‘I was PARALYSED with fear'

Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie on overcoming her nerves on the out-there game show…

- STEVEN PERKINS

Charlotte Ritchie swaps madcap goings-on in a haunted stately manor for, er, madcap goings-on in the Taskmaster house this week!

The Ghosts and Call the Midwife favourite is one of five celebrities (her opponents are Not Going Out star Lee Mack plus comedians Jamali Maddix, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall) taking part in the 11th season of the popular comedy game show, which moved from Dave to C4 last year.

Here, Charlotte, 31, tells TV Times how she found taking on weird and wonderful challenges set by Alex Horne and Greg Davies...

Were you a fan of Taskmaster before you signed up?

Yes, I love the show! I think it’s brilliant, funny, unpredictable and just joyful. I was really chuffed to be asked, but also nervous because I’m not really great at being myself. I underestimated how revealing the show would end up being!