TV presenter Anthony 'Ant' McPartlin has revealed he was asked for a selfie by a pharmacist while his eye was visibly swollen from a blocked tear duct. The 50-year-old, best known as one half of presenting duo Ant and Dec, shared the story on their podcast 'Hanging Out With Ant & Dec'.
McPartlin recounted that despite his eye 'blowing up', the pharmacist requested a photograph together after supplying him with antibiotics. In a video clip from the podcast, he pointed to a picture showing his swollen eye and said: 'You can see my eye is bad. You can tell by my expression, I’m not in the best of moods.'
He continued: 'But as I picked up the antibiotics, the pharmacist asked for a selfie. That is not just for comedic effect because I’m doing the story on the podcast, he’s like, “do you mind having a selfie mate?” I’m like, now? I mean, of course, I said yes, but somewhere out there there’s a pharmacist with a picture of me and him smiling like this.'
McPartlin jokingly appealed for the pharmacist to send in the photograph, saying: 'If you are listening to this, and it’s you, my pharmacist, send in the picture, will you?' The Geordie duo, who also host 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'Ant And Dec’s Limitless Win', recently launched a new podcast series and digital channel, Belta Box.
