The Chase star Paul Sinha reveals he has Parkinson's disease
He has spoken out
Last updated 14th Jun 2019
Paul Sinha, one of the original chasers from ITV's hit show The Chase, has announced he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
The news of his diagnosis comes after he revealed he has been battling health issues over the past two years.
Writing to his 109,000 Twitter followers, Paul shared a link of a blog he has written about the illness, with the caption 'I have Parkinson's disease. I will fight this with every breath I have'.
In the blog, Paul said, "On the evening of Thursday May 30th, an experienced consultant neurologist calmly informed me that I had Parkinson’s disease.
"It was a devastating denouement to a medical odyssey that began in September 2017 with a sudden-onset, frozen right shoulder, and took in an unexpected diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, a lifestyle transformation that enabled me to lose two stone, and a shoulder operation in January this year".
The comedian and quizzer added, "It has been a really, really tough two weeks. Cancelling my run at the Edinburgh Fringe, missing the World Quizzing Championships to have brain scans, performing club sets whilst emotionally bewildered, and of course working my way through my loved ones, delivering the bad news".
The 49-year-old also thanked his fiance and friends for being "exceptional human beings", before joking, "Dancing on Ice is, I suspect, out of the question".
Fans and fellow comedians were quick to send their support to Paul, including Jenny Eclair who said, 'Bugger - this is tough - sending love' whilst Tom Rosenthal replied with '❤️'.
We hope you're OK Paul.
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