Paul Sinha, star of The Chase, has spoken out further about his Parkinson’s disease.
The 53-year-old has kept his fans up to date after discovering he had the condition in 2019, the same year he married his boyfriend Oliver Levy and was voted British Quiz Champion Of The Year.
Last year, he said that receiving the diagnosis was a “relief” since it let him to “own” it, and he recently expressed his rage after a fan attempted to cover his “shaky hand” in a photo.
In a recent interview on Saturday, the Quiz King spoke at length about his Parkinson’s disease and stated that he was no longer able to dance or drive.
He said: ‘My Parkinson’s means I can’t dance anymore. I couldn’t do Strictly or anything like that. And I don’t drive anymore.
‘Everything is slower in general. To go to an event, I have to wake up an hour earlier than I otherwise would have done.
Paul continued to the Daily Star: ‘It takes that bit longer to get dressed. I am much more dependent on my husband than I used to be. But he helps me a lot.’
‘With the epidemic and social media, you are always aware that other people are experiencing harsher life than you,’ the TV personality said.
‘You realise that you should not concentrate on feeling sorry for yourself.
‘I do what I have to do to improve my quality of life. I don’t consider myself brave – I consider myself practical and pragmatic. I am ploughing on and working as hard as I can.’
Parkinson’s UK says that around 145,000 people in the UK are living with Parkinson’s, describing it as ‘the fastest growing neurological condition in the world’.
While symptoms often appear in persons over the age of 50, the NHS reports that one in every 20 people with the condition may suffer symptoms when they are under the age of 40.
Parkinson’s disease is a condition where parts of the brain become increasingly damaged over time, with the main symptoms being slow movement, inflexible muscles and tremors, the NHS outlines, however there are a variety of other symptoms including insomnia, memory problems and depression.
