The Chase star Mark “The Beast” Labbett says his recent five stone weight loss has been down to a secret battle with coronavirus.
The 54-year-old game show genius revealed he was struck dow with the potentially deadly COVID-19 virus back in February and has been losing weight to improve his overall health since.
Mark – who is diabetic – was given a warning about his weight by doctors as he tipped the scales at 27st earlier this year. He has since managed to get his weight below 23st and hopes to drop even further to below 20st and to take his BMI level to less than 30.
Opening up about his health scare, Mark told The Sun on Sunday: “I got suspected Covid at the end of February, and got sent home from work, for the first time in 15 years,