This 'Chaser' has come out and branded the show "Not very clever"

The star of the ITV's The Chase has sparked controversy after branding the quiz show's fan base as 'not very clever'.

Chaser Paul 'Sinnerman' Sinha said that you only had to look at Twitter to see that the show's fans are not clever. 

'Believe me, the large part of The Chase fan base is not very clever,' the trivia expert, who has worked on the show for six years, told The Mirror.

He pointed to posts from viewers on the social network to justify his remark, saying: 'Anyone with any physical imperfections are pilloried, people constantly say that we have got answers wrong or facts wrong and it's like "No you just didn't listen to the question properly, the fact is not wrong".'

However, he maintained that the programme itself was a 'clever show', adding that there weren't 'just questions about Justin Bieber' but also on the 'French Revolution, 17th century philosophers, works of literature, works of art.' 

By way of contrast, he pointed to University Challenge as an 'intellectual contest' where 'clever people' are pitted against each other. 

His remarks come after the star revealed his sexuality on the show for the first time. 

The revelation came when host Bradley Walsh asked: 'In what well-known racing video game are bananas and turtles thrown?'

'Grand Theft Auto', Paul replied, guessing at random.

When the right answer - Mario Kart - was revealed, Paul laughed: 'My ex used to play Mario Kart all the time… he also said I never paid attention to him.

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