Gabby Logan has admitted she and husband Kenny have to 'make a conscious effort' with each other in order for their marriage to survive.
The Sports presenter, 51, who has been happily married to the retired Scottish rugby player, 52, for 23 years after they tied the knot in 2001, shared a rare insight into their relationship.
Like any marriage, Gabby says 'communication, having fun and making time to be together' is the key to happiness.
But Gabby also stressed the importance of making effort, admitting: 'If you have something special, you need to look after it'.
Speaking to The Sun, Gabby said: 'I used to be really nervous talking about it. I thought I’d jinx it. But we’re very much a team.
Gabby Logan, 51, has admitted she and husband Kenny, 52, have to 'make a conscious effort' with each other in order for their marriage to survive
The Sports presenter, who has been happily married to Kenny for 23 years after they tied the knot in 2001, shared a rare insight into their relationship
'The key to our relationship is communication, having fun and making time to be together. You can't be apart all the time and expect everything to be great. We are lucky, as we see each other more than people realise.
'The secret is to keep making an effort. Not to be crude, but if you had an amazing sports car, you couldn’t leave it in a garage for 15 years and expect it to work straight away. If you have something special, you need to look after it.'
Last month, Gabby spoke candidly about her sex life with Kenny, after he had his prostate removed.
Kenny was diagnosed with cancer in February 2022 after Gabby urged him to go to the doctors.
Gabby told The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio that they had to have a discussion about him potentially not having an erection again because that can be affected after treatment.
She confirmed that for them, it eventually came back but admitted that she wasn't that 'patient' about it.
Speaking about an episode of The Mid.Point podcast she recorded with former rugby international Kenny about life post-prostate, Gabby said: 'It's Kenny and I talking frankly about what was going to happen.
'Because there is a big risk of functionality and not being there.
Like any marriage, Gabby says 'communication, having fun and making time to be together' is the key to happiness
But Gabby also stressed the importance of making effort, admitting: 'If you have something special, you need to look after it'
'Erectile function can be massively affected and it might not come back. Kenny was very lucky and eventually it did, but it took a while. His wife wasn't as patient as she might have been.
'I think the reason why I wanted to talk about it candidly was because, of course, if you've been together with somebody for a long time, and that's a big part of your relationship then it is something that is going to affect the dynamics.
'It's huge. I'm trying not to use the wrong words. It's huge.
'He was obviously wanting us to be the couple that we were before and obviously was facing up to this potential huge physical change.'
While Kenny received the all-clear last year was initally at '100 per cent' mentally and physically, he previously admitted that his sex life was not 'consistent'.
In February 2023, Kenny spoke candidly about the after-effects of treatment, and said they left him 'black and blue downstairs'.
Speaking to The Telegraph at the time, he said: 'Whether it be 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 is a symptom".'
'From a sexual point of view, it’s not consistent. As the surgeon said to me, this could take 18 months.
Last month, Gabby spoke candidly about her sex life with Kenny, after he had his prostate removed (pictured October 2021)
Kenny was diagnosed with cancer in February 2022 after Gabby urged him to go to the doctors
Gabby and Kenny share 18-year-old twins Reuben and Lois
'Within a month, I was getting movement, where he says, "That’s amazing". So it’s just 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.
Reiterating the need for all men his age to get checked, he said: 'If I can help one person, that’d be great. But I’ve probably helped a lot of people with the coverage it had.'
The couple said Kenny was 'extremely lucky' they caught it early, which afforded him options regarding treatment.
Kenny was inspired to go for a general check up after hearing guests on his wife's podcast discuss having their hormones tested. And when he did his results showed a high level of PSA - prostate-specific antigen.
'I got checked and very quickly, within three to four months, I had a biopsy and they said there was something there but they'd keep an eye on it,' he said.
He said what stood out the most from that appointment was the specialist telling him '40 per cent of [his] mates have got this [high PSA levels] but don't know'.
It doesn't always lead to cancer and many men go their entire lives not knowing.
So when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer a short time later, Kenny recalled it being 'a huge shock'.
He made the decision to remove the prostate entirely and is now three months post operation feeling almost as good as new.
'I'm probably about 90 per cent back to normal,' he said.
How many people does it kill?
More than 11,800 men a year - or one every 45 minutes - are killed by the disease in Britain, compared with about 11,400 women dying of breast cancer.
It means prostate cancer is behind only lung and bowel in terms of how many people it kills in Britain.
In the US, the disease kills 26,000 men each year.
Despite this, it receives less than half the research funding of breast cancer and treatments for the disease are trailing at least a decade behind.
How many men are diagnosed annually?
Every year, upwards of 52,300 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK - more than 140 every day.
How quickly does it develop?
Prostate cancer usually develops slowly, so there may be no signs someone has it for many years, according to the NHS.
If the cancer is at an early stage and not causing symptoms, a policy of 'watchful waiting' or 'active surveillance' may be adopted.
Some patients can be cured if the disease is treated in the early stages.
But if it is diagnosed at a later stage, when it has spread, then it becomes terminal and treatment revolves around relieving symptoms.
Thousands of men are put off seeking a diagnosis because of the known side effects from treatment, including erectile dysfunction.
Tests and treatment
Tests for prostate cancer are haphazard, with accurate tools only just beginning to emerge.
There is no national prostate screening programme as for years the tests have been too inaccurate.
Doctors struggle to distinguish between aggressive and less serious tumours, making it hard to decide on treatment.
Men over 50 are eligible for a ‘PSA’ blood test which gives doctors a rough idea of whether a patient is at risk.
But it is unreliable. Patients who get a positive result are usually given a biopsy which is also not fool-proof.
Scientists are unsure as to what causes prostate cancer, but age, obesity and a lack of exercise are known risks.
Anyone with any concerns can speak to Prostate Cancer UK's specialist nurses on 0800 074 8383 or visit prostatecanceruk.org
