Strictly Come Dancing star Russell Grant suffers 'depressing' health condition with 'no cure'

Former Strictly Come Dancing prima Russell Grant has revealed helium suffered a bleed down his oculus and present experiences “floating” objects successful his vision.

On Thursday, helium shared a “depressing” update astir his show aft undergoing exigency tests.

“Monday: I woke with unusual cottony things floating successful my near eye. Headed to the opticians for tests. Next time @BlackpoolHosp called: time aft into the oculus clinic,” Grant wrote connected X.

“Result: I had a bleed down my oculus but nary retinal harm but it seems I person to befriend the floater! No cure.”

As fans shared their support, helium gave further details astir his oculus condition.

“It’s not a cataract it’s similar a floating cobweb and [his doctor] Mr Malik told maine it’s a bleed down the eye,” helium wrote.

“It’s called aged age. This Middlesex antheral is 74 adjacent Wednesday and it’s each portion of it x.”

Grant joked that the “floater” successful his imaginativeness is successful the signifier of Delaware, adding that he’s “in harmless hands”.

“Life is sent to effort us,” helium replied to 1 connection of support, telling different fan: “Just a nuisance, if not a small depressing but determination we go.”

On Friday morning, the TV astrologer revealed however helium is dealing with his assorted wellness problems.

“Sorting retired MRIs for my brain, having scans for my oculus with its floating menagerie and waiting for an arthroscopy[keyhole surgery that examines and treats associated damage]!” Grant wrote.

An oculus bleed - known medically arsenic subconjunctival hemorrhage - occurs erstwhile tiny humor vessels burst beneath the aboveground of the eye.

It tin beryllium caused by straining during coughing oregon sneezing for example, oculus rubbing oregon injury. Most oculus bleeds look worse than they are and wide up wrong 2 weeks.

Grant revealed successful March 2023 that helium had been diagnosed with a encephalon tumour.

After having a maturation removed, helium shared that his diabetes has returned.

“The latest quality connected my station pituitary encephalon tumour cognition is the anticipation I person returned to being diabetic,” the TV property explained.

"I was erstwhile Type 2 but controlled it by diet. However, it’s imaginable taking truthful galore steroids to support maine going they’ve accrued my humor sugar."