26 April 2023 , 12:01
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The Hairy Bikers reunited on This Morning today as Si King was joined by Dave Myers following his cancer battle.
Dave was diagnosed with cancer last year and was forced to take some time off work, but he made a much welcome appearance on the ITV lunchtime show today alongside hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
The pair returned to the programme just as lunchtime hit, where they made lamb koftas for the two presenters, promising they were as healthy as they were tasty. Before they started their cooking segment, Phil asked how Dave was.
Si King was reunited with his friend on This Morning today (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Dave and Si cooked lamb koftas today (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Speaking on the show, he said: "I'm doing very well, it's so nice to be back. It's work in progress but I've got my hair back and it's great. It's the healthy eating [making me look well]," as Phil said it was lovely to have him back.
Fans rushed to social media to comment on how well Dave looked following his diagnosis.
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"Proper cooks and good to see Dave looking so well #thismorning," one wrote, as a second added: "Awww #thehairybikers do love each other glad to see Dave looking well and hair growing back #tvchef #ThisMorning #itv1."
A third shared: "Glad to see Dave back - hope he's doing well #hairybikers #ThisMorning."
Dave, 65, was diagnosed with cancer last year and has since spoke of the terrible toll his chemotherapy treatment took on him.
"It's funny when you first start chemotherapy, it's quite hard – I'm still having it, it was really brutal. I lost so much weight and then it's a battle to get your calories in. At first I thought, 'Right, this is great, I can eat all those pies I haven't been eating for years', except [my] appetite was dreadful! For me, a glutton, losing my appetite was awful, a can of soup was about as far as I could go," he said.
Dave revealed he was doing well, but was still a work in progress (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)He said he felt the chemotherapy had aged him a lot.
"At first I thought, 'Right, this is great, I can eat all those pies I haven't been eating for years', except my appetite was dreadful! For me, a glutton, losing my appetite was awful, a can of soup was about as far as I could go," he shared.
"By God, the chemotherapy doesn’t half age you quickly. Because your balance goes, so for someone with a motorbike that’s a disaster and my walking has been affected quite a lot, really."
The pair will be back working on their BBC show next month, in news which will no doubt thrill fans.
"I’m going to go back to film this May, and we're going to film around the chemo. That's just the way it is really. One doesn't have an option at the minute. All I can say is it's not spreading and I'm holding my own OK. So I'm very grateful for that," he said.
"Sometimes I feel fine and other times I just need to go to bed. Then I kind of sleep it off, a bit like a bad hangover."
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