Si King shares emotional dedication to 'best mate' Dave Myers after Hairy Bikers star makes first solo appearance
King took to social media to share an emotional message
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Hairy Bikers' star Si King has made his first public work appearance without his late co-star Dave Myers.
Myers died in February at the age of 66 after a two-year battle with cancer, leaving his bereaved wife, fans and best pal King, 57, heartbroken.
King was present when Myers died on February 28 this year, with the famous cooking duo having worked on screens together for two decades.
King made his first solo appearance in Birmingham last weekend as he demonstrated some cooking to some fans at the Good Food Show Summer in Birmingham's NEC.
According to OK!, he was joined on stage by chef Gennaro Contaldo, 75, TV presenter Chris Bavin, 44 and recipe book writer Chris Baber.
King signed copies of he and his late best pal's book, The Hairy Bikers' Ultimate Comfort Food.
The TV presenter posted some snaps of the event on The Hairy Bikers' Instagram page, one showing him taking a bow on stage as he captioned the post: "Thanks for having me @goodfoodshows ! Clearly I was unknowingly showing off my air saxophone skills!"
He later posted another clip about his new book release in memory of Myers.
King penned: "Our new book Our Family Favourites is now available to pre order through the link in our stories!
"It's a book we talking at length about and one that I wanted to finish in memory of Dave." (sic)
Si King dedicated the book to his 'best mate'
Elaborating further in the video, he went on to tell fans: "It's [the book] one that I wanted to honour my best friend.
"It's full of brand new recipes, favourites to us over the years, and recipes that remain to this day close to our hearts."
Sounding choked up, he concluded: "It's out in October but you can pre-order now. It's a really special book, written with love and in memory of my mate."
Supportive fans flooded the comments section to offer messages about the loss of Myers.
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"Sending hugs. It must be so hard to carry on without your best mate. You really are amazing and I’m sure Dave would be so proud of you," one wrote.
Another penned: "Aww Si, it's so sad just to see you without Dave life is just cruel, isn't it? keep shining."
"How lovely. What a wonderful tribute to Dave. Hope you’re doing ok Si, much love to you," a third remarked.
Someone else added: "You’re an inspiration and Dave will be smiling down on you Si. Still saddened when I see your shows but with a smile knowing we had such quality. Stay strong Si."
"Just pre-ordered my copy. So glad you got to finish this for your best mate x," another remarked, while someone else wrote: "What a beautiful thing to do for your bestie. Take care Si." (sic)
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