The Chase star Paul ‘The Sinnerman’ Sinha reveals when he plans to quit the ITV quiz show: ‘I don’t want to be a burden’

The Chase star Paul ‘The Sinnerman’ Sinha has revealed when he plans to quit the hit ITV quiz show.

The TV quizmaster, 54, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019 and has regularly opened up about living with the condition.

But speaking to the Daily Star on Saturday, Paul revealed he would quit the show if the disease started to affect his abilities – as he admitted he ‘didn’t want to be a burden’.

“Right now my Parkinson’s doesn’t affect how I am on the show – it doesn’t affect how I can answer questions,” he said.

‘If that were ever the case, I would point it out to the producers. I know that point will come at some point, and I don’t want to be a burden on the show.”

The TV quizmaster, 54, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019 and has regularly opened up about living with the condition

Paul revealed in May 2019 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The comedian and quiz expert gave a health update via his Twitter page, promising to ‘fight with every breath I have’.

The television personality went further in an impassioned blog post, saying he was initially “in shock” but “feels much better prepared for the new challenges ahead” now that he has a treatment plan in place.

Showing his trademark humour, he also joked that a Dancing On Ice performance is now ‘out of the question’, before thanking his family and fiancée for their support following his diagnosis.

Paul – who has been the fourth chaser known as ‘The Smiling Assassin’ since 2011 – admitted at the time that it had been ‘a really, really tough two weeks’ since he was diagnosed.

But he also said that now that he had a treatment plan in place, he felt “prepared for the new challenges ahead.”

Parkinson’s is a condition in which parts of the brain gradually become damaged.

The three main symptoms are: involuntary shaking (tremor), slow movements, stiff and inflexible muscles. As the condition progresses, Parkinson’s disease symptoms may worsen.

Just seven months after his diagnosis, Paul married his long-term partner Oliver Levy.

Paul revealed in May 2019 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The comedian and quiz expert gave a health update via his Twitter page, promising to ‘fight with every breath I have’.

Just seven months after his diagnosis, Paul married his long-term partner Oliver Levy

In June this year, Paul said his mother discovered he was gay after a friend took him out drunk at a house party.

He originally wanted to break the news about his sexuality quietly, but was robbed of the opportunity thanks to a cruel prank carried out at his expense.

Appearing on an edition of Loose Women, he said: ‘Coming out to my mother was an interesting process.

“Someone at a house party we were hosting had a few too many drinks, called my number and said your son is gay and hung up the phone.”

“It wasn’t how I wanted her to find out, I thought it would be more organic and sweet. It was difficult to take your freedom of choice away’ (Photo: Sinha’s parents)

He added: ‘It wasn’t how I wanted her to find out, I thought it would be more organic and sweeter. It was hard to take your freedom of choice away.

Paul also admitted that he still doesn’t know who called.

He joked: “We’re going to do a poll, I’ll give you a list of all the friends who have been cold.”