ITV Loose Women: Viewers praise Anne Hegerty as The Chase star opens up on Aspergers
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Anne, 60, appeared on Loose Women alongside Ruth Langsford, 58, Jane Moore, 56, Nadia Sawalha, 53, and guest panelist Mel B, 43.
The Chase star opened up about when she found out she was living with Aspergers in 2005, after she revealed she thought she had the condition two years earlier.
Known for her harsh and straight forward approach on the ITV quiz show, Anne dropped the charade and opened up about her personal life.
Viewers of the show took to Twitter to praise The Governess for being so revealing about her condition which may help others living with Aspergers.
As well as viewers praising The Chase star, The National Autistic Society thanked Anne for speaking about Autism Hour which involves shops turning off music and dimming the lights so people with autism are able to shop without distractions.
Taking to Twitter, the society wrote: “Thank you @anne_hegerty for talking about our #AutismHour campaign!”
Anne said that she started to think she had Aspergers after watching a TV documentary about Autism.
“Just the tone of voice rang tones with me,” the TV star admitted as she spoke about the situation involving a young boy speaking to his mother.
Revealing how the condition affects her life, Anne said: “I can get very stroppy if I’m tired.”
“The difficult bit really is just simply keeping myself organised,” Anne explained as she spoke about how she deals with her Aspergers around The Chase responsibilities.
“It would be a lot easier if I lived down here,” Anne revealed as she commutes to the Elstree studios to record the quiz show.
Admitting the difficulties with prioritising, Anne said: “A lot of other stuff doesn’t get dealt with or gets dealt with very late.”
The Governess star also confessed that although she lives on her own, she never feels lonely and enjoys the independent lifestyle.
“I’ve literary never in my life felt lonely.
“The most boring thing is to be with people who never shut up,” Anne said as the audience and panelists laughed.
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