Sir Chris Hoy has bravely opened up about his harrowing cancer journey, revealing he's been battling the illness since being diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer last year. The cycling legend, who clinched six Olympic golds, is now facing a prognosis of just two to four years to live after discovering the cancer has mercilessly spread to his bones. Taking to the sofas of ITV's This Morning, Sir Chris and his wife, Lady Sarra, shared their ordeal for the first time on Tuesday, 12 November, alongside presenters Cat Deeley and Dermot O'Leary.
During the emotional segment, Sir Chris spoke candidly about how his family, including their young son and daughter, have coped since the news broke publicly in February. The athlete recounted the persistent shoulder pain that led to the shocking diagnosis that refused to be sidelined even with his impressive athletic regime. "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..
.," confessed Chris to the TV hosts. He recounted the harrowing experience at the doctor's office, saying: "I went to get the scan at the doctor's 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 four prostate cancer which had spread .