BBC Breakfast star Sally Nugent interviews Sir Chris Hoy for the first time since his ‘horrible’ terminal cancer diagnosis

Sally Nugent shared a post in support of Sir Chris Hoy after meeting the six-time Olympic cycling champion for the first time since he announced he had terminal prostate cancer.

The BBC Breakfast presenter interviewed the 48-year-old athlete, who spoke of his shock and horror at his diagnosis, which he described as a “living nightmare”. Sharing a photo with Chris, she captioned the post: “Sir Chris Hoy has spent much of the past year undergoing treatment for incurable prostate cancer. Now he has written this story in his own words in a new book – and he is ready to tell us about it.

“Chris had no prostate symptoms when he was diagnosed. He wants men like him to have the genetic predisposition as early as possible because early diagnosis is key.”

man in suit and tie — Chris was diagnosed with terminal cancer

His words are so powerful. We’ll be doing interviews on @bbcbreakfast and @bbcone tomorrow at 8pm and on @bbciplayer.”

Her post was met with overwhelming support, with one person writing: “Chris Hoy is a wonderful person. I have nothing but admiration and sympathy for him.” Another fan added: “Early diagnosis is crucial for many diseases. I wish brave, resilient Chris and his family all the best at this time.”

couple posing on the red carpet — Sir Chris Hoy and his wife Sarah at the 2022 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

In an interview, Chris explained that before going to the doctor, he had very few symptoms other than pain in his shoulder and ribs, which he believed was the result of working out in the gym, and expected to be diagnosed with tendonitis. Instead, medical professionals found a tumor and Chris was told his cancer was “incurable but treatable.”

It was confirmed that he had secondary bone cancer due to prostate cancer.

Sir Chris Hoy of Great Britain celebrates his victory at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

The father-of-two said: “It was the biggest shock of my life. I remember feeling absolute horror and shock. I just walked back in a daze. I couldn’t believe the news and was just trying to wrap my head around it, I don’t remember walking, I just remember being halfway home thinking, “Where am I?” And then I thought, “How am I going to tell Sarah? What will I say?

He added: “I had no symptoms, nothing to indicate that it could be a problem. We were informed that it was incurable. Suddenly everything, all your thoughts, everything rushes. flashes before your eyes at this moment.

Ben Thompson and Sally Nugent presented BBC Breakfast on Tuesday.

“It feels like it’s unreal. You feel like you want to get out, you feel like an animal in a cage, you want to get out of the consulting room, escape from the hospital and get away from it. everything, but you realize that you can’t outrun it, it’s inside you, and this is only the first step of the acceptance process.”

Sir Chris Hoy: In Search of Hope will air on BBC One on November 5 at 8pm.