The Chase is going to have to find a different nickname for Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett after he revealed a jaw-dropping 63kgs.
Labbett has been keeping his fans up-to-date with his weight loss progress over Instagram and he’s now almost unrecognisable.
The latest pic, he’s dressed in a suit with dark-rimmed specs and gelled-up hair – clearly chuffed – and asks, “What’s more likely? Bit part in next Kingsman or Oddjob in the Goldfinger remake?”
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Labbett was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2016. He also discovered that a gastric band wasn’t going to work for him, so he was going to have to exercise, work on cutting out sugar and choosing to eat only two meals a day.
After testing positive for COVID-19, he lost his appetite and consequently more weight. After feeling well again, he upped his exercise regime.
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At his heaviest, Mark weighed in at 184kg, telling The Sun, “This is the lightest I’ve been in 25 years.”
“I’m now under 20 stone [127kg], and I am really feeling the difference, as well as seeing it,” he added.
“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.”
You know what? The Chase doesn’t need to find him a different nickname…. Mark Labbett is a total beast.
