Alan Carr reveals terrifying health scare that has left him fearing for his sight as he prepares to have his eyeballs DRAINED Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By RUTH FRANCIS FOR MAILONLINE Published: 20:30 EST, 26 January 2025 | Updated: 20:30 EST, 26 January 2025 e-mail View comments Alan Carr has opened up about a frightening health ordeal that has left him fearing for his sight, revealing that his eyeballs needed draining due to excessive pressure. The much-loved comedian, 48, shared details of the scare on his Life's A Beach podcast, including a surreal hospital procedure involving a spike being inserted into his anesthetised eye.
Speaking to Grace Campbell, on an episode of his Life's A Beach podcast, Alan explained: 'I've got astigmatism - I kept telling people I had stigmata, like the wounds of Christ. Get over yourself, Alan. 'I had a bit of a health scare.
I went to Moorfields [eye hospital]. I've got something wrong with my eyes - quite a bit of pressure. The Chatty Man host described his shock when doctors told him to relax while a spike was brought closer to his cornea.
'They said, 'Just relax, Alan, concentrate on the spike going into your eye.' I thought, 'Excuse me? What?!' It was surreal.' Alan Carr has opened up about a frightening health ordeal that has left him fearing for his sight, revealing that his eyeballs needed draining due to excessive pressure The Chatty Man host described his shock when doctors told him to relax while a spike was br.
