‘It’s good to be alive’ beams Hairy Bikers’ Dave Myers as he pays tribute to show after cancer and anorexia battles
DAVE Myers was beaming as he paid tribute to his Hairy Bikers show amid his cancer and anorexia battle.
The beloved presenter, 66, was back on TV screens with his pal Si King for their new series The Hairy Bikers Go West.
It saw the pair return to Dave‘s native Lancashire which turned out to be an emotional journey for him.
During the episode Si told him: “It’s great getting back here with my best mate. We didn’t think 18 months ago that we’d be on the bikes again wandering around Dave’s backyard and it’s wonderful that we are.”
Smiling at his best pal’s comments, Dave replied: “It’s been glorious. The motorcycling’s been glorious. What can I say – it feels so good to be alive.”
Dave was diagnosed with cancer back in 2022 and has decided not to reveal what type of the gruelling disease he is battling.
He’s previously spoken at length about his treatment and how he was diagnosed with anorexia as he struggled to gain weight.
The telly chef previously said: “When I was told I was ill, I never thought I’d ride a motorcycle again. But we’re doing it!
“There was a time when I couldn’t balance, I couldn’t walk. I didn’t think I’d be getting on a bike. But I’m sound as a pound mate.”
Two months ago, he left fans in tears as he shared a raw update during the Hairy Bikers’ Christmas Special.
As viewers watched previously unseen clips of the chef’s hospital treatment, he also recalled the moment he received his diagnosis.
Dave said: “When I first got the call, what went through my mind was disbelief, and a refusal to believe it in a way.
“It’s the word, isn’t it, the word that everybody fears.”
He added: “I didn’t want to eat. I would fall over quite a lot. By the second lot of chemo my hair came out really quite radically.
“Your hair, eyelashes, everything just goes. I’ve never gone on about what sort of cancer I’ve got because I feel like that’s my business.
“I felt so guilty because of the effects it’s having on my wife Lil.”