One half of The Furry Bikers, Dave Myers has died, aged 66, following a two-year most cancers battle.
Co-star of the hit cooking collection Si King introduced the information on social media with a heartfelt tribute to his pal of 20 years, who died surrounded by household and pals on Wednesday.
“All who knew Dave are devastated at his passing,” King wrote within the assertion.
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“His beloved spouse introduced him such happiness as did her kids, Iza and Sergiu who Dave liked like his personal.
“Personally, I’m not positive I can put into phrases on how I really feel in the intervening time. My greatest pal is on a journey that for now, I can not observe.
“I’ll miss him each day and the bond and friendship we shared over half a lifetime.
“I want you god’s pace brother; you might be and can stay a beacon on this world. See you on the opposite aspect. Love ya.”
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King thanked followers who despatched messages of help throughout Myers’ well being battle.
“It meant the world to him, his household and all The Furry Bikers workforce,” King wrote.
“I’m sending you all a lot love and gratitude for these easy acts of kindness, generosity and spirit. We’re eternally grateful for them.”
The pair met in 1992 on the set of the BBC adaptation of Catherine Cookson’s The Playing Man – Myers was working as a make-up artist, specialising in prosthetics and visible results, whereas King was the second assistant director.
Myers and King then made their debut collectively as presenters on The Furry Bikers’ Cookbook on the BBC in 2004.
The present ran for 4 seasons earlier than making a collection of breakout reveals together with The Furry Bikers’ Meals Tour of Britain and The Furry Bikers’ Pubs That Constructed Britain.
The latest within the collection was The Furry Bikers Go West, which began on-air within the UK earlier this month.
It noticed the duo travelling down the UK’s west coast – a tribute and deal with to Myers, who’s “a west coast lad”.
Throughout the first episode, Myers confessed to viewers he “wasn’t positive I might ever get again within the saddle once more”, making it “a dream come true” to be again on his motorcycle.
“There was a time I could not steadiness, I could not stroll, I did not suppose I might be getting on a motorbike,” he mentioned of his most cancers battle.
Throughout an interview to mark the beginning of the collection, King praised his co-star for filming the present whereas present process remedy.
“This one was significantly particular basically due to Dave’s well being and his sheer and utter dedication and love for what he does,” King mentioned.
“Particularly to proceed to do it whereas he was having remedy took outstanding braveness and vitality.”
The pair put out greater than 30 The Furry Bikers books, which have offered nearly 6 million copies worldwide.
Along with their cooking-travelling hybrid collection, Myers appeared as a contestant on the UK actuality TV present Strictly Come Dancing (aka Dancing with the Stars) in 2013.
It was by way of the present that Myers met his future spouse Liliana Orzac.
She was the supervisor of the resort they had been staying at whereas filming The Furry Bikers’ Cookbook in Romania in 2005.
“For a few years my largest remorse in life was the actual fact I hadn’t had kids,” Myers beforehand informed The Mirror.
“However after I married Lil I had this ready-made household with two stepchildren and it introduced me such pleasure.”
The couple wed in 2011 in Cumbria, England, with King as his greatest man. It was Myers’ second marriage.
Myers was additionally engaged in 1998 however misplaced his fiancee to most cancers.
