Paul Sinha has candidly admitted that his "heaviest ever defeat" on a celebrity version of The Chase had left him "broken". Known as The Sinnerman on the ITV show, Paul, 54, has been praised as the best quizzer out of his six co-stars on several occasions, so it's no surprise when a big loss is taken to heart so extensively. Reflecting on a particular episode back in 2016, Paul explained that when a fellow comedian comes onto his "patch", he is determined to win more than ever, so the stand-up-comic-turned-quizzer was really keen to beat Rob Beckett, whom he jokingly admitted to being "jealous" of.
The 38-year-old was a part of the successful team alongside Gaby Roslin, Sir Geoff Hurst and Hayley Tamaddon and together, they gained 21 questions in the final chase. With just two minutes to answer all of the questions, time was tight for Paul to think about the answers and after failing to identify rapper Flavor Flav and the cosmetics company that sponsored Made In Chelsea, the quizmaster essentially lost the game. While he acknowledges that the "extremely one-sided contest" was good television and equally as good for the celebrities' respective charities they were playing for, it wasn't so good for his reputation.
In his book, One Sinha Lifetime: Comedy, disaster and one man’s quest for happiness , he shares: "Sat in that seat, being mocked by the team, Bradley [Walsh], the audience and even the warm-up guy 'despondent' didn't cover it. I felt broken. "Under the circumstances.
