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Weakest Link: What Happened To Romesh Ranganathan Eye? Cancer Rumors -In Details

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Sarah Oconnor

Updated on January 07, 2026

43-year-old British comedian Romesh Ranganathan puzzled fans with his mysterious eye conditions.

Romesh Ranganathan is a famous Bristhc comedian Crawley. Some even call him to be the most predominant person in the village.

After doing standup comedy, he is back as the host of a game show called Weakest Link.

 What Is Wrong With Weakest Link Romesh Ranganathan Eye?

British comedian Romesh Ranganathan has an eye condition called right-sided ptosis. The diseases caused the dropping of his upper eyelid.

When he was a child, he suffered from a severe infection that changed his eye for the worst. He called it a Lazy eye.

Little known to most, there is nothing weight with his eyeball. It’s only his eyelid that eclipses a bit of his cornea.

Coming from a Hindu household, his upbringing was strict.

Disaster stuck his happy family when his father got convicted for fraud.

They recalled those turbulent times of visiting his father in prison and how it impacted him.

Romesh Ranganathan Age And Wikipedia

Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan was born to a Sri Lankan family on 23rd March 1978, making him 43 years old.

Talking about his English name, his parents decided on his future.

He grew up in his hometown in West Sussex as the elder brother of Dinesh. 

Later, he graduated with a degree in mathematic from Birbeck College and taught at Hazelwick School.

Little known to most, he had aspirations of being a freestyle rapper, working under the name Ranga. 

Does Romesh Ranganathan Have A Wife?

Romesh Ranganathan is happily married to his wife of many years, Leesa. She is an English lady.

The couple met when they were both teachers at Hazelwick School. As they got married in 2009, they have celebrated 12 years of togetherness.

Indeed, he loves her to bits and often talks about her in his standup specials. Fans can’t help but love the dynamic between her and her mother-in-law.

The pair is parents to three beautiful boys: Charlie, Theo, and Alex.

1/2 This episode of #JudgeRomesh is hilarious??? Caught between a rock and a hard place (his wife and mother of Romesh Ranganathan) ???

— JIX5A ?? (@JIX5A) May 25, 2020

Vegan Comedian Romesh Ranganathan Cancer Updates 

Romesh Ranganathan is not diagnosed with cancer. But it was his student that got diagnosed with it at the age of 30.

I know everyone is struggling atm, but a girl I used to teach is going through a particularly cruel time – please donate if you can. She is sharing her story on Instagram @ thepointwhereiamscared

— Romesh Ranganathan (@RomeshRanga) January 8, 2021

The former teacher took to his Twitter account to share the GoFundMe page to provide her with financial support.

The vegan man asked his 600k followers to donate a few bucks to the good cause.

The campaign was successful as they above raised over 31k euros.