PAUL MARTINEZ: AMY SANCETTA/ALAMY; STEVE WRIGHT: EVENING STANDARD/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY; DAVE MYERS: KEN MCKAY/ITV/SHUTTERSTOCK
ONE HALF OF the much-loved Hairy Bikers, Dave Myers first found fame alongside his partner Si King as aTV chef way back in 2004. He had been diagnosed with cancer two years ago. Myers was 66 years old.
Born and raised in Barrow-in-Furness, Myers was a Northerner and proud of the fact. He and sidekick King met in the 90s. Together they became known for travelling around the world on motorbikes, sampling and cooking food from different regions. The Hairy Bikers published more than 30 recipe books, selling in excess of six million copies. Myers’s celebrity status increased when he appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013.