The Chase's Mark Labbett, aka The Beast, has lost so much weight that the ITV show has had to buy him a new suit.

He recently revealed he'd lost 2.5 stone over the last six months, writing on Twitter: "#thechase lost four inches off my chest and six inches off my belly in last six months.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. #thechase lost four inches off my chest and six inches off my belly in last six months. So they have bought me a new suit for the show. First target achieved :) — Mark Labbett (@MarkLabbett) February 20, 2018

"So they have bought me a new suit for the show. First target achieved :)"

Labbett also sent a tweet to Emmerdale star Lisa Riley, who recently underwent a procedure to shed her excess loose skin, after losing more than 12 stone in a health kick.

"@Reallisariley I am not at your level yet but in last six months dropped 2.5 stones, four inches off chest and six inches off stomach :)," he wrote.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. @Reallisariley I am not at your level yet but in last six months dropped 2.5 stones, four inches off chest and six inches off stomach :) — Mark Labbett (@MarkLabbett) February 20, 2018

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Mark that’s FANTATSIC...and now you keep strong and keep going. With ZERO pressure doing it at your own pace,this is for YOU and nobody else👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🏆🏆🏆CHAMPION, I’m crazy proud of you @MarkLabbett https://t.co/eXvRzYy3mX — Lisa Jane riley (@Reallisariley) February 20, 2018

Lisa replied: "Mark that's FANTATSIC...and now you keep strong and keep going. With ZERO pressure doing it at your own pace,this is for YOU and nobody else. CHAMPION, I'm crazy proud of you."

Back in October, Mark stripped off for Loose Women's Body Stories campaign, revealing that he was one of the only "larger" gentlemen that agreed to be part of the campaign.

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He said of the other men taking part: "Looking there, they're actually a fine body of men, there's something like one, two, three, four six-packs there – for a gang of men over 40, that's pretty unrepresentative.

"So I said, 'Where's the larger gentleman?' and [Loose Women] said they couldn't get anyone brave enough to do it."

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