This Morning heartbreak as star opens up on cancer diagnosis saying 'I felt sick'
Sir Chris Hoy has spoken out about his cancer diagnosis for the first time after being given between two to four years to live. The six-time OIympic gold medalist was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer last year, with news of his condition being shared publicly back in February. In September, Chris sadly revealed the disease has spread to his bones and is now terminal.
The dad-of-two, 48, appeared on ITV's This Morning on Tuesday, 12 November alongside his wife, Lady Sarra Hoy, to discuss his diagnosis for the first time. The couple, who share a son and daughter, sat down with hosts Cat Deeley and Dermot O'Leary to talk about the tough time their family has been through over the past year and a half.
Chris revealed the moments that led to him being diagnosed with cancer, having initially been struggling with a pain in his shoulder which wouldn't go away. Still working out regularly and used to having the odd ache or pain, he only grew concerned when the pain wouldn't go away.
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“I had this pain in my shoulder and it wouldn’t go away. I was 47 then, still lifting weights in the gym, still physically active. You’re used to having aches and pains [at that age] but this one didn’t go away…," Chris told Cat and Dermot.
He continued: “I went to get the scan at the doctors surgery and they brought the scan up and said ‘there’s a tumour on your shoulder, we need to find out what the root of this is’ so I had multiple other scans and eventually the root of it was a prostate, and it was stage 4 prostate cancer which had spread to the bones. [I had] no symptoms, nothing to point to this diagnosis until the shoulder pain so it came out of the blue.
"I always prided myself as someone who would go to the doctor with illness or pain. As part of being an athlete, you’re used to looking after your body and being quite aware of yourself, but in this case, it was too late by the time we had actually found the diagnosis.”
He candidly spoke about the moment a doctor informed him of the diagnosis, admitting he felt "sick" and as if the room was "spinning". Chris added: “We were in the room, and we got the diagnosis and I felt sick, I felt nauseous and the room felt like it was spinning. I had to get up but I couldn’t sit still and it’s not the news that you can ever prepare yourself for. You can never imagine yourself in that situation and a million thoughts are running through your head. The first one was ‘how on earth are we going to tell the kids?’”
Sadly, Sarra was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis not long after Chris was told he has cancer. She initially kept the news from her husband as she felt is "wasn't the right time" to speak about her health. Sarra said: “It’s been tough, but actually, we’ve been able to do it together. Once you’re in it, you can cope with so much more than you think.”
