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The Chase's The Beast ‘so bored' on date he fell ASLEEP halfway through filming Celebs Go Dating
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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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."
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.
"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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Mark Labbett and Hayley Palmer relationship timeline
May 16, 2023 - The pair went on their first date to a Toby Carvery in Southsea, Portsmouth.
December 24, 2023 - The couple decided to record a podcast together after being in a relationship for several months. They planned to cover everything from Mark wooing Hayley with his Toby Carvery card to dating in the public eye, shopping trips, their big rule of not sharing chips and hilarious inside jokes.
May 25, 2024 - Mark broke up with Hayley over the phone, saying he wasn't ready to finalise his divorce with his ex wife Katie.
