Former Strictly Come Dancing champion Ore Oduba has been rushed to hospital after suffering an eye emergency that left him 'seeing triple'. The 40-year-old presenter took to Instagram to share a picture outside Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, detailing his ordeal.
In his post, Oduba wrote: 'Thank you MCR again for coming to my aid.. 6 hours on site, multiple scans and all my snacks devoured within 20 minutes I leave seeing triple and with two months worth of meds! But we’re very gratefully on the mend.' He did not disclose the cause but added: 'Holding hot, purple rubber glove over my blurring, dilated, weeping eyes was a new one.'
The incident comes after a difficult period for Oduba, who last year opened up about his addiction to pornography. Speaking on the We Need To Talk podcast, he revealed that his addiction began at age nine and had 'destroying my life from the inside out'. He described how he became a 'master masker' to hide it from his family, fearing he would be sent to Nigeria if discovered.
Oduba, who hosted CBBC's Newsround from 2008 to 2013 before winning Strictly in 2016, shares two children with ex-wife Portia Culmer. He warned about the dangers of addiction, particularly for young people, saying: 'Like any addiction, you have to live two lives.'
