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Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers reveals cancer diagnosis
Get well soon Dave!
One of the stars of hit BBC show The Hairy Bikers has revealed that he’s been diagnosed with cancer.
Dave Myers has vowed to beat the illness, as he shared the tragic news on the podcast he does with his fellow Hairy Biker, Si King.
The 64-year-old told fans that he is having chemotherapy, saying that he ‘hasn’t been too well recently’.
Dave said on the podcast that he ‘may be a baldy biker for a while’, adding that ‘it’s simply something I have to live with’.
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He said: “Anyway Kingy, I’ve got to come clean now, I haven’t been too well recently and basically, I’ve got to have some chemo, you know all this anyway, so this year is going to be a bit quiet for me, I’m not going to be filming, some of the festivals I’m not going to be able to go to, some may be okay but this year’s a bit of a write off for us.”
The good news is that his prognosis is okay, and he reassured fans that he would be fine.
Dave continued: “I have had to speak up about this because I don’t want to hide under a rock, but I would love it if people respected my privacy and just let me get on with it and give Si and our team all the support they need, that would be great. But look, the prognosis is okay, I’m going to be fine.
“I’ve just got to tuck in, look after myself, eat sensibly and get over this mess, flog books, and be a happy person so within that, that’s where I am.
“I may be a baldy biker for a while so it’s just a warning, I don’t want to make a fuss about it, I look alright bald actually.”
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Si responded by telling his friend: “No listen, when I first met you dude you looked like an upside down Hells Angel so I like that look, I’ve always liked that look, you look cool.”
Dave added: “Yeah I know, and under different circumstances I would embrace it more but I feel under these circumstances it’s simply something I have to live with.”
Dave has taken the decision not to reveal the type of cancer he has, and we wish him all the best in his recovery.