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The Chase's Anne Hegerty 'announced as Soccer Aid referee'

The Chase's Anne Hegerty has been announced as "ref" ahead of this weekend's Soccer Aid.

The world's biggest celebrity football match, set up to raise money to give kids the best start in life, will air on ITV on Saturday. As ever there'll be a long list of superstars taking part.

Ahead of the popular event, The Chase viewers will notice a big shakeup to the programme's usual format on Friday.

READ MORE: The Chase fans to notice huge change to show's format

Usually, Bradley Walsh will introduce four members of the public who have never met before. But on Friday, Bradley, 63, will be joined by football presenters Kyle Walker and Lynsey Hipgrave, as well as TV personality Dermot O'Leary and comedian Alex Brooker as the four work together in a bid to bag some cash for Unicef.

Chaser Anne, also known as The Governess, will be the "referee". In a post on The Chase's official Instagram feed, Anne can be seen in white and black, complete with a whistle.

Captioning the update, The Chase bosses said: "Are you ready for the @socceraid special of #TheChase today? Here is today's ref in all her glory! Tune in at 5pm today to find out how our celebs do against her as they try and win more money for @unicef_uk"

As well as starring in the special episode of The Chase, Alex Brooker will also take part in the match on Saturday, where he'll join huge names such as Danny Dyer, Tommy Fury and Stormzy.

The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV and ITVX

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