'Biggest ovarian cyst I've ever seen!' Hairy Biker Dave Myers' mum surprised by pregnancy
express.co.ukDave Myers, 64, recently appeared on the 11th episode of the podcast Comfort Eating with Grace Dent.The star makes up one half of the famous travelling chef duo, the Hairy Bikers, alongside fellow food enthusiast and friend Si King, 55.MasterChef regular Grace, 48, has hosted plenty of famous guests on her podcast with The Guardian, where they discuss their favourite comfort foods before delving a bit deeper into their personal lives.After sharing some tinned tomatoes on toast, the pair spoke about Dave’s mother and her unexpected pregnancy news.Grace began by asking Dave about his early childhood, where he described his unusual upbringing due to having much older parents, although he didn’t think much of it at the time.“Dave, I understand that you were something of a surprise addition to your parents' lives,” she prompted.In response, Dave exclaimed: “Yes!
I mean, my mum went to the doctor and it was thought that she had an ovarian cyst.“He was called Dr Morrison, this Scottish GP, and he said, 'Mrs Myers, this is the biggest bl***y ovarian cyst I’ve ever seen!.
You’re pregnant.'”At this point, Grace erupted into laughter, before Dave went on to explain that, because his mother was 41, she was told she couldn’t have children.“I mean that’s it, you were classed as a very geriatric mother by that point,” Grace pointed out.Dave went on to explain that his father was actually several years older than his mother, as he had already been married previously.He said: “So my dad was 55, but he was brilliant.
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