BBC Hairy Bikers' Si King's heartbreaking Dave Myers grief moment that left him calling late friend 'toerag'

Si King has seen the funny side of the heartbreaking moments that grief presents following the death of his friend and co-star Dave Myers.

The chefs were famed for being the Hairy Bikers duo with a string of cookbooks and BBC series under their belts. But there was heartbreak earlier this year when Dave died following a cancer diagnosis.

Best friend Si announced the sad news of Dave's death in a heartbreaking message shared on social media, in which he confirmed he, Dave's wife Liliana Orzac, his family and close friend David were all by his side as he sadly passed on February 28, just under two years after he revealed he’d been diagnosed with cancer in May 2022.

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Eight months on and Si has appeared on This Morning to speak to hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard about how he's coping and how he's carrying on Dave's legacy with the release of their last cookbook together.

Paying tribute to the late star, Si said: "It’s an adjustment that’s for sure. Even him complaining… He was my best mate, and still is my best mate, that never goes. But he is a miss and it’s all a bit odd."

Speaking of the grieving process, he commented: "It started quite a long time ago for me, when Dave was diagnosed - it was a big diagnosis - and it kind of started then really because it was all about the fight and that’s what we concentrated on. Grief is a very individual journey because it’s about an emotional adjustment of loss and the things that are no longer tangible, and that’s the bit that’s odd to get your head around."

It's then when he had a slight giggle as the told Cat and Ben: "The amount of times I’ve thought ‘I’ve not heard from that toerag