Mark Labbett wife: The Chase star ‘feels like it’s far too soon to date again’ after split

Mark Labbett, 53, is best known as a quiz brain on ITV’s The Chase but has been the subject of headlines in recent weeks since reports emerged his wife Katie Labbett, 26, was dating another man. Now, a source has told The Sun: “Mark is planning on staying single for now and doesn’t want to meet anyone new. He plans to just focus on work and concentrate on raising their young son together.

“He feels like it’s far too soon to start dating again, it’s all a bit raw still, so he’ll need time to deal with it all,” the insider added.

Express.co.uk has contacted a representative for Mark asking for comment.

A representative for The Chase star previously denied he and his wife were splitting after reports emerged claiming Katie had cheated on him with another man.

At the time, the representative said: “Mark and Katie are not splitting up. Everything is fine between them and they have been at home together this week.”

The reports about Mark come after his wife Katie broke her silence on their split yesterday, saying they had been “talking about separating for some time”.

“We have been drifting for a while,” she told The Sun on Sunday.

“He works away a lot and that’s been hard.”

Katie went on to say the 27-year age gap between them wasn’t a factor in their split.

On the subject of the man she is currently dating, Scott Bate, she said they had met “by accident on a night out”.

“We just clicked,” she told the publication, adding that she and her husband “remain good friends”.

“I’d be fine if he met someone else,” she said. “So, I just want to set the record straight now as I’m sick of al the speculation.

“I want us all to be able to get on with our lives.”

Mark and Katie tied the knot in 2014 before later learning they were second cousins.

During an appearance on Loose Women, he said they didn’t know until after they married, explaining: “It wasn’t something we were aware of at the time — it was one of those things that happened.”

They are parents to one son together.

The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV.

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