The Chase's The Beast ‘so bored' on date he fell ASLEEP halfway through filming Celebs Go Dating
The star initially said he wasn't looking for love but has recently signed up for Celebs Go Dating
sleeping beast The Chase's The Beast 'so bored' on date he fell ASLEEP halfway through filming Celebs Go Dating
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QUIZ whizz Mark Labbett dozed off while out with a woman on Celebs Go Dating.
The star, known as The Beast on ITV game show The Chase, was so bored that he slipped into a snooze.
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Mark Labbett struggled to stay awake on his date
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Mark is best known for his work on The Chase
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It happened during filming for the Channel 4 show last month.
A source said: "Mark was yawning a lot and drifted off briefly.
"It was a bit of an awkward moment.
"It's safe to say there wasn't much of a spark between them."
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Mark married his second cousin, Katie, in 2014, but the pair split in 2020.
He then started dating TV presenter Hayley Palmer, 43, in 2023, but they broke up after a year.
Speaking about Hayley last year, Mark told The Sun: "She's a lovely lady and I was very lucky to date her for a year, and as I said: it's me, I got old.
"There's been no one since Hayley.
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"I'm not saying there won't be another one. But I'm certainly not looking."
Speaking about his love life, he said: "I was single, not coincidentally, for a long, long time when I was a 29st maths teacher who knew it was quite hard to attract a partner then.
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"So I'm quite comfortable without a partner."
Asked about Mark's sleepy date, his representative told The Sun: 'If his date was as boring as you have suggested, I'm surprised he didn't take a pillow with him!'
A Celebs Go Dating spokeswoman was approached for comment.
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He was last dating Hayley Palmer
Credit: Olivia West
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The current cast and experts (L-R) Tom Read Wilson, Kerry Katona, Anna Williamson, Paul C Brunson, Dr. Tara, Christine McGuinness, Louis Russell, Olivia Hawkins and Jon Lee.
Credit: Channel 4
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Mark with Olivia Hawkins during filming
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