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Alan Carr reveals he’s losing his sight and needs terrifying procedure amid health scare
ALAN Carr has revealed he had a terrifying ‘health scare’ resulting in his eyeballs needing draining, amid fears he is losing his sight.
The bespectacled comic had his eyes examined by Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.
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He also endured the “surreal” experience of a “spike” being driven into his anesthetised eyeball.
Alan, 48, was speaking to comedian Grace Campbell on the new episode of his Life’s A Beach podcast, which is out tomorrow.
He revealed: “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.
“I hate the glaucoma thing, when they squirt the air in your eyes.
“I had something wrong with my eyes in the cornea. I was so worried.”
Alan added: “He had to basically choke me because this air going into my eye was too much.
“At Moorfields they anaesthetised my eyeball, and then the spike came in on to the lens to see if it worked.
“They said: ‘Just relax Alan, and just concentrate on the spike going into your eye.’ I’m like excuse me? What? Oh good, the spike is coming closer. Relax!
“It was so surreal. Losing my sight is my worst thing, and I can feel it getting worse.
“My eyeballs need draining – they’ve got too much pressure.”
Last year, his comedy series Changing Ends received a huge update regarding its future.
Penned by Alan, it is based on his own life growing up in the Midlands in the Eighties as the gay son of a Fourth Division football manager.
He had hoped the show would be Northampton’s answer to smash hit The Crown.
The Sun revealed how ITV had ordered not just one, but two more series.
New storylines will see the action move into the Nineties as Young Alan heads into his teens.
Astigamatism - what is it and how does it develop?
What is astigmatism?
Astigmatism is when the eye isn’t perfectly round like a football but more like a rugby ball shape, which can lead to blurred vision.
This means that light from an object does not focus exactly on the retina, but at two separate points.
Lateef Iqbal BSc, an optometrist at Specsavers in Surrey, said: “It’s something you’re usually born with although it can develop later on in life due to changes related to age.
“Astigmatism can develop after an eye injury, eye surgery or an eye disease – you’re also more likely to have it if you’re short or long-sighted.
“In more developed cases, or without treatment, symptoms can include headaches, having to squint, eye strain or tiredness when focusing.
“Astigmatism can be detected during a routine eye test and can be easily corrected with glasses, contact lenses or surgery.”
Types of astigmatism
There are two types of astigmatism, regular and irregular.
Irregular astigmatism is often caused by a corneal scar or “scattering” in the eye’s crystalline lens.
While this type of astigmatism can’t be corrected by standard prescription lenses, it may be corrected by contact lenses or, in minor cases, by laser eye surgery.
Regular astigmatism, arising from either the cornea or crystalline lens, can be corrected by a toric lens.
Alan said at the time: “To get your own sitcom recommissioned for a series is the most wonderful news ever, but to have TWO series recommissioned is utterly mind-blowing and such a huge compliment, which I do not take lightly
“I know how much this show has resonated with viewers and I promise I won’t let you down — and for someone whose actual life at times feels like a sitcom, believe me there are more tales to be told.
“Two series commissioned, eh?
“My dream of Changing Ends becoming Northampton’s answer to The Crown is two steps closer to being a reality.”
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Friends think we’re a ‘lovely, boring’ couple but we’re both having sex with other people & it saved our marriage
STRAIGHT-laced Sophie and Tom Cooper say their adventurous bedroom antics would shock their neighbours, but insist this is what keeps them together.
Handing her neighbour a slice of her famous carrot cake from the church’s charity bake stand, Sophie Cooper smiles.
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She feels a surge of happiness at the cosiness of her steady, provincial life and grins proudly at husband Tom by her side.
Neighbours call them “the perfect couple”, known for always holding hands, spending weekends fundraising for the church and evenings watching history programmes.
In fact, she overheard an acquaintance whisper, “They are so lovely, if a little boring”.
Sophie laughed — she is in the throes of a lust-fuelled extramarital affair, and Tom is bedding other women.
I’ve been having an affair for five months while Tom sleeps with other women
Sophie
Children’s nurse Sophie says: “The parishioners would be horrified if they discovered the secret behind our successful marriage.
“I’m very happy that everyone thinks I’m a Stepford wife, but I’ve been having an affair with a 30-year-old for five months — while my husband sleeps with other women, too.
“It has saved our marriage.”
Sophie, 35, is not alone, with a YouGov study finding that one in five Brits admits to an affair.
She says: “When I met Tom on a dating app ten years ago, I was so in love I never imagined anything like this would happen to us.
Fiery sex
“Tom is quiet and very good-looking and I was instantly drawn to him. I was also attracted to the security that being in a relationship with this kind of man offered.
“He is the same age as me and we became best friends, soon seeing each other daily, and 18 months later moved into a beautiful house.”
Despite building the comfortable routine Sophie craved, she realised there was no passion.
She says: “We had good sex the first few times, but I wanted the intensity of a fiery sex life, as I’m very emotional.
“Tom is logical and methodical — he’s an architect and makes Lego models in his spare time — but isn’t the type to seduce you into bed.
“I tried to ignore the fact that, four months in, sex had gone down to once a month.
“Two years in, our friendship and the life we shared was fulfilling, but I found the passionate side of our relationship trying.
“I could also tell Tom was dissatisfied as he would gladly have sex two or three times a week.
“But I need romantic dates to get me in the mood. Tom’s idea of a date was a trip to a train museum followed by McDonald’s.”
Despite sex being off kilter, Tom was keen to settle down.
Sophie says: “After five years I came home after a nightshift and Tom sent our dog, Charlie, over with a diamond ring attached to his collar.
“Saying ‘yes’ to the proposal, I knew I was signing up to a life of no passion, but it was more important to me to have the security I felt marriage would bring. But days before we married in July 2022, I panicked that I couldn’t handle a life of missionary-style sex once a month.
“I blurted out, ‘Would you forgive me if I had an affair?’.
“He thought carefully about it, before saying, ‘Yes, but I couldn’t forgive you for lying’.
“I was so upset as I’d wanted him to say he’d be devastated. I started to worry that he didn’t fancy me at all.
“We never spoke about it again and, two weeks later, we had a beautiful wedding.”
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After the big day, things felt flatter than ever.
“We were more flatmates than newlyweds,” Sophie laments.
“Tom has a higher sex drive than me, and I know we weren’t having as much sex as he needed. I’m told that I’m a good-looking woman, but I need to feel desired.
“In January 2023, six months had gone by and I couldn’t be intimate as I felt he didn’t desire me. I thought about having an affair, but couldn’t bear the thought of lying. So I decided to speak to Tom. I told him, ‘I need more than you can give me. I want to see other people’.
“He was shocked, but was there for me. He offered, ‘Maybe this is something that could work for both of us?’.
“He explained he wanted more sex, that I wanted more romance, but we can’t give that to each other.
“We chatted into the night, working out ground rules that included never bringing anyone home, and not telling each other details afterwards.
“We signed up for dating apps the next day and, within a week, Tom met someone. I felt relieved he might meet someone who could satisfy his sex drive. Since then, he’s casually hooked up with a few women.
“I wanted to find someone unhappy in their marriage and wanting romance, so I signed up for Illicit Encounters, that only caters for married people.
“I started chatting to an accountant, Rob, who is 40, and after two weeks we arranged to meet in a town two hours away. Tom was happy for me, but he did make me send him a picture of the man and his number for safety reasons.
“I enjoyed being wined and dined, before having an amazing romp in a hotel room. The sex felt so natural.
“I had a passion-fuelled three months with Rob, and got to cuddle up to my lovely husband at night. I never wanted to leave Tom. I love my husband and know marriage isn’t just about passion.
“Rob lived hours away and it petered out. In October last year, I started seeing another married man, Josh.
“We see each other fortnightly, he treats me like a princess and then we make love in a hotel room. It’s made my marriage stronger than ever. Tom and I talk more, but I don’t need to put him under pressure to make me feel sexy — I get that need fulfilled elsewhere.
I don’t see us divorcing, but can’t see us giving up sleeping with other people
Sophie
“We don’t feel under pressure, so when we do sleep together every few weeks, it’s much better than it was.
“I don’t ever see us divorcing, but can’t see us giving up sleeping with other people.
“Our friends and family would be horrified if they knew. They see us as completely straight-laced, even poking fun at Tom for his boring hobbies. It’s exciting that we have our saucy secret.
“After we have enjoyed the hikes in the countryside that our family giggle at for being so boring, we’ll spend the evening having sex with other people. The old ladies at church would be horrified.
“When colleagues ask what I’ve been up to over the weekend, I relish making up a story about watching a TV drama together, knowing that I’ve been ravished by a man who isn’t my husband.
“My future is with Tom. We don’t have children, but we hope it’s on the cards soon.
“We have the kind of relationship that would be a wonderful basis for a family unit. I don’t think there’s anything wrong carrying on as we are.”
RTE Fair City viewers all left saying same thing as Fergal reconnects with his sibling and leaves Jacinta worried
RTE Fair City viewers were all left saying the same thing as Fergal reconnected with his sibling which worried his mum.
On tonight’s show, Fergal is surprised to hear from his twin Aoife.
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During a clashed nail appointment, Dearbhla tried to rise above Jacinta’s continuous sniping.
Fergal told Gar that Dearbhla will prevent him from meeting single women at the wedding, but Gar dismissed his concerns.
After slipping away early from the wedding, Gar and Dearbhla wound up sleeping together.
And Fergal was surprised to hear from his twin, Aoife.
Her surprise return left Jacinta certain that Aoife’s visit would spell trouble, but Fergal was more optimistic.
RTE viewers took to social media to express their views after Fergal told his mum about his twin getting in contact.
Sinead said: “Yeeeew Fergalina is on the way.”
One viewer said: “Mini Jacinta en route.”
Ciara tweeted: “Aoife will be Fergal in a wig.”
Thomas added: “Another of Jacintas mob. Hope she is like her.”
Another viewer remarked: “Oh god there is two of Fergal.”
Later on tonight’s episode, Nikki unwittingly revealed to Nina that Zak owns McCoys and is Olivia’s brother.
Meanwhile, J.J. pressured Pete to make a quick sale on the car and pinpointed Hughie as a potential buyer.
SNEAKING AROUND
And a scheming Nina tricks Gwen into meeting her.
Later, Nina slipped into McCoys while Gwen was out and finagled her way upstairs posing as a friend of Sash’s.
Paul spotted an opportunity when Pete failed to hook Hughie into buying the vintage car. Gwen caught Nina snooping in Sash’s flat and as she is sending a text to Zak impersonating Gwen.
Gwen managed to intercept Zak’s reply but Nina vowed to keep digging.
Paul bigged up the vintage car and got Hughie on the hook, however he made Paul realise the car is more likely to sell through the garage.
OFFLOADED
Paul then convinced Pete to agree to a temporary ceasefire to lock in Hughie.
And Sash learned about Nina’s scheming and vowed to take her down herself.
Elsewhere in Carraigstown, Kira went over Maxine’s head in a attempt to enlist Emma to help maximise the Rafferty sponsorship.
Kira went out for the day with her new ‘client’ Nikki. Kira was out of pocket after a brazen Nikki lied that she didn’t know their shopping spree was a business arrangement.
Nikki’s antics threatened to destroy Kira’s established relationships with fashion brands.
Nikki was left reeling when she learned Nina’s real identity.
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