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The widow of Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers, Lili Myers, has unveiled the touching plans to honour his memory.
The telly chef sadly passed away aged 66 in February, two years after being diagnosed with cancer.
Lili appeared on ITV’s Lorraine this morning (3rd June) for her first TV interview since Dave’s death, and shared the emotional plans to pay tribute to her beloved husband.
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Lili, who married Dave in 2011 after first meeting while he was filming the Hairy Bikers, revealed her plans for a memorial motorbike ride on the 8th of June, which has been dubbed ‘Dave Day’. The fundraising ride was inspired by the outpouring of love and support she received following the TV stars passing.
Explaining the idea behind Dave Day and how she plans to honour his memory this weekend, Lili said: “After he passed, I had so many messages from all over the world asking how they could pay respects, people wanted to pay respect and people loved him and that energy that he always had.”
There was one particular moment that Lili cherished the most that really sparked the idea. She added: “They were asking how we could do something and pay respects and this idea came to do a motorbike ride in his memory to celebrate his life.
“Right after he passed, there was this comment on social media that I picked up on and this person was saying, ‘Brave Dave, they should be synonymous to joy, zest for life.’ So, when we're having a good day, we should say, ‘I'm having a Dave day’.”
She continued: “We've had so many friends that have helped with this. Just yesterday, he was celebrated on the honorary tour. Lots of friends have helped me organise this… The local authorities then picked it up and they started making it possible… My friends, in the motorbike group, a group that we travelled all around the world with, they started organising the motorbike ride.”
Lili also revealed how the pair came to meet, with Dave travelling in Romania while filming a series of the Hairy Bikers with co-star Si King.
It seems fate brought the two together, after Dave stayed in the hotel she was working at instead of the one originally booked.
She elaborated: “We met when he was in the very first series of Hairy Bikers and after Romania, they travelled to Mexico, to Argentina, to Turkey to India - all beautiful places, and he used to send me these beautiful emails, about the food, about the people, about the local smells and about the culture. So, the wonderful emails about these wonderful trips, it just fascinated me and that's how it started.
“Then we kind of thought, ‘Oh, let's meet up’ and then after he finished filming, we used to meet up in different parts of Europe for weekends and that’s how it started.”
Discussing how Dave’s “energy is everywhere,” Lili shared how the late cooking star continues to inspire her every day.
She added: “He's always been a very active person, he's always been a very positive person and that carries on. I want to keep that going because this is what he would have wanted.”
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