The Chase's Paul Sinha says he's fighting hard amid Parkinson's battle

Paul Sinha has assured fans he is "not vanishing" and that he is continuing to fight his battle with Parkinson's.

The Chase star, 52, announced in 2019 that he had been diagnosed with the disease at the age of 49.

According to The Mirror, he opened up ahead of an appearance on ITV’s Loose Men, saying he wanted 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”.

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“For that reason, when I’m out and about, I try even harder to look my best,” said the TV quizzer.

“I want people to know that I am not vanishing, I’m still fighting as hard as ever.”

Sinha, who is known as the Sinnerman on the game show, has previously said there was a sense of relief when he was told he had Parkinson's.

In 2021 the star told 5 News that getting diagnosed took a while, partly as his first symptom was a stiff shoulder so people thought it could be an orthopaedic issue.

He went on: “When you start walking with a limp, you know that something’s wrong and it was more of a sense of relief of, ‘Now that I know what it is, I can sort of own it’.”

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The NHS website says, Parkinson’s is a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over many years. Symptoms include involuntary shaking of particular parts of the body, slow movement and stiff and inflexible muscles.

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