Fans of The Chase were left heart-broken in June when Paul Sinha told the world he had Parkinson's disease.
Now, he has revealed his emotional turmoil following the diagnosis.
In a candid interview with iNews , the 49 year-old explained: "I had been suffering from a frozen shoulder since September 2017. I'd seen a specialist who was convinced he could cure it, but nothing seemed to work."
Later, he added: "The next day in a cab I decided to Google the words 'frozen shoulder' and 'Parksinson's.' And I knew I had Parkinson's."
Paul also delved into the emotional impact of is diagnosis, saying: "Looking back to those two weeks after the diagnosis I think I had a breakdown."
The disease has affected his schedule as a quiz master and stand-up comedian, revealing that he didn't want Parkinson's to affect his performance at the Edinburgh Fringe.
He's also a husband to be - he is engaged to Oliver, who mainly works for talkSPORT.
On The Chase, Paul's earned the nickname "The Sinnerman" - he chases the contestants alongside Anne Hegerty, Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace and Jenny Ryan, with host Bradley Walsh .
Fans have been open about their support for the fan favourite.
One retweeted the interview, writing: "A very positive and inspiring interview with Paul Sinha about his Parkinson's diagnosis, stand-up ambitions, quizzing triumphs - and wedding plans."
Another Parkinson's sufferer wrote: "Paul Sinha is a great example to me of how to deal with my own Parkinson's diagnosis."
In June, Paul took to his blog to reveal the news, titled "Diagnosed."
The moving passage opened: "On the evening of Thursday May 30th, an experienced consultant neurologist calmly informed me that I had Parkinson's disease.
"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."
He added: "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, put 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."
