Fans of EastEnders were left laughing — and the actor himself utterly speechless — after a bizarre moment on The Chase when a trivia question about him went hilariously wrong. The unexpected error caused confusion both in the studio and among viewers watching at home, as the EastEnders favorite reacted in disbelief, exclaiming, “You’re having me on?”

The moment unfolded during a celebrity special of The Chase, where contestants were asked questions related to British television and pop culture. One particular question mentioned the name of a well-known EastEnders actor — but the details were completely incorrect. Instead of accurately reflecting his career, the show’s question writers had somehow mixed him up with a completely different person.

As the studio audience laughed and the host tried to keep a straight face, the actor’s reaction became the highlight of the episode. “I couldn’t believe it,” he later told a BBC interviewer. “You spend years on a show, filming five or six days a week, and suddenly you’re watching a quiz where they get your whole career wrong. I thought, surely they’re joking — but no, they were serious!”

The moment quickly went viral online, with fans posting clips of the actor’s stunned expression and sharing memes captioned with his now-famous line: “You’re having me on?” Within hours, the clip had thousands of views, with social media users joking that even quiz shows can’t keep up with the ever-twisting world of EastEnders.

According to behind-the-scenes sources, the mix-up happened when one of the question writers confused two similar names in the production notes. The result was a question that appeared legitimate on paper but made absolutely no sense once read aloud. When the actor saw it for the first time, his jaw dropped, and he reportedly looked straight at the camera with a grin, saying, “Well, that’s news to me!”

The host, trying to salvage the situation, burst into laughter and admitted the blunder live on air. “We might need to fact-check that one,” he said between laughs. “Apologies to our friends at EastEnders — we promise we’ll get it right next time.” The good-natured exchange turned into one of the most talked-about moments of the week, proving that even mistakes can make great television.

For fans of EastEnders, it was a refreshing, light-hearted moment. The actor in question has long been known for his down-to-earth personality, and his ability to laugh at himself only endeared him further to audiences. One fan tweeted, “That’s why we love him — even when the universe gets it wrong, he takes it like a champ!” Another wrote, “Imagine being