Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers opens up to Si King about anorexia diagnosis during cancer treatment

Dave Myers opened up to co-star Si King in the first episode of the BBC Two series The Hairy Bikers Go West. Credit: PA

Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers has revealed he was diagnosed with anorexia after losing so much weight during his cancer treatment.

Myers, 66, opened up to co-star Si King during the first episode of the duo's new BBC Two series, The Hairy Bikers Go West.

As they sat down to discuss his cancer on the Isle of Bute, the TV chef's partner King asked: "How's your eating habits changed in the last year or so, mate, because you've had it very rough?"

Myers responded: "You lose a lot of weight, a lot of weight. And you're desperately trying to get the calories in.

"At one point I was actually diagnosed as anorexic - can you believe it? After all the dieting we've done? But I'm alright now. I'm living with it."

Myers first revealed he had been diagnosed with cancer in May 2022, on a podcast he co-hosts with King.

In the pair's latest show, which aired on Tuesday 6 February and was set on the Isle of Bute in Scotland, Myers also spoke of how he never thought he would ride his motorbike again.

"Recently I have had a very personal journey - and I wasn't sure I'd ever get back on the saddle again," he said.

The cancer treatment made Myers lose his balance and he struggled to ride his bike.

He said it was down to hard work and physiotherapy that he was finally able to return to his passion.

Fellow biker King, from Birtley, in Tyne and Wear, told his friend: "That's the pay off to your hard work and dedication."

The seven-part series sees the duo reunite to travel down the west coast of the UK, starting in Scotland and ending in Devon, with Myers even making an emotional homecoming to the county he was born in.

Speaking ahead of the airing, King said: "We are very privileged to do what we do and I think this one was particularly special in general because of Dave’s health and his sheer and utter determination and love for what he does.

"Especially to continue to do it while he was having treatment took remarkable courage and energy - and adds to why Dave and I will not forget it."

If you have been impacted by the discussion of anorexia, there is help available.

  • You can find more information here, on the NHS website.

  • Or you can get support from the eating disorder charity Beat, here.

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