In your random reality of the day: This Morning legend Dr Chris Steele’s son was previously an Olympic athlete.
The medic’s son, Andrew Steele, was knowledgeable 400 metres and 4x400m relay runner earlier than founding a well being tech start-up
In 2008, Andrew competed within the Beijing Olympic Video games, reaching the semi-final within the particular person 400m occasion.
As a part of the Nice Britain staff, he was awarded the Bronze Medal for the 4x400m relay after the Russian staff was disqualified when athlete Denis Alexeev examined constructive for taking a steroid.
Andrew additionally competed within the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan, the 2006 Commonwealth Video games in Melbourne, Australia and the European U23 Championships in Erfurt, Germany.
Now, the runner is the CEO and founding father of Stride, a digital-first full well being and wellness firm that sells merchandise together with residence assessments for DNA, microbiome, and blood markers.
The agency additionally supplies personalised complement help.
In the meantime, Dr Chris was This Morning’s resident well being knowledgeable from when the ITV present first aired in 1988 till he retired in 2021.
All through his TV profession, Dr Chris has raised consciousness of various situations, together with testicular most cancers.
In 2018, he carried out a stay examination on Love Island star Chris Hughes to encourage males to verify themselves.
After watching the present, Chris’ brother Ben found a lump which docs later discovered to be cancerous.
How to verify your self for testicular most cancers
Movember suggests giving your testicles a little bit of a really feel every month whereas within the bathtub or bathe, it takes simply minutes to do.
Roll one testicle between thumb and fingers to get to know what’s regular and repeat with the opposite one.
In the event you discover a change in dimension or form, a lump that wasn’t there earlier than, or in the event that they turn into painful to contact, see a health care provider.
He had the testicle eliminated and was later declared cancer-free.
The brothers later fronted documentary, Me, My Brother, And Our Balls, throughout which Ben mentioned: ‘Basically Chris occurring This Morning saved my life.’
In 2015, Dr Chris additionally demonstrated stay on This Morning how to carry out breast self-examinations on each women and men.
In recognition of his providers to the medical occupation and broadcasting, the medic was appointed an MBE in April 2010.
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV.
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