Having joined hit ITV quiz show The Chase in 2009 Mark "The Beast" Labbett has hinted he could quit the show. His revelation comes just weeks after he stormed off the show over a huge defeat which cost ITV £100,000. The star, who claims to be the "best Chaser in the world", has confessed that while he loves working on the show, it is a "part-time job" and he alluded to being open to offers for a full-time role.

Mark has already branched out from the tea time show appearing on both the American and Australian versions. He also appears opposite his fellow Chasers Anne "The Governess" Hegarty, Darragh "The Menace" Ennis, Shaun "The Dark Destroyer" Wallace, Jenny "The Vixen" Ryan and Paul "The Sinnerman" Sinha in the prime time spin-off Beat the Chasers. However, it appears he is hoping to branch out beyond the world of the show. Speaking at the recent National Television Awards, Mark, who also appeared on Celebs Go Dating, said: "I take great pride in being, as I modestly put it, the best Chaser in the world... I love my job. 

"At the same time - it's a part-time gig. I won't deny it if I'm lucky enough to get a good offer somewhere else for a full-time gig. But until that time, I'll keep working," he told MailOnline.

His confession comes just weeks after he was seen storming off stage during a dramatic episode of Beat The Chasers which saw ITV lose £100,000.

Although the show, which sees contestants answer single questions for £1,000 each before taking on Chaser to increase their prize money, was filmed in advance the epsiode only went out earlier this month. 

A contestant called Gavin had built up a prize pot of £4,000 in the cash builder and when he had to decide how many Chasers to take on Mark upped the ante by offering him the chance to win a six-figure sum if he went up against five Chasers with just 40 seconds to win as much money as possible. 

"I'm gonna reduce the time to 40 seconds on our clock… and you'll be playing for £100,000," he offered him. Unfazed Gavin accepted the offer in a bid to scoop the massive prize pot. 

He then went head-to-head with Mark, and his fellow Chasers Paul Sinha , Anne Hegerty (The Governess), Jenny Ryan (The Vixen) and Darragh Ennis (The Menace).  

While Gavin made some simple errors, like saying that Gomez was the head of The Munsters and not The Addams Family, he soon managed to get into a winning streak of correct answers.