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Mark Labbett

Mark Labbett is a professional quizzer and television personality,

He's best known as one of the "chasers" on the ITV game show The Chase, on which he earned the nickname The Beast.

Before The Chase, he worked as a mathematics and physical education supply teacher, as well as at Butlins holiday camp, and supplemented his wages with quizzing. He's appeared on Mastermind, Countdown, and Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? along with other TV quiz shows.

Mark Labbett’s ex ‘couldn’t get out of bed’ after The Chase star split ‘blindsided’ her
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Entertainment journalist Hayley Palmer has opened up about her split from Mark Labbett, AKA The Beast – and claims the end of their romance ‘wasn’t due to their 16-year age-gap’
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The Chase's Mark Labbett shares startling weight update and says it 'feels good'
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Mark - known as The Beast - has been a weight loss journey recently and has shared a new snap of his look, leaving fans stunned and congratulating him on his huge drop in size
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'Real reason' The Chase's Mark Labbett split from younger girlfriend Hayley Palmer
The Chase
The Chase star Mark Labbett has reportedly called time on his relationship with girlfriend Hayley Palmer after around a year of dating and an insider has now revealed why
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The Chase icon Mark Labbett splits from gorgeous girlfriend after a year of dating
The Chase
Quiz show champion Mark Labbett has suddenly called it quits with his stunning girlfriend Hayley Palmer, as she issued a shock statement to her Instagram followers
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The Chase makes history as floored Mark Labbett admits 'we've never had this'
The Chase
The Chase star Mark Labbett went up against four new hopefuls but was left stunned when he experienced a show first during a nail-biting round with one of the contestants
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The Chase’s Bradley Walsh baffled as The Beast spills co-star's surprising former job
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The Chase presenter Bradley Walsh blasted “you’re winding me up” after quiz pro Mark Labbett revealed co-star Jenny Ryan's surprising former job role before the ITV show
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ITV The Chase's Mark Labbett slams 'idiot' fans as he addresses player backlash
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The Chase quizmaster Mark Labbett didn’t mince his words when a player made a strategic decision on the show - hitting out at viewers at home for criticising her gameplay
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Carol Vorderman responds after The Chase star Mark Labbett makes 'creepy' comment
Beat The Chasers
Fans were outraged when The Beast Mark Labbett took to twitter with a remark about Carol Vorderman after she appeared on ITV's Beat The Chasers hosted by Bradley Walsh.
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The Chase's Mark Labbett addresses show future as he confirms 'less' episodes for 2024
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EXCLUSIVE: Mark Labbett has confirmed that The Chase will record less episodes next year despite the ITV quiz series winning Best Game Show at the National Reality TV Awards
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Mark Labbett exposes The Chase wage as he 'earns as much as Premier League footballers'
The Chase
EXCLUSIVE: The Chase star Mark Labbett has opened up about working on the ITV quiz show and how working on Beat The Chasers sees him "earn like a Premier League footballer"
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The Chase's Mark Labbett wants to appear on rival show, says TV star girlfriend
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The Chase star Mark Labbett began dating TV presenter Hayley Palmer five months ago and she has revealed the champion quizzer wants to join a huge show on a rival channel
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The Chase's Paul Sinha recalls awkward mix-up with ITV co-star as fan left unimpressed
The Chase
The Chase quizzer Paul Sinha returned to the ITV gameshow this evening but left everyone stunned when he recalled a very ‘awkward’ mix up that happened with co-star Mark Labbett
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ITV The Chase fans floored after Mark Labbett's 'awkward' Phillip Schofield mention
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Mark Labbett - also known as 'The Beast' - was The Chaser on Duty, who was trying to catch the team out when he was asked a surprising TV question by long-running host Bradley Walsh
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The Chase's Mark Labbett and TV star girlfriend 'take next step' in relationship
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The Chase legend Mark Labbett's new romance with his TV presenter girlfriend appears to be going from strength to strength with the pair reportedly 'taking the next step'
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The Chase fans spot two clues ITV show is 'ancient' as star looks 'completely different'
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Eagle-eyed ITV viewers were quick to spot two obvious clues that the latest instalment of The Chase was a very old repeat episode, and once you see it you’ll understand why
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The Chase's Mark Labbett spotted looking slimmer than ever after shedding 10 stone
The Chase
Mark Labbett, better known as The Beast on ITV's The Chase, was pictured grabbing a snack from Greggs while at a service station after shedding a jaw-dropping 10 stone
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The Chase's Mark Labbett confirms relationship status and says he's 'appreciating time'
The Chase
The Chase star Mark Labbett is currently embracing life as a single man as he admits that he currently has no time for a new relationship due to being 'married' to his work
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The Chase’s Mark Labbett slimmer than ever as fans ‘don’t recognise him’ in new snap
The Chase
Mark Labbett has been shifting the pounds like nobody’s business, and looked almost a different version of himself in a new behind-the-scenes snap, wearing a loose t-shirt
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The Chase fans all say the same thing as they spot Mark Labbett's 'smug' habit
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The Chase viewers were all saying the same thing after today's Chaser Mark Labbett knocked out an eager contestant as they took to social media and blasted the 'smug' habit
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The Chase Mark Labbett says he'd 'turn cannibal' on I'm A Celeb if co-stars annoyed him
I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
EXCLUSIVE The Chase's Mark Labbett has revealed that he would be a bad I'm a Celeb campmate as he would likely lose his temper with his ITV co-stars on the show
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The Chase's Bradley Walsh gushes over contestant and says he 'will enjoy them' on show
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Bradley Walsh, host of ITV's The Chase, was left in awe over one contestant's accent as she spoke to him in Italian while she answered someone else's questions
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The Chase's Mark Labbett sick of ITV fat jokes as he now has lower BMI than co-stars
The Chase
EXCLUSIVE The Chase's Mark Labbett, aka The Beast, has opened up about how he feels about the constant fat jokes which have been hurled at him for years on the show
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This Morning fans torn over The Chase's Mark Labbett's 'different' appearance on show
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This Morning viewers were divided after The Chase star Mark Labbett appeared on Monday's show and displayed a 'different' appearance to his typical look on the ITV game show
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The Chase's The Beast snubbed from I’m A Celeb because of weight despite losing 10st
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EXCLUSIVE: The Chase star Mark Labbett has confessed that he would love to go on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! but he has been turned down from the show four times due to his weight - despite a whopping 10st loss
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