The Chase star Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett and TV presenter Hayley Palmer stepped out on Monday, in their first sighting since confirming they were back together.
The couple looked extremely in love as they held hands while laughing before getting into his car outside a London hotel.
To ensure she looked incredibly glamorous, Hayley wore a thigh-length black mini, a camel blazer and sloppy knee-high boots.
Mark, meanwhile, wore tousled hair with an all-black ensemble consisting of a £110 Psycho Bunny polo shirt with jeans and a trendy jacket.
Last month the quiz expert, 61, confirmed he is back together with ex Hayley two years after their bitter split – and revealed he won her over with Nando’s meals, bingo dates and a pair of £700 Christian Louboutin heels.
The pair first sparked speculation they were dating again after Mark shared a cozy photo with Hayley, 45, at Nando’s.
The Chase star Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett and TV presenter Hayley Palmer stepped out on Monday, in their first sighting since confirming they were back together
The couple looked extremely in love as they held hands while laughing before getting into his car outside a London hotel
Last month he confirmed the reunion
During her outing, she showed off her lithe legs in her mini dress
The photo was shared more than two years after Mark dumped Hayley in a ‘three minute’ phone call days after their first dating anniversary in May 2024, leaving her ‘completely crushed’.
Their cozy reunion came three months after Mark spotted the entertainment journalist across a busy St. Pancras Station in London and realized he had made a mistake by ending their relationship.
Hayley confirmed the happy news to the Daily Mail on Wednesday, saying: ‘Yes, we’ve been back together for three months now.’
Mark also told The Sun: ‘I was in London doing The Chase Around The World and I thought I saw Hayley at St Pancras Station.
‘Unfortunately it was one of those moments where there was a car waiting for me, so I couldn’t sprint after her. I sent her a message asking, “Did I just see you?” and she replied, “Why didn’t you come and talk to me?”
‘We met for lunch and it became clear that we had missed each other.’
The pair have been enjoying bingo dates – Hayley’s new obsession – and he treated her to designer heels.
The couple couldn’t stop smiling as they left the hotel
The couple first got together in May 2023 after he and ex-wife Katie Labbett’s attempts at an open marriage failed
They laughed together as they left the hotel in the middle of their reunion
Previously, Hayley claimed Mark ended their romance because he didn’t want to divorce ex Katie, 32, with whom he shares seven-year-old son Lawrence (Mark and Katie in 2017), but he claims he felt too old to date her.
Last month, Hayley shared that they enjoyed a holiday at the Hilton Syon Park in Middlesex, where they shared a sweet photo of themselves.
The couple first got together in May 2023 after he and ex-wife Katie Labbett’s attempts at an open marriage failed.
But Mark and Hayley’s romance ended a year later, with the latter claiming he dumped her because Mark called her to say he ‘didn’t want to divorce his ex-wife’.
He later suggested their split was because he had ‘grown old’ and wanted to stay at home, while Hayley enjoyed nights out.
Hayley struggled with the break-up and said last August that she had hit rock bottom and sought help before turning the pain into power through affirmations and EFT taps, which ultimately left her feeling like a ‘new person’.
But Mark and Hayley’s romance ended a year later, with the latter claiming he dumped her because Mark called her to say he ‘didn’t want to divorce his ex-wife’.
The couple looked overjoyed as they enjoyed their outing
The star, who has lost more than a stone after ditching crisps, chips, coke and cake and hitting the gym, described Mark’s unexpected text after their two-year separation as a ‘sliding door moment’.
She said her heightened emotions are now over and she is now the best version of herself.
Mark – who has joined Hayley for fitness swims – was immediately struck by her new look when they reunited and said she looks ‘ridiculously fit’.
The couple are keeping their rekindled romance low-key and while they aren’t hiding anything, they have no plans to go on Loose Women or similar shows to publicize their romance.
The reunion comes after Hayley insisted she and Mark had put their split behind them and were now good friends.
Hayley looked sensational with her leggy look
In December, Mark left Hayley in the lurch when he pulled out of her show, despite her announcing the interview the month before.
She got out of Mark’s car for the outing
Last November she said: ‘Things are in the past now, we’re good friends, and we’re just happy to do it. And like I said, that’s all been put aside, and it’s been a year and a half, and we’ve always gotten along great.
“We’re friends, we both do our jobs and we both want to make it a big success, and I’m absolutely sure that will happen.”
At the time, Hayley was preparing to interview Mark for a special An Audience With… show at London’s Hippodrome Casino on January 26, but the event was later canceled after he pulled out due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’.
She had also said that they had no plans to dwell on their romance during the show.
When asked if they wanted to discuss their relationship, Hayley said: “Like I said, we just want to get rid of that. I’m sure people want to come along because they’re quite fascinated by the fact of an ex interviewing an ex.
‘But at the end of the day we are friends, and Mark is absolutely brilliant at what he does. He’s a genius, and for that I salute him. I’m in awe of what he does, I think he’s phenomenal and I want to portray him in the best possible light.”
