Hairy Bikers

The nation's favourite cooking duo, and beloved food enthusiasts, the Hairy Bikers. With their unique blend of tasty recipes, cheeky humour and irresistible enthusiasm, the Hairy Bikers are Britain's favourite food heroes. Born and bred in Barrow-in-Furness, Dave Myers' versatile skills have taken him to some unusual places. He worked in a steelworks as a student, to finance his studies in Fine Arts, and later joined the BBC as a make-up artist, specialising in prosthetics. Si King hails from North East England and is a big, blond bearded biker with an infectious laugh. He worked for many years as an Assistant Director and Locations Manager for film and television, including the Harry Potter films. Si and Dave met on the set of a TV drama in 1995 and have been cooking and riding together ever since. They have now written 30 cookbooks, including The Hairy Bikers' British Classics, Everyday Winners, Mums Know Best, Brilliant Bakes, Veggie Feasts and 12 Days of Christmas. In 2012, the boys shed more than six stone between them on the TV show The Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight and launched a publishing phenomenon. They have also published an acclaimed autobiography, Blood, Sweat & Tyres. Selling in excess of 6 million copies of their books TCM, Si and Dave have entertained and inspired with their innovative publishing and heartwarming TV shows for nearly three decades. Dave Myers passed away on 28 February 2024, aged 66, following a battle with cancer. www.hairybikers.com https://www.facebook.com/HairyBikers https://twitter.com/HairyBikers

Dave Myers

Born and bred in Barrow-in-Furness, Dave Myers joined the BBC as a make-up artist, and while travelling the world with hit TV series he picked up recipes with Si, Dave's travelling companion and the other half of the hairy bikers.

Si King hails from North East England and is a big, blond bearded biker with an infectious laugh. His love of food was established at a young age when his father bought exotic ingredients back from his Royal Navy voyages.

Si King hails from North East England and is a big, blond bearded biker with an infectious laugh. His love of food was established at a young age when his father bought exotic ingredients back from his Royal Navy voyages. Born and bred in Barrow-in-Furness, Dave Myers joined the BBC as a make-up artist, and while travelling the world with hit TV series he picked up recipes with Si, Dave's travelling companion and the other half of the hairy bikers.

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Si King

Si King hails from North East England and is a big, blond, bearded biker with an infectious laugh. His love of food was established at a young age when his father brought exotic ingredients back from his Royal Navy voyages. Born and bred in Barrow-in-Furness, Dave Myers joined the BBC as a make-up artist, and while travelling the world with hit TV series he picked up recipes with Si, Dave's travelling companion and the other half of the hairy bikers.

They have been entertaining and feeding Britain with their unique blend of delicious recipes, cheeky humour and motorbike enthusiasm for years now. They are regular faces on the BBC, fronting programmes such as Mum Know's Best, and The Hairy Bikers' Bakeation.

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