THE CHASE star Paul Sinha has opened up about the 'telltale' Parkinson's symptom his doctor spotted while watching him on TV. While appearing on the Full Disclosure podcast, the 54-year-old professional quizzer said many struggle to spot the signs of the neurological condition when it first emerges. This is usually because the disease begins with mild symptoms that develop very gradually.
Paul, who used to be a doctor, said "many" of his medical friends had seen him and not spotted his Parkinson's symptoms. It wasn't until he saw his consultant for a second time that his symptoms became clear. "I went to see him and he said 'I've just been watching you on Taskmaster, I wish I'd known.
I would have diagnosed you far quicker," Paul said. "There were telltale signs in the way I adjust and move that he said were diagnostic," the quizzer added. Paul, who also tours the country as a stand-up comedian was first diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019 .
The NHS describes Parkinson's disease as a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over many years. The main symptoms are involuntary shaking of parts of the body, the slowing of movement and stiff, inflexible muscles . The disease, which currently affects 153,000 people across the country, is the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world.
Paul returned to screens in May in a new series of Beat The Chasers, with other projects in the pipeline. He told Daily Star : ”I'm trying to prove to the w.