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Vicki Newman

Paul Sinha says "f**k Parkinson's" as he shows off his hula-hooping skills

Paul Sinha showed his Parkinson's disease who's boss as he demonstrated his impressive hula-hooping skills.

The Chase star and comedian, 49, revealed last June that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's, a condition that affects the brain and can cause stiffness, shaking and slow movement.

Paul showed just how strong he is as he took to the garden to swivel a hula-hoop around his hips for an impressive 30 seconds.

"F**k Parkinson's," he captioned his video as he posted it to Twitter.

His fans were delighted.

One commented: "Keep going Paul !"

"excellent work Paul," another told him.

While a third wrote: "Impressive!"

"F**k Parkinson's" (@paulsinha/Twitter)

And another posted: "No end to your talents!"

Last June, Paul, who is nicknamed The Sinnerman on the ITV quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh, revealed his diagnosis following a two-year battle with his health.

He tweeted: "I have Parkinson's disease. I will fight this with every breath I have."

Paul joked he was out of the running for the next series of Dancing On Ice as he opened up about his diagnosis in a blog post.

Paul showed off his impressive hula-hooping skills (@paulsinha/Twitter)
He celebrated his victory (@paulsinha/Twitter)

He wrote: "In the time since my Parkinson’s started I have been ludicrously busy, and fully intend to keep Chasing, keep writing and performing comedy, keep quizzing and keep being hopeless at Tasks.

"Dancing on Ice is, I suspect, out of the question. A lot of people have asked 'What can I do to help?' The answer is to treat me exactly the same as before."

In his blog post entitled 'Diagnosed', Paul said he had been told about his condition just a couple of weeks earlier.

Paul is The Sinnerman on The Chase (ITV)

He added: "It was a devastating denouement to a medical odyssey that began in September 2017 with a sudden-onset, frozen right shoulder, and took in an unexpected diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, a lifestyle transformation that enabled me to lose two stone, and a shoulder operation in January this year."

Paul became worried when his limp became much worse during a trip to New Zealand.

He continued: "It has been a really, really tough two weeks. Cancelling my run at the Edinburgh Fringe, missing the World Quizzing Championships to have brain scans, performing club sets whilst emotionally bewildered, and of course working my way through my loved ones, delivering the bad news.

"With the diagnosis now confirmed, and a treatment plan in place, I now feel far more prepared for the new challenges ahead."

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