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Hoy talks with TV Dermot to help his cancer battle
Scottish Daily Express
|July 10, 2025
SIR Chris Hoy has told how regular chats with TV broadcaster Dermot Murnaghan is helping them both cope with their terminal cancer diagnoses.
The six-time Olympic gold medallist revealed last year that he has Stage 4 prostate cancer. Former BBC and Sky News presenter Murnaghan has been diagnosed with the same illness.
Dermot, 67, said Sir Chris was one of the first people to call him after he had received the news and has described the former cyclist’s support as a “mental lifeline”.
The pair have since formed a close friendship.
Speaking on his Sporting Misadventures podcast, Sir Chris said: “A good friend of mine, Dermot Murnaghan, came out in the media with the same situation as me — Stage 4 prostate cancer.
This story is from the July 10, 2025 edition of Scottish Daily Express.
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