ITV The Chase’s Paul Sinha sparks concern from fans over ‘unusual’ behaviour

brainiac sparked a wave of concern from viewers during the latest episode of the quiz show.

During Wednesday’s visit (December 18) to thestudios, beloved gameshow host welcomed four new quizzers onto the show looking to put their general knowledge to the test.

As fans tuned in for the primetime show, the former star introduced contestants Barry, Hussein, Julie and Lauren onto the programme where they battled it out to take home the all-important cash prize.

But as the episode progressed, Paul was seen regularly getting easy answers wrong or taking a long time to decide what his answer would be. His behaviour seemed a far cry from the “unstoppable” genius’ usual performance.

“Anyone else concerned about Paul? He’s usually unstoppable and tonight he’s definitely off. I hope he’s ok,” said one concerned viewer.

Others noted that the star is battling Parkinsons Disease. Another fan said: “Paul seems to be playing badly today. I hope he’s ok given his diagnosis.”

Another added: “Paul’s got Parkinsons remember people. He freely admits in his autobiography it will get worse but he’ll carry on quizzing for as long as he can.”

Paul did admit he was “riled” by his own performance, adding: “I’m not out of it.”

However despite a dismal performance with all four contestants making it back to the podium, Paul managed to beat them in the final chase, catching their 17 question start with 22 seconds remaining.

The stand-up comic recently revealed the “telltale” signs of Parkinson’s disease that his doctor noticed while watching him on television. During an appearance on James O’Brien’s Full Disclosure podcast, the former doctor discussed how many people initially struggled to identify the symptoms of the neurological condition.

He said: “The consultant who first diagnosed me, the second time I went to see him, said ‘I’ve just been watching you on Taskmaster, I wish I’d known. I would have diagnosed you far quicker.’ “

Paul explained that there were certain movements and adjustments he made that were ‘absolutely diagnostic’ of Parkinson’s. Paul, 54, was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019, just six months before marrying his husband, Oliver Levy.

Paul also confessed that he never had a ‘plan’ for his life. He revealed: “I don’t think I even had unwritten plans, that’s the weird thing about my life, is that none of it was planned.

“I never really aspired to be a doctor and the concept of being a professional quizzer was unheard of.”