Dave Myers widow Lili ‘cannot watch’ final Hairy Bikers series

Pamela TickellBBC Information, North East and CumbriaBBC / South Shore ProductionsThe Furry Bikers Go West was their final seriesLili Myers, the widow of Furry Biker Dave, stated she couldn’t watch the ultimate collection of her husband’s cookery present following his dying from most cancers final yr.Myers, who was one half of the TV duo together with Si King, died aged 66 shortly after the airing of their closing collection throughout which they explored the UK’s west coast. Forward of a re-run, Mrs Myers stated filming throughout his remedy had helped him regain his “sense of self” amid the various hospital appointments and bodily modifications like hair loss.”What a superhuman effort he made to complete the collection. But in addition, I will always remember the look on his face as soon as filming was achieved. He knew it could be his final,” she stated.When she was informed the collection was scheduled to run once more, Mrs Myers stated her “abdomen full of butterflies”.The pair had been collectively for practically 20 years.Household handoutLili Myers stated Dave at all times thought-about her first when making decisionsShe remembered lengthy talks about whether or not he ought to movie the collection, as a result of he was involved about maximising their time with one another.”He stated, ‘look, there’s this venture, and if you do not need me to do it, I will not do it,'” Mrs Myers stated. “‘I do know that this eats up from our time, and I actually would not wish to deprive you of something.'”He at all times thought-about me first.”‘Really feel himself once more’Mrs Myers stated she inspired her husband to do it “as a result of it meant a lot to him”.”Being below remedy, he had a way of shedding his id, his hair loss,” she stated.”Are you able to think about? He was recognized for his hair and unexpectedly, this remedy took his hair away.”Myers’ sense of style modified which meant he couldn’t “really feel the identical pleasure” consuming meals as he had achieved earlier than.His spouse stated: “Filming this collection for him, I felt that it could make him really feel himself once more.”Make him really feel that he had not misplaced something, that he was worthwhile, that he was complete and every little thing was regular once more.”Household photoLili and Dave Myers had been collectively for practically 20 yearsKing, Dave and Mrs Myers watched the primary episode collectively when in aired in early February 2024. “That was the primary, the one episode that I watched,” Mrs Myers stated.”I could not watch the remainder of it as a result of afterwards he turned sick and it was very tough to observe.”Myers died later that month, to an outpouring of grief.Since his passing, Myers’ family and friends have organised Dave Day and Dave Day 2, throughout which 1000’s of bikers journey from London to Myers’s dwelling city of Barrow, elevating cash for charity.This yr’s occasion has already raised 1000’s of kilos for NSPCC Childline and CancerCare North Lancashire and south Cumbria.