THE Chase viewers were left stunned on their sofas as fresh-faced Mervin revealed his real age.
Fans of the ITV series were dumbfounded when host Bradley Walsh announced the grandfather as one of the four contestants in the studio.
He was pitted against The Dark Destroyer Chaser, Shaun Wallace, who had a few choice words to say against another competitor earlier in the episode.
While Mervin bravely took his chances to win big going for the higher offer, he faltered at the hands of the “quizzing genius.”
Yet those at home seemed more concerned about his appearance rather than his achievements, after his real age – 54 – was revealed.
Host Bradley even got in on the act as he told the contestant, dressed in a black jumper and glasses: “You look well, really, really well.”
This prompted one viewer to take to Twitter to state: “Mervin does NOT look 54!”
Another joked: “34 year old Mervin is pretending to be 54 just for the compliments… #TheChase.”
A third then posted: “Mervin looks younger than tina even though shes apparently 16 years younger #TheChase.”
Meanwhile, The Chase brainbox Shaun was not in the best of moods earlier in the episode.
He went head to head with contestant Tina on Monday’s episode and, during one of her questions, she received a warning from the show stalwart.
Host Bradley asked: “Who rules a state that is a xenocracy?” with the options being: A) Foreigners, B) Landowners, or C) Everyone.
Tina went for option A before explaining her reasoning, saying: “I get xenophobia from xenocracy, which is a fear of foreigners”.
Bradley admitted he hadn’t known that, while Shaun couldn’t help but point out he had been left with little to add to the topic.
He said: “You after my job?” which made the audience laugh.
He added: “I do the explanations around here, okay?”
But holding her own, Tina cheekily shot back: “Not if I know the answer.”
It came as no surprise that Tina continued to show off her knowledge and made it back to her seat for the Final Chase.
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