The Chase star Mark Labbett has revealed how he is coping following his break up from girlfriend Hayley Palmer. Labbett, also known as “The Beast” on the hit show, split from his TV presenter partner of one year last month. Now, he has taken to social media, claiming he is in for a summer of “pain”.

Sharing snaps of him eating a bowl of soup at a restaurant with his son from a past relationship, he told his 156,000 X followers: “My summer of protein and pain. Gym, nutrition. #seasonswickersley feels good to be The Beast.

” The 58-year-old star was all smiles as he ate at the restaurant where he and Palmer were reported to often attend, The Mirror reports. My summer of protein and pain 💪🏻 Gym ✅ nutrition ✅ #seasonswickersley feels good to be The Beast :) pic.twitter.

com/tJQllzkuxc Labbett shocked fans last year when he revealed his 64kg weight loss . Speaking candidly about his transformation , he said last year that while getting surgery had crossed his mind, he decided against it and opted for the “old-fashioned way” of getting into shape. Labbett told The Sun : “I’m not really trying to diet, I’m just being sensible, people say you’ve had the gastric sleeve or band, and I haven’t.

“I was tempted by the gastric band but a good friend of mine who’s a GP, said my problem is sugar, I have a sweet tooth. “A gastric band is useless for me because sugar metabolises quite quickly, so I’ve done it the old fashion way by eating a bit less an.