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Hairy Bikers star Si King has spoken out about his time working with Dave Myers on their last series together, before the chef sadly passed away from cancer
TV host Si King has laid bare why his fellow Hairy Biker mate, Dave Myers, kept the cameras rolling despite a grim cancer battle. Chopping onions on the Off Air with Jane and Fi podcast, Si, aged 58, shared some raw moments from his days filming alongside Dave, who sadly lost his fight against cancer earlier this annum, during their final series as a duo.
Si painted a picture of how crucial being on set was to Dave, confessing: "It was incredibly cathartic for him that last series, he so wanted to do it. He would have. It would have been a pretty devastating blow if he couldn't have finished it I think."
He bared the tough bits as well, admitting: "It wasn't easy for any of us. I think it was very difficult for everybody because we could see some days that Dave was very distressed...He was poorly but he absolutely wanted to be there, he didn't want to be anywhere else."
All this heart-to-hearth spills before we get to see 'The Hairy Bikers: You'll Never Ride Alone', a documentary teasing our festive feels, dropping this Yuletide, giving a nod to the mates' epic trek.
Waxing lyrical about Myers, Si shined a light on the passion and sheer skill Dave brought to the table, even when sickness loomed large. He reflected: "Anybody that knew him knew you always got a heart and soul performance with Dave. He had that ability just to turn it on and his timing was always immaculate," reports Lancs Live.
Reflecting on the awe-inspiring determination shown by Myers, Si commented: "That was the remarkable thing about Dave because we hadn't long finished the series and the gargantuan effort that that man put in was nothing short of miraculous."
In a chat with The Sun about the forthcoming Christmas documentary paying tribute to their late friend, Si stated: "Whether you're poorly or not the schedule needs to be achieved. Everyone around him was as gentle as one could be but we still needed a programme to be made because we'd had the commission, but he was remarkable, he loved it, it was who he was, it was what he wanted to do."
He further added: "It was important to celebrate the man and what he'd achieved and it was also important to give our audience a goodbye as well."
Looking back at a tribute event, Si fondly recalled: "Dave Day was a perfect example of that. Woody and Lil organised that and it was perfection. We're all so sorry that we're here in these circumstances but it was a celebration of that show."
Speaking about the character of their friend, he concluded: "There's lots of joy in that show but that was Dave. He was a joyous man. He embraced and loved the life that he led and that was enormously important to him."
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