Sir Chris Hoy’s wife posted a blunt message on social media just months after the Olympic legend was diagnosed with cancer. Last week, Hoy announced that his disease was terminal with doctors suggesting he has between two and four years to live.

The 48-year-old was initially diagnosed with prostate cancer which later spread to his bones, pelvis, hip, spine, shoulder and rib. To make matters worse, his wife Sarra was diagnosed with an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis (MS) just weeks later.

Earlier this year, she posted a two-word statement on Instagram which suggested the family was going through a tough time. In March, she shared an image of herself wearing earrings which spelled out the phrase: “F**k it.”

Sarra captioned the post: “When life doesn’t quite go the way you had planned, you have to remind yourself – WAIT, THERE WAS NEVER A PLAN! This is life, right here right now. Live it.”

Hoy is expected to open up on his own journey as well as the news that his wife had been diagnosed with MS in a forthcoming memoir, titled All That Matters.

In an extract published by The Telegraph, Hoy wrote: “It’s the closest I’ve come to, like, you know, why me? Just, what? What’s going on here? It didn’t seem real. It was such a huge blow, when you’re already reeling.

“You think nothing could possibly get worse. You literally feel like you’re at rock bottom, and you find out, oh no, you’ve got further to fall. It was brutal.”

Hoy added that while his two young children already know about his cancer diagnosis, they are yet to be informed about Sarra’s condition. He explained: “I never want to lie to them, but there are certain things you don’t need to tell them straight away.”

In an attempt to shield their children from the ensuing media storm, Hoy and his wife have whisked them away on a two-week holiday in the hope things will have calmed down upon their return.

Hoy’s terminal diagnosis came after he sought treatment for what he assumed was an injury he had sustained in the gym. In a heartbreaking turn of events, he was informed by doctors that his cancer had spread throughout his body and was incurable.

The former cyclist won six Olympic gold medals between 2004 and 2012, the second-highest tally of any British sportsperson. He retired in 2013 and has since moved into punditry, having featured as part of the BBC’s coverage of Paris 2024.