STRICTLY Come Dancing winner Ore Orduba has revealed he was rushed to hospital with an eye emergency, and told fans he’s “seeing triple”.
TV presenter , 40, who , shared with his followers he had received specialist medical treatment.
Strictly winner Ore Oduba has revealed he has been in hospital receiving emergency treatment for his eyes Credit: Instagram
The broadcaster was crowned Strictly Come Dancing champ back in 2016 Credit: BBC
Today, the star shared that he has been a patient at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.
Taking to his Stories, Ore revealed he would be “wearing sunglasses for the foreseeable future.”
Posting a picture of himself outside the eye hospital, he penned: “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!
Ore revealed he was ‘seeing triple” following his treatment Credit: Alamy
Ore won Strictly with former pro dancer Joanne Clifton Credit: Handout
“But we’re very gratefully on the mend.”
The champ, who , didn’t disclose why he needed medical treatment for his eyes, but he added: “Holding hot, purple rubber glove over my blurring, dilated, weeping eyes was a new one.”
This latest blow comes after a tough few years for Ore.
Last year, he opened up on his personal struggles in the , and .
Ore has had a tough few years, and previously opened up about his porn addiction Credit: YouTube/Need to talk
The star split from wife Portia in 2024 Credit: Instagram
Speaking to on his We Need To Talk podcast, Ore admitted: “I was nine when I was introduced to pornography. That’s when my addiction started.”
He added: “While I wouldn’t say the addiction set in immediately, the intrigue started immediately and it didn’t take long for that intrigue to start running my mind over.
“It was the thing that was destroying my life from the inside out.
“But it was a thing I was running to from an early age as a response to the trauma.”
At the time he told expert Paul he was speaking out as he wanted to “guide my own children.”
Ore, who admitted he had become a “master masker” during his childhood due to fears his father would send him back to Nigeria, told of the personal “shame” he had been struck by.
He then told how his brave confessions were for his family.
He said: “I’m sharing this to save my kids.
“Shame kept me silent for 30 years. It took me 30 years, two deaths, and a divorce to finally go: here’s what’s happening.”
He added: “The reason I felt like I needed to speak out on this, is because I wanted to guide my own children when it comes to it, when it comes to them seeing stuff that is going to be there.
“They’re going to come across it.”
Ore has also been dealing with his .
The couple announced in October 2024,.
The couple’s break-up shocked longtime followers of the pair, who have watched on as they got engaged, married and welcomed two children.
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