Kenny Logan Opens Up About His ‘Inconsistent’ Sex Life With Wife Gabby After Prostate Cancer Treatment
Kenny Logan has opened up about his sex life with his wife Gabby, after receiving treatment to cure his prostate cancer.
Former Scottish rugby international Kenny, 50, was diagnosed with cancer in February 2022 after 49-year-old Gabby urged him to see a doctor.
Now, thankfully, Kenny has been given the go-ahead and while he says he’s ‘100 per cent’ mentally and physically, he admits his sex life isn’t ‘consistent’.
He was extremely candid about the after effects of the treatment, saying he was left ‘black and blue down below’.
speaking to The Telegraph, said: ‘Whether it’s my dyslexia, my relationship, IVF, we’ve always been pretty open. So, I was quite happy to talk about erectile dysfunction and all this other stuff because I was like, ‘It’s a symptom.’
Candid: Kenny Logan has opened up about his sex life with wife Gabby, after receiving treatment to cure his prostate cancer (pictured October 2021)
Kenny continued: ‘From a sexual standpoint, it’s not consistent. As the surgeon told me, this could take 18 months. Within a month, I started getting movement, where he says, “That’s amazing.” So it’s not that consistent. The beauty is that you can take a tablet and it changes things.’
Kenny and host Gabby have been married for over 20 years and share two children.
He explained that his courageous honesty was motivated by his desire to help other people.
Reiterating the need for all men his age to get checked out, he said: “If I can help one person that would be great.” But I’ve probably helped a lot of people with the coverage I had.’
It comes after Kenny appeared on BBC Breakfast in September with his wife and said he had no symptoms and “had to go get it” in a stark warning about how insidious prostate cancer can be.
“I literally fell over,” he said of the Feb. 7 diagnosis. I did not see him coming. No symptoms at all… It’s hard.
‘I found out I had prostate cancer by accident. If you have symptoms, it may be too late. Guys, go get tested, it’s easy and it could save your life.
The couple, who have been married for 21 years, said Logan was “extremely lucky” that he was caught early, giving him options regarding treatment.
Scary: Former Scottish rugby international Kenny, 50, was diagnosed with cancer in February 2022 after Gabby, 49, urged him to go to the doctor.
Family: Gabby and Kenny have been married for over 20 years and have two children together
Kenny was inspired to get a general checkup after hearing guests on his wife’s podcast talk about getting tested for hormones. And when he did, his results showed a high level of PSA-prostate specific antigen.
“They checked me out and very quickly, in three or four months, they biopsied me and said there was something there, but they would keep an eye on it,” he said.
He said that what stood out most about that appointment was that the specialist told him that ’40 percent of [his] the companions have this [high PSA levels] but I do not know’. It doesn’t always lead to cancer and many men go their entire lives without knowing it.
So when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer a short time later, Logan recalled that it was “a huge shock.”
Sticking Together: Kenny hopes his diagnosis will spark more open discussions in the community, noting that men are particularly ‘notorious’ for suffering in silence and not scheduling regular checkups with doctors.
He made the decision to have his prostate completely removed and now three months post-op he feels almost as good as new.
“I’m probably 90 percent back to normal,” he said.
Gabby spoke about her tough journey back to good health, noting that her husband seemed completely fine until the day of the operation.
“He did a bike session, no pain, no symptoms and going in and having…really invasive surgery, obviously it takes a long time to recover,” he said.
‘You’re going to feel a lot worse after that… but [we’re] very, very, very lucky.
Speaking: Kenny and his wife Gabby made the revelation on BBC Breakfast in September to urge men to get tested
Kenny hopes his diagnosis will spark more open discussions in the community, noting that men are particularly “notorious” for suffering in silence and not scheduling regular checkups with doctors.
Prostate cancer can often be treated if caught early, but symptoms usually don’t appear until the cancer is 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.
Every year, more than 52,300 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK, more than 140 every day.
Up to 11,800 men in Britain die from prostate cancer annually, meaning it is second only to lung and bowel cancer in annual deaths.