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The Chase star Mark Labbett looked slimmer than ever as he larked around on the beach with his new girlfriend.
The brain box, aka The Beast, 57, has lost a whopping 10 stone after changing his lifestyle and showed off the results in a loved-up snap with TV presenter Hayley Palmer, 41.
Sharing a selfie of the couple on a wind-swept beach in Southsea, Portsmouth, Mark wrote: "At Southsea, oh I do like to be beside the seaside. Fish and chips followed by ice cream. Simple pleasures @hayleypalmer_presenter."
The father-of-one cut a trim figure in the snap, sporting in a grey, woollen coat while Hayley wore sunglasses and a beige blazer.
A source previously confirmed it's "early days" for the couple but they are having a "lot of fun together".
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The Chase star Mark Labbett looked slimmer than ever as he larked around on the beach with his new girlfriend (Instagram/ @markthebeastlabbett)
The Beast was 29 stone at is heaviestSpeaking to Mirror, Mark was asked if he spends time doing quizzes with his new beau.
He replied: "I’m on the road so much, plus the little matter of a six-year-old boy that I co-parent with, so I try to spend as much time as I can with him. I’m going out to film in America next month, and I’m already planning what I’m doing in July and August with Katie to see what weeks work.
He added: "Having said that, I have just been studying NBA basketball because I’m going out to America I want them going ‘for a Brit he knows about this stuff’, plus I used to play basketball being 6ft 6, 6ft 7, you’d expect I play basketball.”
Mark has lost a staggering 10 stone (Instagram/ @markthebeastlabbett)
The couple are said to be 'having a lot of fun together' (Mark Labbett/Instagram)Mark has a six-year-old son Lawrence, who he shares with his ex-wife Katie, who he split from in 2020.
His new beau Hayley took to her Instagram Stories recently to share a sweet throwback snap of The Chase.
The TV presenter captioned the post: "#throwback The one time I'm not wearing heels and I meet the man I need heels for! @markthebeastlabbett (& I'm 5'11!).
"I'm really giving my heels collection a good workout these days. (Every woman will understand!)."
Mark said he was given a wake up call when he was diagnosed with diabetes (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
He's been open about his health struggles (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Her boyfriend Mark has been open about his fitness journey as well as his struggles with his health.
He was at his heaviest in 2003 weighing 29st and after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2016 he was given a wake-up call to lose weight.
Mark started by cutting out the sugar from his diet as well as exercising daily with his golden retriever.
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Praising his "personal trainer" pooch Baloo on ITV's The Pet Show, the quizzer said he couldn't have done it without him.