{"id":69434,"date":"2023-12-07T08:19:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=69434"},"modified":"2023-12-07T08:19:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:19:57","slug":"the-hairy-bikers-dave-myers-pays-tribute-to-co-stars-as-he-gives-health-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/tv-movies\/the-hairy-bikers-dave-myers-pays-tribute-to-co-stars-as-he-gives-health-update\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hairy Bikers Dave Myers pays tribute to co-stars as he gives health update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hairy Bikers chef Dave Myers has paid a poignant tribute to his co-stars and crew after the supportive time helped him through a gruelling regime of chemotherapy amid his ongoing cancer battle. <\/p>\n

The 66 year old star was first diagnosed with cancer in May 2022, and admitted he wanted his upcoming Christmas special alongside fellow Hairy Biker Si King, to be a \u201ccelebration that 18 months since my diagnosis I\u2019m still here.\u201d <\/p>\n

Reflecting on a whirlwind 18 months, Dave told the Radio Times, "I\u2019ve done a series with my best mate, we\u2019re back on the bikes, we\u2019ve written a new book\u2026 We\u2019ve had a bloody good time,\u201d as he listed off his list of accomplishments despite undergoing a gruelling cancer battle away from the cameras.<\/p>\n

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During the interview, both Dave and Si looked back at their thirty year career, as the pair revealed they had first met on the set of a TV drama all the way back in 1992, when Si was the second assistant director and Dave was the head of make-up.<\/p>\n

It was this experience behind the scenes that helped them to keep a level head when they stepped into the spotlight as celebrity chefs.<\/p>\n

Looking back in the experience, Dave said:\u201dOne thing that irritated me was when \u201ctalent\u201d referred to people by their job titles. It\u2019s easy to learn someone\u2019s name if you\u2019re on the road for three months, don\u2019t just call them \u201cSoundie\u201d! \u201c<\/p>\n

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Si then weighed in as he added: \u201cAnd there\u2019s several who do. If you forget common decency, politeness and kindness because you\u2019re egocentric and off your chump with success, it\u2019s not on.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was then that Dave touched on his own experience of working with such kind hearted people during his illness, as he affectionately gushed that he \u201ccouldn\u2019t have done\u201d chemo without their support.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been having cancer treatment and we\u2019ve just finished filming a series \u2013 the crew made so many compromises to suit me; they\u2019d give me a chair if I\u2019d been standing,\u201d explained Dave.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was terribly grateful. Without them, I couldn\u2019t have done it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the gruelling treatment was no doubt a debilitating experience for Dave, the chef did reveal that thankfully his taste and appetite for Irish coffee cake, hadn\u2019t been lost while undergoing chemotherapy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Irish coffee cake was a stretch to get down while having chemo, but it stayed there. So, it worked!\u201d quipped the chef.<\/p>\n

Fans of the duo will no doubt be relieved to hear that Dave\u2019s treatment has gone so well, with the Christmas special of their upcoming show due to hit our screens later this month. <\/p>\n

The Hairy Bikers: Coming Home For Christmas airs Tuesday 19 December at 9pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n