Pete Wicks has revealed he could be forced to undergo eye surgery after a childhood condition re-emerged.

The Strictly Come Dancing star, 37, shared the diagnosis in the latest episode of his Staying Relevant podcast, telling pal Sam Thompson that he previously struggled with his vision during childhood.

Pete shared that while he originally sought treatment to fix his eye condition, his pal Olivia Attwood noticed it had begun to return in recent weeks.

Sharing that his mum used to affectionately call him Pirate Pete as he wore an eyepatch to help correct the condition, he shared that he may have to attend several doctors appointments while recording his podcast.

He told Sam: ‘I may have to go back to having an eye patch. I’m going to tell the truth here.

‘I used to be called Pirate Pete, it’s a weird nickname, but actually it was my mum that first called me that when I was a kid because I had a lazy eye when I used to get tired.’

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Pete Wicks has revealed he could be forced to undergo eye surgery after a childhood condition re-emerged

As Sam began to snigger in the background, Pete asked him: ‘Why are we laughing at my affliction?

‘So I had this eye patch to try to correct it, which it did, so that was great.

‘The bad eye is coming back as I’m getting older, it’s going for a walk.’

As Sam asked what he planned to do about the issue, Pete replied: ‘I have to go and see an eye specialist to see whether or not we can re-train it or whether I am going to have some kind of surgery.’

Clearly misunderstanding the diagnosis, Sam declared: ‘They are going to get rid of the eyeball!’ with his pal Pete quickly adding: ‘I’m not going to have it removed.’

Pete then shared that his close friend Olivia Attwood had played in a part in him speaking to a doctor, as she spotted the eye condition had begun to return.

He told Sam: ‘I’ve started noticing, it was Liv that f***ing noticed it. It was Liv that mentioned it then.’

As Sam then admitted that Pete’s eye was ‘getting quite bad,’ he then added: ‘Well great, I’m glad I don’t feel conscious about it,’ before confirming his eye appointment was booked in ‘a couple of weeks.’

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The Strictly Come Dancing star shared the diagnosis on his Staying Relevant podcast, telling Sam Thompson that he previously struggled with his vision during childhood

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Pete shared that while he originally sought treatment to fix his eye condition, his pal Olivia Attwood noticed it had begun to return in recent weeks

During the show, talk also turned to Olivia’s raucous 34th birthday bash, which took place on Saturday, with Sam confirming his romance with Love Island’s Samie Elishi by sharing a kiss with her outside the party.

The podcast episode was recorded before the party had taken place, and Pete was quick to poke fun at Sam over his date for the evening, before accusing his friend of being ‘defensive.’

Pete said: ‘Now you’ve got a date for the night,’ leading Sam to hit back: ‘I don’t have a f**king date for the night.’

Pete then interjected: ‘Me,’ as Sam, clearly still on the back foot, said: ‘Right.’

Pushing his pal on the topic, Pete then quizzed: ‘Who did you think I meant?’ and Sam insisted: ‘No one.’

Pete, who had previously shared how he helped organise Olivia’s birthday, probed: ‘Why so defensive then? I was just talking about me.’

Meanwhile, Pete has been linked with Samantha Kenny, 27, after they reportedly met and hit it off recently, and she was also in attendance for Olivia’s party.