The Chase’s Mark Labbett reveals he’s lost 10 STONE and can now buy ‘off-the-peg’ clothes

He revealed in August last year that he had lost almost five stones in lockdown.

And, now Mark Labbett, 55, has revealed he’s lost a total of 10 STONE in a year and can now buy clothes ‘off-the-rack’, with the star crediting daily walks and two-meals-per-day diet for his dramatic weight loss.

The 6ft 6in Chase genius – who weighted 29 stone at his heaviest – revealed that he always tries to have a cooked breakfast and indulges in a ‘muffin or two’ at lunchtime, when he’s filming, but often skips having dinner.  

Shedding the pounds! Mark Labbett, 55, has revealed he’s lost a total of 10 STONE in a year and can now buy clothes ‘off-the-rack’ (Pictured right in August 2020 when he’d lost 5 stone)

Mark told The Sun: ‘This is the lightest I’ve been in 25 years. I’m now under 20 stone, and I am really feeling the difference, as well as seeing it. 

‘My knees really feel the difference. I will never be athletic again but I just move so much better for not carrying that extra weight.’

The TV genius revealed that his waist is now 44-inches, his chest is 54-inches and his neck is 19-inches, all of which he described as ‘fantastic’ because it puts him within a ‘normal’ man’s range. 

He enthused: ‘It’s the first time I’ve been able to buy off-the-peg in as long as I can remember.’ 

What a difference! The 6ft 6in Chase genius - who weighted 29 stone at his heaviest -u00A0credited daily walks and two-meals-per-day diet for his dramatic weight loss (Pictured in 2017)

What a difference! The 6ft 6in Chase genius – who weighted 29 stone at his heaviest – credited daily walks and two-meals-per-day diet for his dramatic weight loss (Pictured in 2017)

Wow! Last August, Mark showed off his previous five stone weight loss as he posed in the same outfit to show the difference in impressive before and after snaps

Wow! Last August, Mark showed off his previous five stone weight loss as he posed in the same outfit to show the difference in impressive before and after snaps

In August 2020, Mark showed off the fruits of his labour as he continued to slim down by sharing an Instagram snap. 

The TV star gave fans an update on his weight loss with a before-and-after snap, which saw him pose in the same outfit to show the difference. 

In his August snap, Mark’s white shirt was baggy on her slimmer frame while he pulled at the waistband of his trousers to show how much weight he’d lost.

At the time, he credited the company MuscleFood Goal Getters for providing a meal plan that helped him shed the pounds. 

'At this rate I'll be the skinniest chaser': Last July, Mark looked markedly slimmer as he posed in a white shirt for a selfie that he compared to an old photo that had been taken at an event

‘At this rate I’ll be the skinniest chaser’: Last July, Mark looked markedly slimmer as he posed in a white shirt for a selfie that he compared to an old photo that had been taken at an event

Slimming down: Mark, who has been keeping his fans up-to-date on his weight loss journey, saying last summer: 'At this rate I will be the skinniest chaser'

Slimming down: Mark, who has been keeping his fans up-to-date on his weight loss journey, saying last summer: ‘At this rate I will be the skinniest chaser’

In his caption, Mark wrote that he was ‘very proud of [his] progress’ as he claimed the company’s meal plan ‘couldn’t be easier’.  

In July 2020, Mark looked markedly slimmer as he posed in a white shirt for a selfie that he compared to an old photo that had been taken at an event. 

He wrote in the caption: ‘leaner, meaner lockdown with good folks of muscle foods. At this rate I will be the skinniest chaser.’

Mark previously revealed he lost almost five-stone in lockdown thanks to not eating out and running after his three-year-old son.

'I've not been trying to lose weight': In August, Mark explained he 'never formally gave up any food' but found he shed the pounds after having meals at home

‘I’ve not been trying to lose weight’: In August, Mark explained he ‘never formally gave up any food’ but found he shed the pounds after having meals at home

Appearing on Loose Women in August, the TV personality explained that he ‘never formally gave up any food’ but simply found he shed the pounds because he was having meals at home.

Detailing the dramatic weight loss, he admitted: ‘I think people are going to hate me, I’ve not been trying to lose weight, I’ve had the brush with this virus, and what’s been happening is I’ve not been going out.

‘My wife does shift work so I’ve been the primary carer… as my viewers will know, looking after a toddler, you don’t have time to eat!

‘I was 27 stone when I was diagnosed with diabetes, I was 23 stone at my last check up in March and hopefully I’ll be a bit lighter than that, but the main one is eating a bit more sensibly and I’m doing more exercises these days.’ 

Losing weight: Mark looked noticeably thinner in an Instagram snap shared in June

Back then: Mark is pictured at his heaviest weightu00A0 in 2016

Losing weight: Mark looked noticeably thinner in an Instagram snap (left) shared in June compared to when he was at his heaviest weight (right) in 2016

Of how his eating habits have changed in lockdown, Mark went on to say he has started to eat less because he hasn’t ‘been that hungry’, which made him think that people ‘just get into the habit of eating lots.’

At the end of August, Mark and Katie announced their seven-year marriage ended after their attempts to have an open marriage failed to work, with the star candidly admitting it was ‘better for them to go our separate ways.’

Mark revealed they’d split so she could be free to date her lover, after their plans to have an open marriage failed to work.

He told The Sun: ‘There was never any deceit on Katie’s part but it’s got to the point now where I realise it is better for us to go our separate ways and remain friendly.’

Over: In August, Mark revealed he'd split from his wife Katie after seven years of marriage so she could be free to date her lover, after their plans to have an open marriage failed to work

Over: In August, Mark revealed he’d split from his wife Katie after seven years of marriage so she could be free to date her lover, after their plans to have an open marriage failed to work 

While Katie added: ‘I just want everyone to know what’s what and that we are all happy.’

It was revealed last August that Katie, who works as a nurse, had been seeing her senior design engineer lover Scott Bate, 30, for 18 months. 

Mark, who shares a four-year-old son with Katie, admitted that he had a feeling that she was seeing Scott, but decided to approach things sensibly for the sake of their son.

But when lockdown came, things between him and Katie became strained and she started seeing Scott, resulting in Mark making the decision to end their marriage for good. 

He explained: ‘When Katie first came clean to me about her boyfriend, I’d had an inkling. But right from the start, my attitude was quite pragmatic — this was spilt milk, what could we do about the situation to make it OK?’ 

Amicable: Mark revealed the split in a candid interview, and admitted 'it's better for us to go our separate ways' (pictured in 2016)

Amicable: Mark revealed the split in a candid interview, and admitted ‘it’s better for us to go our separate ways’ (pictured in 2016)

He added that because they had a ‘family’ he simply could just ‘throw that away lightly’ as they had other ‘considerations’.

The candid interview also saw Mark blame his hectic work schedule and being away from home a lot, as well as their age difference, as contributions towards the split. 

While Katie continues to see her boyfriend, Mark expressed ‘concerns’ that Scott was ‘good’ to his son after the youngster began mentioning Scott’s name. 

Mark has said that Scott had met their son and added that he trusts him around their little boy. 

Mark and Katie tied the knot at Arundel Castle, West Sussex, in October 2014. 

In September 2019, Mark confirmed he was still with his wife, despite her admission four months earlier that she had cheated on him with a younger man.   

Inkling:u00A0Mark, who has a four-year-old son with Katie, admitted that he had a feeling Katie was seeing someone else, but decided to approach things sensibly for the sake of their son

Inkling: Mark, who has a four-year-old son with Katie, admitted that he had a feeling Katie was seeing someone else, but decided to approach things sensibly for the sake of their son