Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers has died at the age of 66, less than two years after revealing his cancer diagnosis.
Dave Myers Cause of death
Dave Myers died on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at the age of 66, with his family and friend Si King at his side.
In 2018, Dave Myers was informed that he was suffering from glaucoma. In October 2021, Si King announced that Myers was recovering after contracting COVID-19.
In May 2022, Myers revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer and had been undergoing chemotherapy treatment. In January 2023, he appeared on the BBC Breakfast Show, announcing a new series of The Hairy Bikers TV show, and giving an update on his continuing treatment.
Dave Myers’s obituary information
Dave Myers was born in Barrow-in-Furness, where his father worked as a foreman in a paper mill. He attended Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys, where he had an inspirational art teacher, Mr Eaton. He went on to earn a fine art degree at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a master’s degree in art history. The first motorcycle Myers bought was a Cossack Ural Mars Mk III, with a sidecar when he was a student.
Dave Myers then became a professional make-up artist, specializing in prosthetics. He met Si King in 1995 on the set of a TV drama titled The Gambling Man.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
