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Anne has Asperger's Syndrome which has a positive benefit on her quizzing ability but also means that a lot of things that us Neurotypicals don't think twice about are incredibly difficult and stressful for her. It's so much more of a challenge for the Governess than you presume.
I hope everybody watching at home appreciates just how far
@anne_hegerty
is going outside of her comfort zone. I'm proud of her for being so incredibly brave and challenging herself.
#ImACeleb
I was DEVASTATED that the judges didn't put me through, but the tidal wave of love & support I got from you all was incredibly uplifting, I am SO grateful. I'm thrilled to have been thrown this lifeline, I won't let you down. See you at the Lives on Saturday!
#XFactorCelebrity
I'll hopefully get to read everyone's Tweets soon but a) my phone has melted due to notification overload and b) I'm a bit emo at the moment! Thanks for watching
#XFactorCelebrity
everyone xxx
ALL HAIL JUDITH! If I remember correctly, Judith was a standby contestant, and only found out she was on the show 24 hours before recording. I was well and truly beaten.
#TheChase
Devastated to hear of the death Dave Rainford. You may know him from Eggheads, but I know him from being one of the most genuine, supportive and kind people in the quiz world. Dave always went out of his way to tell me how proud he was of me. Rest in Peace, mate x
Once again - if you are enjoying
#BeatTheChasers
and would like to see another series in future, let the bosses
@ITV
know with a Tweet, letter, carrier pigeon etc.
If you didn't like it, feel free to tell them so too. I have a feeling that more viewers loved it than hated it!
Y'all are entitled to an opinion (even if it's not entirely correct 😉) but tagging the subject is just deliberately trying to be cruel.
And anyway, if the worst you can say is that I'm in the top 6 UK Chasers, that's still a pretty amazing achievement. Go me!
Sad about this. I'm self-funding my
#Fringe
run, no promoter. Due to the cost I only bought a handful of poster boards, incl. one big one, wide enough to really show off the beautiful poster design.
Anyway, some other act has glued their poster over part of it. They didn't ask.
Today is a very special day, as it marks five years since Jenny’s first episode of the chase was aired. She really is brilliant at what she does, and the chase really wouldn’t be the same without her... happy 5 years! 🦊❤️
I've stayed away from social media deliberately for most of the last few months. A lot of the time I've not been up to it. I've come back now I'm feeling stronger... to quickly be reminded there are some folk who see SM not as a community but as an outlet for their unhappiness.
I may not have won
#xfactorcelebrity
but last night I felt like a million dollars - and I still feel that way this morning. I was living my best life up on that stage. Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way, and to ALL of you who voted me TOP THREE!
Anne's already won as far as I'm concerned. She's defied expectations - mostly her own - and opened the conversation in millions of homes about ASD. She's our Jungle Queen.
#imaceleb
Congratulations to our Director of Nursing and Midwifery Dr Julia Ryan, who has been shortlisted in the ‘Educator of the Year’ category at the Student Nursing Times Awards! 👏👏👏
#SNTA
#Awards
And the morning after... I'm sitting here on my sofa looking at the wonderful comments about my performance last night, getting more than a little emotional. Thank you everyone.
#BeExtraordinary
#XFactorCelebrity
Just waking up to the wave of love and supportive comments after last night's
#XFactorCelebrity
- thank you all ❤️❤️❤️
A massive relief that this crazy learning curve gets to continue for another week...
I can't quite describe how this makes me feel. It's been quite a year for Paul, and what he's achieved is incredible. He's a wonderful colleague, an amazing Chaser, and I couldn't be more proud to call him my friend.
Your reminder that, if someone's slagging a person off on here, you really don't need to tag them in the replies. They'd probably rather not see it, all told.
Related: hope you all enjoyed tonight's episode of
#TheChase
Me: ...and after all that I decided that I just needed to date *myself* for a while, so that's exactly what I'm doing.
Waiter: Once again, madam, you don't need to justify ordering two main courses.
Well played there, Anne. So much sensory input during that challenge, it could have gone very differently. Loved the singing to distract herself - that would be my tactic, too!
#ImACeleb
Six days later, and I've done my best to read through the avalanche of lovely Tweets from you lovely people about my audition on
#XFactorCelebrity
... I am so overwhelmed and touched by the love and support from so many people, it really means a lot!
I now can't hear the name 'Ryan' without saying "the little shit" and let me tell you it is causing some problems in my personal and professional life.
#LineOfDuty
#LineofDuty6
Never mind the last retweet. It's a new account from someone who has a bizarre fixation with me. I could get a clean sweep and they'd claim I'm not a real quizzer and I don't deserve to be a Chaser. I wonder why they are so bitter?
I performed this anthem on karaoke this evening to a room of blank faces. Realised everyone else was in their mid-20s. I despair for our education system.
My main reservations about doing
#ImACeleb
have always been 1. The Spiders 2. The Snakes 3. The Heat, so this could be a big opportunity for ol' Jenny.
Morning! It's show day. I've been here since 7.30am. Can't nap cos I'm too excited (& nervous) for my performance. Eek! At least I'm AAA+ which technically means Access All Areas but I'm taking to mean I aced all my X Factor exams and those are my grades.
#XFactorCelebrity
THANK YOU, EVERYONE!
I've had an absolute ball, learned new skills, made amazing friends, and discovered a new gear. I'm delighted to be one of your top three - your support has meant more than I can express right now.
Now, watch this space...
#XFactorCelebrity
This was an absolute HOOT to make... But the stress of not letting Brad twig anything was intense! Thank you all for watching, I hope you had a good laugh and your spirits are raised ❤️❤️❤️
#SaturdayNightTakeway
@SusanKellyLord
@anne_hegerty
One reason she was determined to take part was to show people like your godson that anything is possible - she's a great ambassador for ASD. Hope your lad watches and gets inspired!
About last night... My epic
#NTAs
look was created by the amazing
@designerbenmak
who is a genius. Aided and abetted by Ryan Steedman on hair
@ryansteed
and Alice Bond on face. Necklace and earrings from
@tattydevine
. Fan model's own.
My 18-month-old son absolutely loves The Chase (he asks to watch it all day everyday), and he is well and truly in love with
@jenlion
! He always gets upset when it’s a different Chaser on😂
Huge love for
@Schofe
and his family today. This can't have been an easy statement to write, but it will be a huge weight off their shoulders - and it will open up dialogue all over the country. Maybe one day it won't be so hard or painful for *anyone* to come out. 🏳️🌈 ❤️🏳️🌈
Your periodic reminder to
#BeKind
. Bots aside, we're all human beings behind the keyboard/touchscreen.
This person even doubles down on the abuse, even after my long-suffering admin points out how rude he is! (She protects me from the worst of it, that's her job!)
Devastated. I cooked the most perfect steak of my life. Flawless. So proud. But nobody else was there to witness this technical marvel!
And now, no evidence. All gone.
Thanks for all your support and kind words tonight, Twitterverse. Every one of your nice messages is worth 1,000 troll tweets - so I am in huge credit at the Positivity Bank. You're lovely x
No rest for the wicked - or the finalists!
I'm blown away that you've voted me through to Saturday's grand final of
@TheXFactor
- I've come a long way and I couldn't have done it without your love and support.
One last fight for your votes on Saturday!
#XFactorCelebrity
Thank you for all the lovely comments about the
@thismorning
segment! Joseph is a total smasher, another great ambassador for autism alongside our
@anne_hegerty
#ImACeleb