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The Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers and Si King's heart-warming friendship through health battles
The Hairy Bikers stars Dave Myers and Si King enjoyed a very close friendship that transcended their on-screen double act, before Dave's tragic death in February
Dave joined the BBC in 1980 as a trainee make-up artist, specialising in prosthetics - and it was here that he met future on-screen partner Si on the set of an adaptation of Catherine Cookson novel The Gambling Man. In a November 2023 episode of BBC Breakfast, Dave shared a heartwarming story about how Si helped him during his cancer treatment by cooking his favourite comfort food. The Hairy Bikers Go West,13-02-2024,2 - Dumfries & Galloway,Dave Myers, Si King,South Shore Productions,Jon Boast (Image: BBC)He said: "There was one day when I was poorly and he came round to our house and made me mince and dumplings, but he does it properly."
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