This Morning legend’s son turns out to be Olympic medal-winning star

A This Morning legend’s son had a former life as an athlete (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

For your random fact of the day: This Morning legend Dr Chris Steele’s son was formerly an Olympic athlete.

The medic’s son, Andrew Steele, was a professional 400 metres and 4x400m relay runner before founding a health tech start-up

In 2008, Andrew competed in the Beijing Olympic Games, reaching the semi-final in the individual 400m event.

As part of the Great Britain team, he was awarded the Bronze Medal for the 4x400m relay after the Russian team was disqualified when athlete Denis Alexeev tested positive for taking a steroid.

Andrew also competed in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan, the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia and the European U23 Championships in Erfurt, Germany.

Now, the runner is the CEO and founder of Stride, a digital-first complete health and wellness company that sells products including home tests for DNA, microbiome, and blood markers.

Andrew won a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 (Picture: PA)

The firm also provides personalised supplement support.

Meanwhile, Dr Chris was This Morning’s resident health expert from when the ITV show first aired in 1988 until he retired in 2021.

Throughout his TV career, Dr Chris has raised awareness of different conditions, including testicular cancer.

In 2018, he performed a live examination on Love Island star Chris Hughes to encourage men to check themselves.

After watching the show, Chris’ brother Ben discovered a lump which doctors later found to be cancerous.

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Movember suggests giving your testicles a bit of a feel each month while in the bath or shower, it takes just minutes to do.

Roll one testicle between thumb and fingers to get to know what’s normal and repeat with the other one. 

If you notice a change in size or shape, a lump that wasn’t there before, or if they become painful to touch, see a doctor.

Dr Chris was This Morning’s health expert from 1988 until 2021 (Picture: S Meddle/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

He had the testicle removed and was later declared cancer-free.

The brothers later fronted documentary, Me, My Brother, And Our Balls, during which Ben said: ‘Essentially Chris going on This Morning saved my life.’

In 2015, Dr Chris also demonstrated live on This Morning how to perform breast self-examinations on both men and women.

In recognition of his services to the medical profession and broadcasting, the medic was appointed an MBE in April 2010.

This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV.

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