The Chase Australia star Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty opened up on Monday about how her difficult childhood helped shape her into the legendary quizmaster she is.
The TV personality, 65, revealed that she is delighted with her current life as a famous quizmaster, after overcoming a very challenging childhood.
'I didn't really have a particularly good childhood. The music was better, but there's not much else that was better when I was a kid, to be honest,' she told 7News.
'There are so many people my age who sort of look back nostalgically to earlier times. And I look at them and think, "No, you think it was better because your joints didn't ache."'
The London-born star admitted she had a difficult relationship with her parents growing up, which made her determined to prove herself.
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The Chase Australia star Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty (pictured) opened up on Monday about how her difficult childhood helped shape her into the legendary quizmaster she is
'I grew up feeling like I couldn’t really do anything. My mother never told me I could accomplish anything. My dad was a complete incompetent in all walks of life.'
Hegerty added that after being diagnosed with autism in 2003 she turned her life around after realising her memorisation skills were second to none and she gained fame as a quizmaster.
'I always felt I have a brain like a Rolodex. If I know it, then it's there. There's one thing I can do and it turns out people like watching me do it. That gives you a bit more confidence.'
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The TV personality, 65, revealed that she is delighted with her current life as a famous quizmaster, after overcoming a particularly challenging childhood
Hegerty is one of The Chasers quizmaster that contestants are pitted against on the Channel Seven game show, alongside several others, including Brydon 'The Shark' Coverdale and Issa 'The Supernerd' Schultz.
The show has been hosted by Larry Emdur since 2021, after former presenter Andrew O'Keefe's contract was not renewed.
Emdur's first episode of The Chase went to air in July 2021, during Seven's coverage of the Olympics.
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Hegerty added that after being diagnosed with Autism in 2003 she turned her life around after realising her memorisation skills were second to none and she gained fame as a quizmaster