The TV star faced his fair share of adversity in his early life too as his wife Lili recalled his childhood and early adulthood in her new memoir Dave & Me.
I have still not watched the final series of The Hairy Bikers. I'm not sure I could bear it. Dave, my beloved husband, was far more poorly than he let on publicly at that point.
The night times are the most difficult. It's been three months since my husband Dave died and, while the days are busy enough for me to push my thoughts and feelings aside, at night I'm alone.
Jason Manford hosted the swanky ceremony, which saw The Hairy Bikers win Best Food Show for The Hairy Bikers Go West, their final series before the tragic death of Dave Myers .