Hairy Bikers Si King ‘lost for words’ as he opens up on emotional Dave Myers memory

On Thursday's occurrence of This Morning, hosts Cat Deeley and Dermot O'Leary interviewed Si King astir his upcoming documentary, The Hairy Bikers: You’ll Never Ride Alone.

Si King, 1 fractional of The Hairy Bikers, appeared connected Thursday's This Morning to navigator a beef curry hotpot for hosts Dermot O'Leary and Cat Deeley. However, the speech soon turned to his precocious champion friend, Dave Myers.

Next month, BBC viewers volition beryllium capable to spot a peculiar documentary to observe the beingness of the much-loved TV personality. Titled The Hairy Bikers: You’ll Never Ride Alone, fans volition spot cardinal moments from Si and Dave's relationship and their unthinkable TV career.

While Si was cooking his dish, Dermot asked the cook if helium could talk astir his upcoming documentary, which volition aerial astatine Christmas. The ITV big said, "I retrieve seeing the footage of this 300 oregon truthful bikes. How galore bikes would bash it?"

Si informed the This Morning presenter that determination were 46,000 motorcycles, and Dermot was speechless. As Cat Deeley informed viewers they had a tiny snippet of the documentary, a poignant infinitesimal was shown on-screen.

Cutting backmost to the studio, Si was intelligibly moved by seeing the clip. Cat called the infinitesimal 'spectacular,' and Dermot questioned what it was similar adding, "I mean, I've got goosebumps reasoning astir it now!"

Si replied, "You cognize moments successful your beingness erstwhile you can't find the words to describe; determination are nary superlatives to picture what happened that day.

"It was community, it was love, it was respect, it was fellowship and a massive, monolithic outpouring of emotion for my champion mate Dave, you know, it was wonderful."

Sadly, Dave died from crab successful February this twelvemonth astatine the property of 66. At the time, Si announced the tragic quality to their fans successful a poignant post.

The TV cook informed radical Dave had died peacefully astatine location with his woman Lili, family, and adjacent friends by his side.

In the BBC documentary, implicit 40,000 bikes articulation Si connected his past thrust arsenic a Hairy Biker. The journey, which happened successful April, started successful London and ended successful Dave’s hometown of Barrow-in-Furness.

Speaking astir the special, Si said: “It was a precise peculiar amusement to propulsion together. Full of nostalgia, laughs and solemnisation of my champion person and his life.”

Catherine Catton, Head of Commissioning, Factual Entertainment and Events, says: “Dave and Si clasp a precise peculiar spot successful the Nation’s heart, and this affectional movie pays tribute to an bonzer friendship.”

The one-off hour-long peculiar is acceptable to aerial adjacent month.

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