Jeremy Paxman's doctor diagnosed Parkinson's disease after watching him on TV

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Jeremy Paxman's doctor diagnosed Parkinson's disease after watching him on TV
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Paxman reveals he was diagnosed when he was in hospital after collapsing while walking his dog.

Despite stepping down from as host of University Challenge after 29 years, Paxman will not be leaving British screens just yet. He is set to present a one-off special on ITV about his diagnosis.One of the doctors said he had noticed that the 72-year-old’s face had acquired a “Parkinson’s mask”.“I was having a walk in the square across the way. There was ice around and I had the dog with me – the dog was on a lead.

“I’d gone straight down on my hooter, which, as you can see, is not small. Cuts all over the place. I was a real mess. And when I was in A&E, a doctor walked in and said ‘I think you’ve got Parkinson’s’. Parkinson’s disease is a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over many years, according to the NHS website.

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