The Chase star Mark Labbett has split from his television presenter girlfriend Hayley Palmer after a year together.
Quizzer Mark, 58, and 42-year-old Sky Entertainment reporter Hayley celebrated their one-year anniversary on social media a week ago.
Haley confirmed the news of their split on her Instagram Stories on Saturday: “It is with regret that I announce that me and Mark have gone our separate ways.
‘We have had the best year together and I sincerely wish him all the best for the future.’
She added, “I’m going to listen to Taylor Swift,” with a broken heart emoji.
The Chase star Mark Labbett has split from his television presenter girlfriend Hayley Palmer after a year together
Quizzer Mark, 58, and 42-year-old Sky Entertainment reporter Hayley celebrated their one-year anniversary on social media a week ago
Haley confirmed the news of their split on her Instagram Stories on Saturday, writing: ‘It is with regret that I announce that me and Mark have gone our separate ways.’
Mark, known as The Beast on The Chase, and Hayley spoke about their one-year anniversary during an appearance on Loose Women earlier this month.
The couple, who met through work, said not seeing each other as often meant they felt their bond was stronger.
He said: ‘Because we live quite apart – I live in Sheffield, Rotherham, she’s a Chelsea girl – we tend to look at our diaries and see if we can sync up together.
‘The good news is that we see each other every few weeks, but when we are together we make the most of it so we get the best of both worlds.’
Hayley added: ‘The good news is that we see each other every few weeks but we make the most of it when we are together so we get the best of both worlds.
“We don’t see each other and then I think: ‘Actually, we’re really looking forward to getting together…’”
Hayley playfully elbowed Mark before he finished, “…And don’t share our chips!” And the audience roared with laughter.”
Prior to their anniversary celebration, Mark spoke with The sun about what he had planned for their date on the special day.
Ahead of their anniversary celebration this month, Mark spoke to The Sun about what he had planned for their date on the special day
He said: ‘We found a bench in a quiet spot on the beach and spent hours talking and getting to know each other, so we decided to go back to celebrate our anniversary.’
He said: ‘We found a bench in a quiet spot on the beach and spent hours talking and getting to know each other, so we decided to go back to celebrate our anniversary.
‘It just so happens that there’s a nice Beefeater near where her parents live. They already know Hayley’s order: nachos and chips.’
Hayley said at the time that she couldn’t wait for the date and that she would make their anniversary last ‘a month’ if she could.
The pair had been dating since early 2023, with Mark previously admitting he was ‘a very lucky man’ to be with her.
Sources claimed the star wooed the TV presenter on a series of dates after he had been ‘friends’ for some time, following his split from wife Katie in 2020.
Hayley previously admitted to Good Morning Britain: ‘I don’t watch The Chase, no offense but I’m never in at 5pm.
The pair had been dating since early 2023, with Mark previously admitting he was a ‘very, very lucky man’ to be with her
‘I came to see Beat The Chasers and he got everything right and I thought, “Wow, that’s really sexy”.’
Mark admitted the relationship had problems due to the distances between them, with him living in Rotherham while Hayley lives in London.
Speaking about the long distances, he said: ‘We consult our diaries a lot, so for example we’ve both worked out that we’ll be in Southampton for a few nights next month, so we’ve arranged a few dates while we’re down there.’
Hayley added: “I think sometimes it’s healthy. When you meet someone it’s too much too soon, but we’re both really looking forward to seeing each other again in a few weeks.’
