Chaser Paul Sinha has opened up about how his husband helps him get dressed in the morning following his Parkinson's diagnosis.
Top quizzer Paul, 51, appeared on Loose Women to discuss how he's living with the condition and paid tribute to his husband Oliver Levy.
He was diagnosed with the progressive nervous system disorder in May 2019 and told the panel: "Parkinson's Awareness week, what we really want to get out there is that people present in different ways, don't stick with the stereotypes of what we have.
"The most difficult thing for me today was actually putting this shirt on.
"I have to wake up, find the shirt and then wake Oliver up and say put the shirt on for me.
"You can see that I am sitting here with my right hand not moving much, that's it's default state. Everything you usually take for granted just takes longer."
When panellist Kaye Adams asked Paul how he was, he replied: "I'm fine to be honest with you, I was diagnosed in 2019 which was a bit of shock to the system having spent two years with a troublesome right shoulder," he replied.
"But to be perfectly honest with you, Covid has been more part of my life than Parkinson's because Parkinson's is quite a slow process compared to a global pandemic," Paul continued.
"So I've had more worries with Covid than Parkinson's because I'm not quite where I was two years ago for sure but I'm still fighting fit."
Kaye then asked: "What was it like with the shoulder? Was that linked to the Parkinson's?"
"Well apparently," he replied, before adding: "Please don't panic if you've got a frozen shoulder by the way, but apparently a frozen shoulder is a relatively common presentation of Parkinson's disease.
"But for a year and a half I only saw orthopedics specialists, not neurological specialists," Paul revealed.
When asked what advice he would give to others who think they may be showing symptoms, Paul praised the NHS and said: "Go and see your GP, if you're worried about any aspect of your health, go and seek help. Don't sit on the problem like I did for a few months."
Paul also showed the panel his hands and said he has a "mild tremor" on one, but stressed that it's "not the presenting complication in a lot of people's cases".
Speaking about Oliver, who he married in May 2019, said: "He's very calm and pragmatic," going on: "If we turned up to our house and it had burnt down, he'd just be like 'well we've got home insurance to sort all this out'. He doesn't panic about things."
Paul also spoke about their engagement in January 2019, saying: "It was over Christmas, I was drunk. I had a drunken epiphany that I wanted him to be part of my family officially rather than just unofficially. Plus, it's nice to have your day in the sun, a day that's just about you two."
*Loose Women airs weekdays at 12.30pm on ITV
