The Chase star Paul Sinha has revealed the two-word demand from his colleague on the show, Bradley Walsh, shortly before the game show host underwent a huge transformation.
For years, Bradley Walsh has been one of the country’s favourite actors, having appeared in Coronation Street as well as delivering a number of compelling performances in crime dramas.
More recently, he has enhanced his reputation further by taking on the hosting duties of the ever-popular ITV game show, The Chase.
Paul, or “The Sinnerman” as he’s playfully known on the show, shared a rare insight into his friendship with Bradley Walsh as he reflected on his younger days.
Explaining how both of his parents were passionate cooks, Paul revealed on a recent episode of the My Time Capsule podcast that one dish — his mum’s lamb curry — still lives long in his memory.
As he continued his chat with podcast host Michael Fenton Stevens, Paul spoke of his “intense nostalgic longing” for the dish and revealed how he managed to get Bradley Walsh hooked on its delicious flavours: “I have official confirmation (that it’s as good as I think) because I used to talk about it to Bradley Walsh quite a lot.”
With Bradley seemingly convinced by Paul’s high praise, Paul recalled how the Chase host had told him he “must get his parents to cook it for him.”
After his parents agreed and delivered the meal to Bradley via their son, Paul recalled how his colleague was blown away, saying: “You’ve never seen a man quite as transformed in a short period of time as you did. But we have official validation from Britain’s greatest TV game show host.”
Raised by his Bengali Hindu parents in London in the 1970s, Paul would later go on to become a GP (General Practitioner), but it wasn’t until he made an appearance on The Weakest Link in the early 2000s that his TV career began.
After being voted off fourth on the show, he later appeared in University Challenge: The Professionals, Are You an Egghead?, Mastermind and Brain of Britain.
But he made his name in TV in 2011 when he was selected to become the newest Chaser on the ITV programme.
He joined fellow Chasers, including Mark Labbett and Shaun Wallace, as they took on contestants.