The Chase's Mark Labbett defended by Paul Sinha after 'breakdown' on hit ITV show
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Chase star, Mark Labbett, known on the telly as the The Beast, has revealed he experienced a breakdown before filming an episode of the popular ITV quiz show.
Airing on weekdays at 5pm, The Chase has been a British television mainstay since its debut back in 2009. Hosted by Bradley Walsh, contestants form a team of four to compete against a profession quizzer known as the Chaser in order to win money.
Mark stars on the show alongside five other chasers, Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace, Jenny Ryan, Paul Sinha and Darragh Ennis. Ennis joined the show in 2020, becoming the first former contestant to do so. READ MORE: Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien flooded with messages after sharing disbelief in personal update READ MORE: Amy Dowden collapses backstage at Strictly Come Dancing after 'falling ill' As the Daily Record reports, Mark disclosed on X that he experienced challenges before going up against a 'star' team whilst filming an episode of the show.
Mark noted that he did congratulate the winning team but insists it was 'edited out'. He wrote: "I still applauded and congratulated the team but it was edited out :(." Mark's co-star Paul Sinha defended him in the comments, saying: “It’s easily lost we’re not robots, we’re human beings trying our best.
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