'The Chase' brainbox Paul Sinha can no longer drive or dance amid his Parkinson's battle.
Paul Sinha cannot drive or dance due to his Parkinson's
The 53-year-old quizzer was diagnosed with the degenerative neurological disorder in May 2019, and he's given an update on his deteriorating health and how it impacts his day-to-day life.
He told the Daily Star: "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."
The Sinnerman wouldn't be able to get by without the assistance of his husband, Oliver Levy.
He continued: "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."
Paul doesn't want anyone to feel sorry for him and still works "as hard as I can".
He added: "With the pandemic and social media, you are constantly aware that other people are having harder lives than you are.
"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."
The TV star accepts that life will "get tougher" for him in the future, but he always tries to "look [his] best" because he doesn't want to "vanish".
He recently told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I have Parkinson’s. It is a tough call, and it will get tougher for me.
"In the years that I have ahead of me, I want to do my best to show that it doesn’t have to ruin your quality of life, and that you can fight against the stereotypes others have of you.
"For that reason, when I’m out and about, I try even harder to look my best. I want people to know that I am not vanishing, I’m still fighting as hard as ever."
In July 2021, Paul admitted he grows increasingly concerned his health is deteriorating whenever he gives an incorrect answer on 'The Chase', to something he would have previously known.
In an interview with Radio Times magazine, the doctor-turned-comedian said: "Every time I get a question wrong in a quiz that I used to know the answer to, I think, ‘Should I be worried?'
"And then I realise that everybody does it. I'm just quite pragmatic about it.
"Yes, I'm 51, and I've got Parkinson's – things are going to fall out of my head, things are going to stay in my head."