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Mark Labbett has been a part of popular quiz show The Chase since 2009 when the series first hit our screens.

Fans of The Chase are having to do a double take as Mark Labbett shows off his incredible transformation.Towering Mark, 54, weighed 27 stone at his heaviest before he managed to shift the pounds last year.The brain box, nicknamed The Beast on the hit ITV quiz show, has wowed viewers as the weight continues to drop off.The New Year is treating the Chaser well if his latest Instagram updates are anything to go by. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Anne Hegerty, 61, who appeared on Loose Women today, said many of her fans on The Chase are often “older women” who are “hoping” that she is a lesbian.

The Chase alongside his co-stars Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace, Jenny Ryan, Paul Sinha and Darragh Ennis.The ITV regulars have now returned for the latest series of Beat The Chasers, minus Darragh.Mark, who is commonly referred to as The Beast, took to Twitter and shared with viewers his top trick to secure a place as a contestant on the quiz programme.The 55-year-old revealed that people that want a chance on any quiz show needs to have an unusual name.In view of his 134,000 followers, Mark penned: "If you want to get on quiz shows, have an unusual name #BeatTheChasers."Fans rushed to comment on the post, as many viewers admitted they wanted an opportunity to face the Chasers.One viewer mused: "Thinking of a name for me...""If I change my

Dan Walker 'broken-hearted' as BBC host addresses 'conflict'“I hope that viewers recognised that it’s just a passing thing."It’s just a momentary frustration and we’re all friends at the end of it.”The quizmaster went on to say the chasers were more determined than ever to beat the contestants against them this series.“We are really determined,” she revealed.“We want them to win even less now.“This series, because we are even more determined, the contestants have to not just be a bit good and a bit lucky, they have to be very good and very, very lucky.”Jenny joined ITV afternoon show The Chase in 2015.On the difference between quizzing alone and with her co-stars, the Vixen said it was more “exhausting” working with her fellow chasers.DON'T

Mark Labbett, 54, has defended his actions on Beat The Chasers, saying it is his job is “to win by any legal means” even if that does make him a “third-class human”.The Beast star sparked debate amongst viewers of The Chase spin-off, after he was left seething over fellow Chaser Shaun Wallace’s blunder for taking too long to answer what he regarded as an easy question.Mark typed: “For those upset about #BeatTheChasers my job is to win by any legal means. “If that makes me a third-class human being but a first-class quizzer then that suits me fine,” he added.Underneath fans shared their opinion on the debate, as some said there was “nothing wrong” with his actions.One wrote: “Nothing wrong with a stern word to one of your teammates if they

The Chase favourite has revealed how lockdown has helped him prepare for the return of the spin-off series.The 55-year-old and his fellow Chasers will once again join forces in the hope of triumphing over members of the public.Beat The Chasers was huge hit when it first aired back in April last year, over five consecutive days.The second series will kick off tonight, after being filmed just two months ago.Mark - otherwise known as The Beast - has said he has been practising being quicker on the buzzer.When asked how the pandemic has provided him with the time to train, the TV star said he was "back" to his best.He commented: "I’ve been able to get a lot more practice on the buzzer.

Radio Times: “But it’s also quite exhausting because there’s five really big personalities up there. “It gets quite tiring after a little while to be part of that and the relentless quizzing as well.”However the star is glad that they could all work closely in a COVID compliant manner, so they could play as a “proper team”.Jenny has worked on quizzes from an early age and was recommended to The Chase producers by the other Chasers.She first joined The Chase back in 2015 and her nickname “The Vixen” was chosen after she wore leopard print for the show.It comes as Jenny recently decided to confront one ITV viewer on Twitter after they told her she was the "worst" Chaser and "weakest" quizzer on the programme. The quizzing genius addressed

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Walsh, 60, rose to fame as a stand-up comedian before he appeared for two years on Coronation Street and has fronted a string of ITV games shows.The star now features on The Chase, Blankety Blank and Bradley Walsh and Son: Breaking Dad.

The Chase star Jenny Ryan, 38, has taken to Twitter to express her concerns over those in charge of scheduling episodes of the hit game show on ITV, after noting she'd rarely been off screen week.The Vixen star was inundated with responses from viewers about her remarks, as she also spoke of the new Chaser.Jenny informed her 81,000 followers of her concerns, after her fellow chasers barely appeared in the hot seat once this week.She also addressed the fact the new Chaser, Darragh Ennis, is yet to make his debut on the programme.He joins herself, Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty and Paul Sinha in taking on brave members of the public.She light-heartedly penned: "The schedulers are truly torturing the viewership at the moment!"Two

The Chase.During a new interview, Omid said the ITV star had reminded him that game shows are regularly hosted by comedians and that he shouldn’t be put off by any preconceptions he may have.“He [Bradley] messaged me to say that I shouldn’t be put off.“He told me that there used to be a stigma about comedians doing quiz shows, but that it didn’t exist any more,” he told this week's Radio Times.As well as Bradley hosting The Chase, comedian Alexander Armstrong presents Pointless and Warwick Davis fronts Tenable.The 55-year-old went on to add: “He said that I’d love it, which I do.”Omid also said he was surprisingly offered the presenting gig after failing miserably on a celebrity special of The Chase.“It was offered to me about ten minutes

Coronation Street star took to Instagram to share some well wishes from friends and family.However, one video she said brought memories back of the "worst day of [her] life".Thankfully the actress appeared to only be joking, as she reshared the clip in question with her 519,000 followers.The former soap regular was filmed on the phone by friend and brand assistant Jessica Stone.Her pal uploaded the hilarious moment in view of her own 3,000 fans to mark the special occasion.She initially wrote: "Happiest of birthday to my no.1 chika @lucyfallonx."Love you millions," aloneside some glamorous shots of the pair together.A second, unearthed offering saw the pair pulling silly faces with chopsticks in their mouths.But it was the last of her posts

Jenny Ryan, 38, has tweeted that she is “sorry” after scrapping plans to host an “in-person” quiz this week at Clapham Grand.The Chase star alluded to the coronavirus pandemic being behind the last minute decision to call off the anticipated event.The news may have disappointed fans, as only six hours earlier, Jenny had said that the quiz would be going ahead.She originally typed: “Good morning! Here's a reminder that (circuit break permitting) you can come and be quizzed by me in person on Monday 26th Oct @TheGrandClapham (like, IRL me in IRL quiz, not a stream or a hologram).”Later, she retweeted the message and added: “Scratch that.

The Chase by a curious ITV viewer last night.The Vixen star explained why one section of programme was never revealed to those at home.The 38-year-old explained to a Twitter user that it was "a waste of time" after being questioned on the decision.It comes after the English quizzer took the opportunity to speak out on various elements that make up the show.Jenny went into detail on several matters in view of her 80,000 followers, including why the Chasers final answer in the one-on-ones is never seen if the player is safe.A fan asked: "@jenlion why do they never show The Chasers final answer if the contestant that gets through to the final?"The person in question then pointed out: "I know it doesn’t make a difference to the outcome, but

The Chase star Mark Labbett, 55, has confirmed his split from his 27-year-old wife Katie, who he shares a young son with.

The Chase star Mark Labbett has signed up for Celebs Go Dating following his split from wife Katie, The Sun has reported. The TV star goes by the name of 'The Beast' on ITV gameshow The Chase, and he’ll join a number of other famous faces who have also signed up to find love.

The Chase due to a technical fault in the studio, but joked she was adamant the real reason was because she was “awful”.

The Chase's Jenny Ryan, 38, who is otherwise known for her nickname The Vixen, has slammed American artist Kid Rock for being an "a***hole" while discussing her worst song choice with Dan Benedictus on his podcast Desert Island D**ks.The quizzer slammed the singer's song, All Summer Long.After Dan asked Jenny what her worst song choice would be, she said it would be Kid Rock's All Summer Long.The song is a mashup of Warren Zevon's Werewolves in London and Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama.The Vixen went on to discuss her honest opinions of the star as she said: "Adding to Kid Rock, who would be on my long list of d**ks on the island because he's just a d**k."I mean, I've never met him, I've never worked with him, but I've seen enough of

The Chase star Jenny Ryan, 38, said she has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after having Joey Essex, 30, on her team when the pair competed in Celebrity MasterChef last year.The quizzer said The Only Way Is Essex star was “lazy” and didn’t “seem to be a very nice person”.The Vixen star opened up about her time on the BBC show on the podcast Desert Island D***s, in which she revealed who she thinks would be the worst people and things to be stuck on a desert island with.She began by explaining she didn’t want to “burn bridges” with anyone she mentioned on the podcast, but went on to address her time with reality star Joey.Jenny told presenter Dan she was “thrown in at the deep end” to captain a team on Celebrity MasterChef, in which

Mark Labbett is best known as 'The Beast' on The Chase which sees contestants go up against him in the hopes of winning large sums of money as they answer general knowledge-based questions.