ITV's Ant McPartlin's eye 'blows up' as he says 'you can see it's bad'Ant McPartlin opened up on his podcast with best mate Dec about a health ordeal he suffered when he developed a swollen eye when he was approached for an awkward encounterView 3 Images Ant McPartlin suffered with a swollen eye (Image: antanddec/Instagram )Ant McPartlin has revealed his shocking selfie mishap after his eye "blew up" and became swollen due to a blocked tear duct. ‌During their podcast, Hanging Out With Ant and Dec, he revealed that despite seeking medical treatment for his puffy eye, his pharmacist requested a photo together whilst handing over his antibiotics. ‌View 3 Images Ant revealed the cause behind his swollen eye (Image: antanddec/Instagram )In a video segment from the podcast, Ant gestured towards a picture of himself taken at the pharmacy and recalled the embarrassing moment. They said it's a blocked tear duct so I'm on antibiotics.."You can see my eye is bad. Ant explained: "We decided eventually to do a podcast because we're not hanging out as much as we used to".