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BBC News
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Dave Myers widow Lili 'cannot watch' final Hairy Bikers series
Dave Myers' widow said she still cannot bring herself to watch the final Hairy Bikers series, following his death from cancer last who was one half of the Hairy Bikers TV cookery show duo along with Si King, died aged 66 shortly after the airing of their final series during which they explored the UK's west coast. Ahead of a re-run, Lili Myers said filming during his treatment had helped him regain his "sense of self" amid the many hospital appointments and physical changes like hair loss."What a superhuman effort he made to finish the series. But also, I'll never forget the look on his face once filming was done. He knew it would be his last," Mrs Myers said. When she was told the series was scheduled to run again, Mrs Myers said her "stomach filled with butterflies".The pair had been together for nearly 20 years. She remembered long talks about whether he should film the series, because he was concerned about maximising their time with each other."He said, 'look, there's this project, and if you don't want me to do it, I won't do it,'" Mrs Myers said. "'I know that this eats up from our time, and I really wouldn't like to deprive you of anything.'"He always considered me first." 'Feel himself again' Mrs Myers said she encouraged her husband to do it "because it meant so much to him"."Being under treatment, he had a sense of losing his identity, his hair loss," she said."Can you imagine? He was known for his hair and all of a sudden, this treatment took his hair away."Myers' sense of taste changed which meant he could not "feel the same pleasure" eating food as he had done wife said: "Filming this series for him, I felt that it would make him feel himself again."Make him feel that he had not lost anything, that he was valuable, that he was whole and everything was normal again." King, Dave and Mrs Myers watched the first episode together when in aired in early February 2024. "That was the first, the only episode that I watched," Mrs Myers said."I couldn't watch the rest of it because afterwards he became ill and it was very difficult to watch."Myers died later that month, to an outpouring of his passing, Myers' friends and family have organised Dave Day and Dave Day 2, during which thousands of bikers travel from London to Myers's home town of Barrow, raising money for year's event has already raised thousands of pounds for NSPCC Childline and CancerCare North Lancashire and south Cumbria. The Hairy Bikers Go West will re-run on BBC Two on 15 July. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
The Independent
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Dave Myer's widow reveals unexpected conversation with late star in final days
Lili Myers, wife of the late Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers, shared insights into their final days together and their unique relationship. Dave Myers died of cancer in 2024 at the age of 66, two years after his diagnosis. Lili recounted a surprising moment in his final, sedated days when he responded, "I'm not going anywhere," reflecting his enduring spirit. The couple met in Romania in 2005, developing a long-distance pen pal relationship before Lili moved to the UK and they married in 2011. Lili reflected on their 20-year relationship, stating that Dave taught her how to live and emphasizing that a successful relationship is made, not found.
The Independent
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Hairy Biker Dave Mysers' widow details TV star's determined message in final days
Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Lili Myers, the wife of late Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers, has recalled the details of an unexpected conversation they shared in his final days. Myers, who was one part of the TV star duo with Si King, died of cancer aged 66 last year after being diagnosed in 2022. Together, Myers and King made countless BBC shows that merged their love of cooking and motorbikes. Myers met Lili in the Romanian hotel Casa Lurca in 2005, when the Hairy Bikers were in the country to film their debut series, The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook. Speaking to The Times, Lili revealed Myers spent the days leading up to his death sedated and unresponsive. She assured him that if he needed to go, she would be alright, to which he surprisingly responded: 'I'm not going anywhere.' Lili continued: 'At the back of his mind, there was always something cooking, always the next project. So I take it like that, 'I'm not going anywhere.' 'But do you know something? It will sound weird, but I feel him everywhere. He's not gone. There are little things happening in the house; things come and go and disappear and reappear.' open image in gallery Dave Myers's widow Lili has detailed an unexpected conversation between them in the days leading up to his death ( PA ) She said that Myers, who was known for his zealous personality, was a grown-up 'with the spirit of a five-year-old'. Recalling their first meeting, she said that he began to call her for 30 seconds or a minute at a time. They later became pen pals, with Myers sending 'funny, funny emails, describing the world through his eyes'. 'It was a beautiful thing. Gentle,' she said. 'Nothing was pushed, nothing was forced.' After many long-distance phone calls – from India, Myers once ran up a £1,600 phone bill – Lili moved to Myers' home in Barrow-in-Furness and they married in 2011. The couple had no children but Lili had a son and a daughter from her previous marriage. Myers received his cancer diagnosis while he and Lili were driving through Normandy to their second home in the Pays de la Loire region in 2022. He underwent chemotherapy and less aggressive treatments, but by 2023 the treatments were no longer working. open image in gallery Myers and Lili attending the TV Choice Awards 2017 ( Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment ) 'How lucky am I to have experienced 20 years with him? ' Lili said. 'To have had the impact that he had on my life. He taught me a lot of things. I learnt how to live.' Of their unlikely romance, she added: 'People are waiting for the right one to arrive in their lives so they can be happy. No. There's no right one. 'You make it right for yourself first, that you're the right one, and then you can match and make things work with the other one, your pair.'
BBC News
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Hairy Biker Dave Myers' make-up artist past explored by Barrow museum
The late Dave Myers' career as a make-up artist who once had the job of painting popstar Adam Ant's trademark white stripe is being explored in a new exhibition about the Hairy Biker's Dock Museum in Barrow-in-Furness has announced it will rebrand to the Dave Museum for the show in June in honour of the chef and presenter who died of cancer last long career a make-up artist before he found fame in front of the camera will be explored through a series of photographs, signed programmes and widow Lili said there were areas of her husband's life that were "unknown beyond his family and friends" and it would be "interesting to make this public". Much of the exhibition will showcase items that have not been seen publicly before, including a motorcycle helmet."I can't think of a better place to have donated some of Dave's most loved possessions to be on show to the public," Mrs Myers said."I've also donated some of his personal clothing, much of it stained by food - you could read a manual of his life from his shirts." The exhibition will also feature photos of Myers as a youngster in manager John Irving said he had known the Hairy Biker for years and "his story is fascinating"."I'm both honoured and excited to have collected all these much loved items from Lili and cannot wait to share his story with the wider public," he said."Everyone knew Dave as a Hairy Biker but there is so much to tell from his life, especially around Barrow."The museum's name will change from 18 to 23 June. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
