Gabby Logan has opened up about her sex life with husband Kenny after he had his prostate removed.
Former Scotland rugby international Kenny, 52, was diagnosed with cancer in February 2022 after Gabby, 51, urged him to see a doctor.
And on Thursday, Gabby told The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio that they had to discuss him not having an erection again, as it can be affected after treatment.
She confirmed that they eventually got it back, but admitted that she wasn’t that “patient” about it.
Speaking about an episode of The Mid.Point podcast she did with ex-rugby international Kenny about life after prostate cancer, Gabby said: “It’s Kenny and I talking honestly about what happens.
“Because there is a great risk of functionality and non-existence.
Gabby Logan has opened up about what happened to her sex life with husband Kenny after he had his prostate removed following cancer treatment (picture)
Former Scotland rugby international Kenny, 52, was diagnosed with cancer in February 2022 after Gabby, 51, urged him to see a doctor.
Erectile function may be significantly affected and may not return. Kenny was very lucky and eventually it happened, but it took a while. His wife was not as patient as she could be.
“I think the reason I wanted to be open about it was because obviously if you’re with someone for a long time, and that’s a big part of your relationship, then it’s something that’s going to affect the dynamic.
‘It’s huge. I try not to use bad words. It’s huge.
“He obviously wanted us to be the couple that we were before and he was obviously facing this potential huge physical change.
While Kenny received the all-clear last year that he was initially at ‘100 per cent’ mentally and physically, he previously admitted his sex life was not ‘consistent’.
Kenny and presenter Gabby have been married for over 22 years and have two children together.
In February 2023, Kenny spoke openly about the effects of the treatment, saying it had left him ‘black and blue down’.
Now Gabby has revealed they had to discuss him potentially not having an erection again as it can be affected after treatment (pictured in October 2021)
In an interview with The Chris Evans Breakfast Show, she confirmed that they eventually got back together, but admitted that she wasn’t so “patient” about it.
Speaking on an episode of The Mid.Point podcast, she said: “It’s Kenny and I talking honestly about what’s going to happen because there’s a big risk of functionality and absence.
Speaking to The Telegraph at the time, he said: “Whether it was my dyslexia, my relationship, IVF, we’ve always been quite open. So I was quite happy to talk about erectile dysfunction and all these other things because I was like, “It’s a symptom.”
“Sexually, it’s not consistent. As the surgeon told me, it could take 18 months.
“Within a month, I got into a movement where he’s like, ‘This is amazing.’ So it’s not as consistent. The beauty is you can take a tablet and it changes things.”
He explained that his brave honesty was motivated by his desire to help other people.
He reiterated the need for all men his age to get checked, saying: “If I could help one person that would be great. But I probably helped a lot of people with the coverage it had.”
The couple said Kenny was “extremely lucky” it was caught early, which gave him options for treatment.
Kenny was inspired to get screened after hearing guests on his wife’s podcast discussing hormone testing. And when he did, his results showed a high level of PSA – prostate specific antigen.
“I had a check-up and very quickly, within three to four months, I had a biopsy and they said there was something there but they would monitor it,” he said.
He said the thing that stood out the most from that appointment was that the specialist told him ’40 percent [his] friends have it [high PSA levels] but I dont know’.
It doesn’t always lead to cancer, and many men don’t know about it their whole lives.
So when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer shortly afterwards, Kenny recalled it was a “huge shock”.
He decided to have his prostate completely removed and now, three months after surgery, he feels almost as good as new.
“I’m probably 90 percent back to normal,” he said.
Gabby has previously spoken about her difficult journey back to health and revealed that her husband seemed perfectly fine until the day of the operation.
“He did a bike session, no pain, no symptoms, and to go in and have … really invasive surgery, obviously it takes a long time to recover,” she said.
“You’re going to feel a lot worse after this… but. [we’re] very, very, very lucky.’
Kenny and presenter Gabby have been married for over 20 years and have two children together
In February 2023, Kenny spoke openly about the effects of the treatment, saying it had left him “black and blue down”.
The couple said Kenny was “extremely lucky” they caught it early. Kenny was inspired to get checked after hearing guests on his wife’s podcast discuss getting their hormones tested
Kenny hoped his diagnosis would spark more open discussions in the community, having previously noted that men in particular are “notorious” for suffering in silence and not scheduling regular check-ups with doctors.
Prostate cancer can often be treated if caught early, but symptoms usually don’t appear until the cancer is already in advanced stages.
It is the most common cancer in men in the UK. The couple encourage men to learn more about the disease and consider talking to their GP about the risks.
More than 52,300 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK each year – more than 140 every day.
Up to 11,800 men die from prostate cancer in Britain each year, trailing only lung and bowel cancer in annual deaths.