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Jonathan Ross has opened up about a medical emergency that happened during a trip to Japan. In a candid discussion on the By The Way with Harriet Rose podcast, the Handcuffed presenter firstly addressed why he's been left with a lasting scar on his forehead.

After Harriet referred to him as "a bit of a zaddy", slang for an attractive and stylish gentleman, she turned to the camera and added: "And he hasn't ever had Botox he told me earlier." In response, the 65-year-old said: "No Botox, but I did have an operation on my forehead when I was a kid."

Pointing towards the mark on his head, he elaborated: "You can see the scar there and when I wrinkle my forehead only half goes up, because the other half hasn't got any meat in it."

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Detailing the reason behind it, he briefly mentioned having a lump removed on the NHS aged just 17. Later on in the podcast he shared why his last trip to Japan resulted in a disaster.

Sharing his dislike for Gucci trainers, he shared: "I wore them for about half an hour and thought, 'Why does my foot hurt in so many different places?'

"They didn't even look good, it was coupled with the fact that I had to have root canal on that trip so that wasn't great," he recalled. "I had a bad tooth when I was out there then the dentist said, 'You'll be fine until you get back'."

However, he recounted how matters deteriorated during his flight. Jonathan continued: "The pressure in the plane made it [worse] when I landed in Japan, my face had swollen up this much [a huge amount] on one side, literally, so much so I couldn't use my face recognition on my phone.

"The phone wouldn't recognise me and I had to find an emergency dentist in Tokyo, who spoke English. Imagine how awful that was? That trip I remember thinking I'm going to fly home, I was in agony," he explained.

Fortunately, Jonathan managed to salvage the journey after locating a competent dentist and receiving "amazing painkillers". The broadcaster isn't alone in his family when it comes to facing health battles.

His daughter Betty has been open about her experience living with fibromyalgia, a chronic condition causing widespread bodily pain.

The 34-year-old has additionally been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), which triggers an irregular spike in heart rate upon sitting or standing up.

In a 2023 Instagram post discussing her wheelchair use for managing her conditions, she shared: "I've been able to go out, make memories, and have adventures, even on some of my worse health days.

"So much of that comes from how confident I feel in the quality of my chair, knowing that it's not going to give up on me and leave me stranded!". Betty emphasised that wheelchair use has proven "liberating" and brought about a "positive impact" on her daily existence.