The Chase's Mark Labbett says he doesn't care about girlfriends or sex as he prefers TV

The Chase star Mark Labbett has made a very candid relationship confession as he admitted he would rather watch TV. The professional quizzer, 60, insisted he is happy on his own despite trying to find love on the latest series of Celebs Go Dating.

He joined the hit E4 dating show to get insider tips from the experts and end his bachelor days. Mark, who is known as the Beast on the ITV show, signed up following his divorce from second cousin Katie, who is 27 years younger than him.

They parted ways in 2020 and Mark moved on with TV presenter Hayley Palmer, but it didn't last. Following numerous dates on the reality programme, he failed to find a connection and it seems to have left Mark more content in being single.

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He has insisted he is "very happy on my own". "If you want to do something then you do it, like if I want to watch that film then I do it," he told the Daily Mail.

"Saturday mornings, I put Sky Sports on and I stay in all weekend. That's heaven. Some people have to be in a relationship but I'm not that bothered about it now, and I am pretty comfortable being on my own."

Despite Mark appearing content being single, his comments upset his ex Hayley as she branded it "heartless". Taking to Instagram, she told fans last year: “I think it’s a shame that someone could say something so heartless over a relationship that lasted over a year.

"I have moved on and working to be the best version of myself. I think what is actually serious is Mental Health and we should all be working together towards a caring Christmas. X."

Hayley had announced their split in May last year, taking to social media to reveal the news.

She said: "It is with regret I announce that myself and Mark have gone our separate ways. We had the best year together, and I truly wish him all the very best for the future."

She went on to reveal she was turning to music to try to lift her spirits, writing: "Off I go to listen to Taylor Swift " accompanied by a broken heart emoji.

Mark blamed his age on the reason for his split from Hayley and said he was "lucky to date her for a year".

He told The Sun: “I’m just quite content being on my own. Facts are easy. Numbers are easy. People are complicated."

The Chase star added: “I could sum me up as the kind of guy who could tell you the capital of Estonia is Tallinn but would have no idea why that pretty girl is giving me a funny half-smile. That’s why I never played poker seriously, because I realised I can’t read people.”

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