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The Chase's Paul Sinha shares poignant Parkinson's update with light-hearted tweet

The Chase 's Paul 'The Sinnerman' Sinha has shared an update on his condition as he battles Parkinson's, but in his usual light-hearted fashion.

The former doctor and comedian is a true joker on Twitter and regularly posts incredible one-liners to his 161,000 followers.

On Wednesday, Paul, 49, wrote: "Thanks to Parkinson's my eating is increasingly clumsy, but I try hard not to get a chip on my shoulder."

His fans joined in with the jokes, with one replying: "Getting dressed is frustrating but I try not to get my knickers in a twist."

Paul said Parkinson's was making it harder to eat (PA)

"A little cheesy... But still grate," joked another.

A third told Paul: "Keep up the fight against that horrible disease."

"Don't drop your smile Paul xx" gushed a fourth.

Paul 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.

Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty, Paul 'The Sinnerman' Sinha, Shaun 'The Dark Destroyer' Wallace, Mark 'The Beast' Labbett and Bradley Walsh on The Chase (ITV)

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.

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.

Paul Sinha married his partner Olly last year after he discovered his Parkinsons diagnosis (Instagram)

" 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.

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."

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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