Hairy Bikers and "The Hairy Bikers' Mississippi Adventure" for Good Food. Both Myers and King have a background in TV and film production. Myers is a professional make-up artist, specialising in prosthetics, while King served as locations manager on numerous productions including the "Harry Potter" films and "Byker Grove". They met in 1992 on the set of a TV drama entitled "The Gambling Man" which was based on a Catherine Cookson novel. King was the second assistant director and Myers was head of prosthetics, hair and make-up on the production. Both have a tattoo of Che Guevara on their right arm. Simon
Hairy Bikers the series. In August 2012, "Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight" showed how the Hairy Bikers' radically changed lifestyles, but stayed true to their love of great food, as they embarked on a campaign to lose two-and-a-half stones () in three months, and comfortably passed their target weights. In August 2012, Myers appeared on Channel 4's "Countdown" in dictionary corner, and again in January 2013. Myers took part in the eleventh series of "Strictly Come Dancing", partnering Karen Hauer. On 10 November 2013 he was the sixth celebrity to be eliminated from the contest. In September 2016