Celebs Go Dating chaos as Mark Labbett insults Paul C Brunson in tense row

Celebs Go Dating descended into a tense row on Wednesday's episode. The hit E4 dating show is this year following the likes ofKerry Katona, S Club singer Jon Lee and Celebrity Big Brother's Donna Preston amongst a host of others on their quest for love.

Champion quizzer Mark Labbett, who is best known for showcasing his knowledge onThe Chase, has recently struck up a connection with beautician Deanne, and it shows no signs of stopping now.

In the latest episode, the pair were invited to a brunch where they had to tell the others what they thought of each other. Mark said: "We thought we'd get on, it's been great and we are just seeing how it goes!" Both parties confirmed they would like to go on another date with one another.

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But things took a sour turn when Mark, 60, turned to the dating experts Paul C. Brunson, Anna Williamson and Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn to claim that he had known better than them all along.

He said: "We have just enjoyed each other's company and sometimes there's a little bit of overthinking it. We've not been the master strategists that you are, but, let's face it, we're smarter than you!"

Paul did not take kindly to the comment and things turned tense as he shot back: "Do you know why you always insult us? Because your emotional intelligence is on zero."

Mark hit back sarcastically: "Sorry, but I'm nice to the people that count!" Paul would not let it drop and said: "When you get nervous, you insult people," and Mark joked: "No just you!" and tried to say that it was some kind of 'teaching response'.

Paul continued to lay into Mark but as the TV quizzer checked his watch to indicate boredom, Paul raged: "What you did right there, that's contempt. You wanna be a teacher? Try being a damn student first!"

Things seemed to simmer down a bit when Mark, who previously dated TV presenter Hayley Palmer before she claimed he had split up with her on the phone, and prior to that was married to his second cousin Katie, 34, apologised for what he said.

In a confessional, Mark said: "I've upset Paul. I didn't mean to but I don't like talking about my feelings, especially in front of a lot of people."

Back at the brunch, Mark eventually said: "I'm sorry," but Paul demanded to know whether his apology was 'genuine'. Mark said: "It is!" and the pair agreed to put it behind them.

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