'I tried not to fangirl on set'

Comedian Maisie Adam joins the line-up for a new series of the iconic game show - and gets to meet her childhood idol

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Given her chilled onstage persona, you might think stand-up comic Maisie Adam never gets flustered. But she discovered a much angrier side to herself on Taskmaster.

The 8 Out Of 10 Cats star felt like a competition winner when she joined the cast of the hit Channel 4 series, alongside Unforgotten’s Sanjeev Bhaskar, Inside No. 9’s Reece Shearsmith and comedians Ania Magliano and Phil Ellis. But she admits the show brought out some “deep-rooted anger” that she took out on hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne.

“It's really fun going into the tasks at the time, but I was so shocked at how stressed I got with each one,” she confesses. “I didn’t realise I was such a panicky person.

“I was very quick to blame Alex and his silly little clipboard and quite quick to get personal with him. I would also protest to Greg if I thought he’d been unfair with the points-awarding.

“I know I can be competitive but competitiveness mixed with a total lack of ability is a dangerous mix to have exposed to you with a mirror held up.”