June 29th 2024.
Paul Sinha, one of the stars of popular game show The Chase, has recently shared an interesting story about his weight loss journey. It turns out that his efforts to improve his health have had an unexpected consequence - costing the show's network, ITV, a significant amount of money.
The chaser, known as 'the Sinnerman', has been very open about his health struggles since being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2017 and Parkinson's in 2019. As part of his journey, he participated in the ITV documentary "Diabetes: The Fast Fix" where he drastically reduced his calorie intake to 800 a day. This resulted in him losing two stone and putting his diabetes into remission. However, it also meant that his wardrobe had to be updated, costing the show a considerable sum of money.
Despite the financial impact, Paul's weight loss has had a much more important outcome - putting his diabetes into remission. In his book "Once Sinha Lifetime: Comedy, Disaster and One Man's Quest for Happiness", he shared, "I lost plenty of weight, costing The Chase dozens of pounds in replacement suits. Far more importantly, I successfully put my diabetes in remission."
In 2017, two years after his diabetes diagnosis, Paul also revealed that he suffers from Parkinson's. This disease causes involuntary shaking, stiff muscles, and slower movement, which could potentially impact Paul's role as a quick-thinking chaser on the show. However, he remains determined to fight the disease with every breath and has no plans to step down from The Chase anytime soon.
Paul's diagnosis has not affected his performance on the show, as he has stated that his results have not gotten worse since being diagnosed. He also shared that being on the show is a good way to measure his brain's ability and function. Despite this, he remains vigilant and has stated that if he feels his ability is declining, he will step down. But for now, his mind is as sharp as ever.
In December 2019, just a few months after his Parkinson's diagnosis, Paul married his partner Oliver Levy. During an appearance on Loose Women, he shared a funny story about how he was inadvertently outed to his mother by a friend at a party. He joked, "It was an interesting process coming out to my mum. Somebody at a house party that we were hosting had a few too many drinks, rang up my home number and went 'your son's gay!' and put the phone down."
Despite not being able to come out to his mother in his own time, Paul remains in good spirits and even joked about having a poll to find out which of his friends spilled the beans. He also added, "I won't say the bookies' odds, because then Rishi Sunak's team will put a side bet on it," showing off his trademark humor.
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