The Chase star Paul Sinha says his mother discovered he was gay after a friend drunkenly outed him at a house party.
The TV quizmaster, who married partner Oliver Levy in 2019, originally wanted to break the news of his sexuality gently, but was robbed of the opportunity thanks to a cruel prank carried out at his expense.
Appearing on Thursday’s edition of Loose Women, he said: ‘Coming out to my mum was an interesting process.
‘Somebody at a house party we were hosting had a few too many drinks, rang up my number and went your son is gay and put the phone down.’
He added: ‘It was not how I wanted her to find out, I thought it’d be more organic and sweet. It was difficult to have the agency of a decision taken away from you.
The Chase star Paul Sinha says his mother discovered he was gay after a friend drunkenly outed him at a house party
‘It was not how I wanted her to find out, I thought it’d be more organic and sweet. It was difficult to have the agency of a decision taken away from you’ (pictured: Sinha’s parents)
The TV quizmaster, who married partner Oliver Levy (pictured) in 2019, originally wanted to break the news of his sexuality gently
Sinha, 54, who has been open about his sexuality for years, also admitted he still doesn’t know who made the call.
He joked: ‘We going to have a poll, I’ll give you list of all the friends it cold have been.’
The TV personality – referred to as ‘The Sinnerman’ by fans of The Chase – exchanged vows with Oliver Levy in from of 38 friends and family members in December 2019.
The ceremony came two years after Sinha insisted he couldn’t go through with a gay marriage, in part because of his religious upbringing.
He told Guys Like U: ‘Marriage is not for me either. I am passionately in support of it but it’s not for me. I couldn’t put my Hindu parents through the rigmarole of gay marriage’.
The TV personality was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease seven months before his wedding, and recently admitted he doesn’t want the degenerative neurological disorder to define him.
He told the Daily Star: ‘I’m trying to prove to the world that Parkinson’s doesn’t have to be the end of somebody’s story, that you can carry on doing the things you love. The important thing is to not let it define you.’
Sinha also praised hit ITV quiz show Beat The Chasers, a spin-off of The Chase, for supporting him at work.
‘I feel that I’ve shown in the past three or four years that you can do it whilst having Parkinson’s. There’s no limit to what you feel you’re able to do,’ he said.
Appearing on Thursday’s edition of Loose Women, he said he was robbed of the opportunity thanks to a cruel prank carried out at his expense
Sinha chatted to Loose Women panellists Kaye Adams, Frankie Bridge, Brenda Edwards and Kelle Bryan
Sinha, who has been open about his sexuality for years, also admitted he still doesn’t know who made the call to his mother
The TV personality said his role on the quizzing game helps him measure Parkinson’s progression as he admitted, luckily, his abilities haven’t worsened since the diagnosis.
‘It’s a good way of measuring my brain’s ability and function. I’ve always said that if I felt that the ability was going down, I’d call it myself, and I still stand by that. But it’s definitely not going down, so that’s fine.’
While appearing on Good Morning Britain last year in July, Paul revealed his diagnosis has motivated him to try musical comedy, once again proving his incredible resilience.
He said that as well as incorporating his Parkinson’s disease into his stand-up, he has also begun doing musical comedy.
He said: ‘I have a very positive outlook to the whole thing which is good for your health. And will help slow down the disease.
‘I was diagnosed in May 2019 and Parkinson’s has been a big part of my comedy shows. I’m the only comedian at Edinburgh this year to have a deteriorating neurological disease.’
