Mark Labbett enjoyed a lunch date with BBC Sports presenter Emma Louise Jones on Thursday – nine months after his ‘traumatic split from Hayley Palmer.

The Chase star, 59, also known as The Beast, took to Instagram to reshare a clip of himself sharing a meal with the stunning blonde presenter at a Toby Carvery.

Showcasing her comedic side, football pundit Emma, 35, who can be seen regularly on MOTD, lip-synched to an audio clip of Mark bragging about his Toby Carvery Gold Card.

Emma was seen mouthing along to The Chase host Bradley Walsh, who said: ‘How has your life changed since becoming a Chaser, Beast?’

Mark’s voice then replied: ‘Four words. Toby Carvery Gold Card’, while the TV star showed off his plate of food. 

Captioning the video, Emma, wrote: ‘Showbiz lunch.’ 

Mark Labbett enjoyed a lunch date with BBC Sports presenter Emma Louise Jones on Thursday – nine months after his ‘traumatic split from Hayley Palmer

The Chase star, 59, also known as The Beast, took to Instagram to reshare a clip of himself sharing a meal with the stunning blonde presenter at a Toby Carvery.

Mark and ex Hayley split in May last year, shortly after their one-year anniversary

This isn’t the first time that the pair have enjoyed a roast together, as four years ago, they posed for a snap after enjoying a Toby Carvery meal in Barnsley.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, in July 2021, Mark penned: ‘Having a @tobycarvery at Barnsley with superstar presenter @eljonesuk. She ate more than me but wimped out of the pudding :(‘

Despite their cosy lunch date, the pair could very well just be friends with Emma last confirming she had a boyfriend in September.   

Mark and Emma’s lunch comes after Mark took a savage swipe at ex Hayley and claimed their relationship was ‘not serious’.

The quizzer and the TV presenter split in May, just days after their one year anniversary, leaving the blonde in therapy for ‘betrayal trauma’.

Hayley previously claimed Mark ended their romance because he didn’t want to divorce ex, Katie, with whom he shares son Lawrence.

In a interview with The Sun the ITV star revealed that he would only ever consider ending his marriage when he met the right person.

Telling the publication: ‘It will happen if either Katie or I get with someone serious, then it might obviously be a different matter’.

Mark and nurse Katie split in 2020 after seven years of marriage and continue to co-parent their son, often sharing snaps of family outings to social media.

Showcasing her comedic side, football pundit Emma, 35, who can be seen regularly on MOTD, lip-synched to an audio clip of Mark bragging about his Toby Carvery Gold Card

Mark’s voice then replied: ‘Four words. Toby Carvery Gold Card’, while the TV star showed off his plate of food

This isn’t the first time that the pair have enjoyed a roast together, as four years ago, they posed for a snap after enjoying a Toby Carvery meal in Barnsley

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It comes after Hayley expressed her determination to move forward and focus on self improvements following the ‘traumatic’ split.

In November she told Fabulous: ‘I’m focusing on my self-worth and working towards the body I’ve always wanted.

‘It was a horrible breakup, and he was truly beastly. But now, I’m all about becoming the best version of myself.

‘I’m at the gym every day, swimming, doing affirmations, getting my steps in, doing body pump, and lifting weights.’

Hayley previously confessed thinking about Mark with anyone else ‘brings it all back’ as she spoke candidly six months after the pair’s break up.

Hayley admitted she was forced to turn the TV channel over after seeing him on Loose Women as she admitted she found it ‘triggering’.

The quizzer known as The Beast and Hayley Palmer split in May, just days after their one year anniversary, leaving the blonde in therapy for ‘betrayal trauma’

Hayley previously claimed Mark ended their romance because he didn’t want to divorce ex, Katie (pictured together) with whom he shares son Lawrence  

Speaking to MailOnline, Hayley confessed: ‘It was really upsetting seeing him pop up on my screen, and I had to turn over. I didn’t expect it to feel like that.

‘As the last time he was on there, I was sat beside him and we were speaking about celebrating our one year anniversary and then exactly one week later my world came crashing down.’

She added: ‘To be honest thinking about him with anyone just brings it all back.’

Hayley explained she was taken aback by her feeling as she continued: ‘It was triggering. I didn’t think it would be as I have worked really hard on my mindset and have been in a good place.’