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The Chase's Mark Labbett's weight loss journey after impressive 10-stone transformation


The Chase star Mark Labbett opened up about his impressive weight loss transformation as he admitted that he was once an 'overweight maths teacher' before finding fame on TV

With his "hyperactive" toddler at home instead of nursery, he told the Loose Women panel: "I found at the end of the evening instead of going to the fridge for late night snacking, all I could do was collapse on the bed. Mark credited his furry best friend, a Labrador Retriever named Baloo, when speaking on ITV's The Pet Show, for motivating him to be more active: "I was walking him around the fields, taking me places... Mark also endured a strange twist when he lost his sense of taste and smell, unexpectedly curbing his appetite and contributing to additional weight loss over a couple of weeks.

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