THE Chase will have a bit of a shake-up across the Christmas and Boxing Day specials with a change to the line-up.
While all the Chasers will appear across the two days, Paul Sinha has revealed he will be missing from the Boxing Day special tomorrow.
The Sinnerman dressed up like the White Rabbit for the Alice in Wonderland special
Paul Sinha will be sitting out of tomorrow’s Boxing Day episode
On Christmas Day, he was seen dressed up alongside Ann Hegarty, Mark Labbett, Darragh Ennis and Shaun Wallace in Alice In Wonderland themed costumes for a fantasy special.
Tomorrow, Bradley Walsh and co will be back with even more celebrity guests for another one-off, but Paul Sinha will be missing from the glamour, with Jenny ‘The Vixen’ Lion replacing him.
Explaining why there was a switch-up, Paul told RadioTimes: “To be perfectly honest with you, there’s a spot for five Chasers. You can’t stretch the format or have two people sat in the same seat for the final chase.”
He later added his participation isn’t up to him, but rather the creators of the show who tell him when and here he needs to be.
“We do as we’re told,” he said. “This must be stressed again and again and again. We are very, very professional people who told what we’re told.”
The quiz whizz, 52, has been having to take time away from the show over recent seasons after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease four years ago.
The progressive nervous system disorder gets worse over time, and as he sought treatment he has been forced to take a step back.
However, he’s vowed to fight the disease as best he can.
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