Danny Dyer bared all in a recent podcast appearance, in which he admitted that he suffers from a condition causing fluid build up in his testicles.
The 45-year-old actor admitted he may require surgery to drain the swelling in his scrotum.
Danny Dyer revealed he had a condition called hydrocele, which affects his testicles
Speaking on Kathy Burke’s podcast Where There’s a Will There’s a Wake – where guests describe everything from their last meal, to their funeral and how they’d like to die – Danny revealed he had condition called hydrocele.
This is when fluid collects in the scrotum – the sack that holds the testicles – for no apparent reason. It’s usually harmless and can be left alone, according to patient.info.
It’ll feel like a small fluid-filled balloon inside your scrotum, usually front of one of your testicles, which can get larger over the years.
The topic came up when Kathy asked the actor what he would want to be buried in, to which Danny said he’d want to be naked with “my big b****** hanging out”.
He added: “I might have had it done by then because I do need to get it drained at some point.”
The former East Enders star left little to the imagination in his frank chat with Kathy, saying that his manhood looked like a “slug on an apple” on a cold day.
“Well, you did invite me on Kath, this is the dialogue you’re going to get,” he joked with the show’s host.
“I love it,” she responded, adding that Danny’s frankness regarding his bits was ‘good for men’s health’, bearing in mind that many blokes tune into the podcast.
Danny went into further detail about his condition: “It’s a hydrocele, you’re born with it. So when I started puberty, my bollocks started fucking getting bigger.
“I went to have it ultra-sounded which was weird, and they said obviously it’s cosmetic surgery if you want to have it done (…) obviously I’m very attached to it, cause it’s attached to me.”
“But on some days, you look down and it does look like a little human head with wispy hair on the top. It’s just something I do feel I probably should f**cking get it done.”
The actor said he’d heard the procedure involved turning the scrotum “inside out and kind of pop[ping] it”.
Kathy assured him: “But it shouldn’t take long, they’re very good nowadays.”
In fact, there are a few ways to treat a hydrocele – they differ a bit from Danny’s description.
Though in most cases a hydrocele can be left alone, patient.info said surgery may be recommended if it’s large or uncomfortable.
The operation involves making a very small cut in the scrotum or lower abdominal wall and draining the fluid from around the testicle.
“This is a minor operation and is performed as a day case, so does not usually involve an overnight stay in the hospital,” the GPs wrote.
Alternatively, the fluid in a hydrocele can be drained easily with a needle and syringe, though it’s common for the sac to refill within a few months.
Danny has previously revealed that his testicle is the size of “a f***ing jacket potato”.