The Chase fans left fuming as Bradley Walsh slams much-loved northern dish in on-air rant

THE Chase viewers were up in arms tonight as Bradley Walsh launched a broadside against a much-loved dish.

The 61-year-old host was in disbelief at the idea of putting gravy on chips - with many calling it a Northern delicacy.

The topic came up during a question about a "gravy wrestling' championships in 2017.

He said: "In Lancashire, listen to this. They have chips and put gravy on them. On chips! On chips, gravy?"

Refusing to let it go, he brought the subject up again later boggling: "Chips? With gravy on them? We'll see you after the break."

One fan tweeted: "Get over it Brad Chips and Gravy is brilliant."

Others defended the player who stuck up for the dish, writing: "KellyAnn clearly a classy northern lady that enjoys chips with gravy 👌.

"Brad just doesn't get it 🥲 Maybe too in love with eating jellied eels?"

A third The Chase viewer insisted: "Nowt wrong wi' chips and gravy Brad!"

Fans of the dish include Stockport-born Michelle Keegan who tucked into cheesy chips with gravy while filming Brassic.

Posting a picture of the snack, she wrote: "The perks of filming in random locations in the North."

Bradley by contrast is very much a southerner, coming from Watford in Hertfordshire and going to to play football for clubs including Brentford and Barnet.

As well as being a gravy fan, KellyAnn proved an excellent quizzer, leading her team to a rare victory over Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty in tonight's episode.