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Jenny Alexis Ryan^[2] (born 2 April 1982) is a British quizzer and one of the five chasers on the ITV game show The Chase, alongside Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty and Paul Sinha.

Career

Ryan has made appearances on quiz shows Fifteen to One and The Weakest Link, and was a member of the team, The Gamblers, on Only Connect who won the third series of the show.^[3] She has also appeared on University Challenge, helping the University of Leeds to reach the semi-finals in 2003.^[4]

Moreover, she featured in both series of the spin-off quiz show Are You an Egghead? in 2008 and 2009, and appeared on Mastermind, choosing the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer as her specialist subject.

Ryan wrote questions for the pilot episode of The Chase in 2009.^[1] She joined the show in 2015, making her debut appearance on 2 September.^[5] She was recommended for The Chase by Anne Hegerty, as they had both competed together on the same quiz team, where Ryan was the captain of the team.^[6] Her nickname on the show is "The Vixen", in reference to her red hair and (previously) ponytail; Walsh came up with the name and the producers liked it since "vixens are notoriously clever and cunning."^[7] She is also referred to as "The Bolton Brainiac" for her place of residence.^[6]

References

1. ^¹²{{cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-08-31/the-chases-new-vixen-chaser-wants-to-face-off-against-pointless-rivals|title=Who is the new Chaser Jenny Ryan the Vixen?|last=Daly|first=Emma|date=31 August 2015|work=Radio Times|publisher=Immediate Media Company|accessdate=3 September 2015}}
2. ^¹{{cite web|url=https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/search/results?sourcecategory=birthsutf002c+marriages+utf0026+deaths&collection=births+utf0026+baptisms&datasetname=england+utf0026+wales+births+1837-2006&firstname=jenny+alexis&lastname=ryan&birthyear=1982+&birthyear_offset=2®ion=great+britain&keyword=bolton|title=Jenny Alexis Ryan - England & Wales Births 1837-2006 [1] - Genes Reunited|first=Genes|last=Reunited|website=www.genesreunited.co.uk}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://tv.bt.com/tv/tv-news/the-chase-gets-a-new-chaser-first-look-at-bradley-walsh-welcoming-jenny-the-vixen-ryan-onto-the-show-11364001153946|title=The Chase gets a new Chaser! First look at Bradley Walsh welcoming Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan onto the show|last=Taylor|first=Frances|date=2 September 2015|publisher=BT Group|accessdate=3 September 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.skidd.me.uk/quiz/shows/university%20challenge/index.html|title=The Leeds University Challenge Team 2002|publisher=Skidd}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/09/02/heres-how-the-chase-fans-reacted-to-newcomer-jenny-the-vixen-ryan-5373080/|title=Here's how The Chase fans reacted to newcomer Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan|last=Lindsay|first=Duncan|date=2 September 2015|work=Metro|publisher=DMG Media|accessdate=3 September 2015}}
6. ^¹{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/31/the-chase-exclusive-new-star-jenny-the-vixen-ryan-chats-cheeky-contestants-and-twitter-trolls-5367589/|title=The Chase Exclusive: New star Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan chats cheeky contestants and Twitter trolls|last=Lindsay|first=Duncan|date=31 August 2015|work=Metro|publisher=DMG Media|accessdate=3 September 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/adwm73/hi_im_jenny_the_vixen_ryan_from_the_chase_ask_me/edkp446|title=r/IAmA - Hi, I'm Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan from The Chase. Ask Me Anything!|date=8 January 2019|website=reddit|accessdate=9 January 2019}}

Career

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