The Chase star Mark Labbett's ex details 'trauma' following sudden split

Hayley Palmer and Mark Labbett seemed to be enjoying a thriving relationship before their sudden split, which made headlines recently.

Hayley, aged 42, disclosed in late May that their romance had abruptly ended following a phone call from The Chase star, who is believed to have ended things.

Reports suggest that Mark cited their 16-year age difference as the reason for their split and the geographical distance between his Rotherham home and Hayley's London residence caused friction.

This left fans bemused as just days prior, both of them had posted pictures looking smitten with each other.

"We went on Loose Women the week before we split up to talk about how happy we were," Hayley revealed, as reported by OK!.

"We had our one-year anniversary we were celebrating. We were booking theatre tickets with my mum and dad, we were organising quiz nights together. We were in a really good place as far as I was aware."

"So when the phone call came completely out of the blue, the shock hit me so bad to my nervous system that, on reflection, I think I had a panic attack on the spot and lost all control of my body."

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Their break up was announced via an Instagram Stories post by TV reporter Hayley. She opened up about her split with Mark, mentioning that they had experienced the "best year together".

As she grappled with her sudden heartbreak, Hayley acknowledged her mental health suffered in the following weeks.

"My friend asked, 'Can you just get on the Tube and come to me? ' And I literally couldn't," she said. "I couldn't physically get on