Gabby Logan has spoken candidly in the media about her rugby ace husband’s battle with prostate cancer and how the disease left him struggling with erectile dysfunction. However, that’s one topic her 17-year-old twins – daughter Lois and son Reuben – have no desire to hear about.

In fact, the blushing sports presenter revealed they’ve already gone “mental” about how much she’s revealed. “I won’t talk about it in too much detail, my kids will go mental as they think I’ve already said enough,” she explained to the Times.

She added that “it is a taboo subject that people don’t really want to talk about”. Husband Kenny was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and his gruelling treatment, which involved prostate removal, left him “black and blue downstairs”.

He told the Telegraph at the time: “Whether it be my dyslexia, my relationship, IVF, we’ve always been quite open, so I was quite happy to talk about erectile dysfunction… it is a symptom [with prostate cancer].” Kenny, who is 50, had explained that Gabby had expected their passionate sex life to continue “immediately” after his operation, but that nature had other ideas.

However, while his surgeon had warned it could take 18 months for his sexual performance to improve, Kenny revealed that he’d been fortunate enough to experience “movement” within a month. He added: “The beauty is you can take a tablet and it changes things.”

Three months after his op, he shared that he was feeling “90 per cent better”.

Meanwhile, the pair have both reiterated that their openness is motivated by a desire to raise cancer awareness for members of the public.

If treated early, sufferers can make a full recovery, but often symptoms don’t show up until the cancer has reached an advanced stage, meaning it’s vital to act quickly.

According to the NHS, the main symptoms include an increased need to urinate, straining while urinating and a feeling that your bladder hasn’t fully emptied afterwards.

These can also be symptoms of something more benign, such as an enlarged prostate – which King Charles was diagnosed with last month.

Anyone with concerns about the condition can contact Prostate Cancer UK’s specialist nurses on 0800 074 8383 or visit prostatecanceruk.org