY / ITV / 8PM / EP 1 of 7 / QUIZ SHOW

Fingers on buzzers as The Chase star Anne Hegerty – AKA The Governess – returns to our screens with a spin-off from her hit ITV quiz Britain’s Brightest Family.

Each episode will see two famous faces and their relatives go head-to-head in four tricky rounds. First up, it’s Weatherfield versus Walford, as former Corrie star Lucy Fallon is joined by her cousin Liv and brother-in-law Alex to take on ex-EastEnder Shaun Williamson and his daughter Sophie and cousin Guy. But who’ll have the brains to win a top prize of £25,000 for their chosen charity?

TV Times called Anne, 61, for a chat to find out more…

How does the celebrity version differ from the original show?