The Chase star Paul Sinha had a lot to say about his marriage to husband Oliver when he popped up on Loose Women – admitting he’s ‘shut down’ by his beloved hubby

The Chase star Paul Sinha – AKA The Sinnerman – admitted he and his husband Oliver are often so competitive with each other it leads to fallings out.

The quizzer appeared on Thursday’s instalment of Loose Women (June 27) to discuss his new book, including his rise from GP to comedian to quizzing genius. He confessed the story of how the pair first met, explaining: “Life is what it is. Every time a door shuts, another one opens. I would not have met my husband Oliver if things hadn’t gone wrong in so many other aspects of my life.

“I fell into a lifestyle where I ended up meeting Oliver through the murky world of serious quizzing. That’s how I met him – it’s like five-a-side for nerds.” The star was then asked: “Do you compete against each other with these quizzes?”

Paul replied: “All the time! He sometimes beats me and we don’t talk for weeks. Sometimes he lets me win. He’s very good, Oliver!

The Chase star Paul Sinha explained how he met his hubby on Loose Women

“We do talk politics all the time – it’s one of two serious relationships I’ve been in. In my first relationship my boyfriend was significantly more right-wing than me, then my husband is significantly more left-wing than me.

I’ve experienced it on both sides. I prefer the second one because we don’t really talk about it that much – if I bring politics up he shuts down and goes, ‘I don’t want to hear it’. That’s how we deal with it.”

The pair appear on Celebrity Gogglebox together(Image: Channel 4)

Paul also shared the story of how he came out to his parents – and how the choice was taken away from him. He explained: “It was an interesting process coming out to my mum. Somebody at a house party that we were hosting had a few too many drinks, rang up my home number and went, ‘Your son’s gay!’ and put the phone down.

Paul and Oliver sometimes ‘won’t talk for weeks’ due to their competitive natures

“Which was not how I wanted her to find out. I thought it’d be a more organic and sweet process. I had the agency taken away from me. And the weird thing is I still don’t know which one of my friends it was. But I’ve moved on. My parents were really understanding.”