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Steve Wright’s unhealthy diet and reluctance to face health issues are said to have contributed to his death. The veteran BBC broadcaster’s death aged 69 was announced on Tuesday (13.02.24) – after he reportedly passed away at his London home the day before after paramedics were called to an “incident” – and his brother has now spoken out on how he believes his younger sibling didn’t look after himself properly. Laurence Wright, 65, who is the boss of a firm in the health industry, told the Daily Mail: “He was aware that he could have looked after himself better, in his lifestyle choices. Obvi...
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Steve Wright’s former BBC colleague Liz Kershaw is accusing the corporation of dumping the late presenter “like a tin of beans”. The veteran DJ, who died aged 69 and reportedly passed away on Monday (12.02.24) morning at his £2 million London flat after paramedics were called to an unspecified “incident”, was axed from his afternoon show slot on BBC Radio 2 in 2022 and was caught on video at the time saying: “Sometimes people want you, sometimes they don’t.” He added in a clip shot at BBC Studios: “Sometimes there are changes and they give you another offer – and that’s OK. I understand that, ...
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Steve Wright posed for “ironic” selfies with a friend in what are believed to be among the final pictures of the late broadcasting hero. The BBC Radio DJ, who died aged 69 and is said to have passed away at his £2 million flat in London on Monday (12.02.24), was seen in one of the images with an unsure look on his face. Beside him was composer Anthony James, who said they were in New York when they were taken a month ago. He captioned one of the images, posted to X on Wednesday (14.02.24): “I can’t sleep. I’m thinking of my dear friend Steve. We took this picture 4 weeks ago in New York. “We w...
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Steve Wright was reportedly found dead at his £2 million home by paramedics called to an “incident”. The veteran DJ, whose death aged 69 was announced on Tuesday (13.02.24), was apparently tended to by an ambulance crew that arrived his flat in Marylebone, London, on Monday (12.02.24) morning just after 10am. He was pronounced dead at the scene, with his “unexpected” death not treated as suspicious, according to MailOnline. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson told the outlet: “We were called at 10.07am on Monday 12 February to reports of an incident. “We sent a number of resources to the s...
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Sir Elton John has been left "saddened and shocked" by the death of Steve Wright. The BBC Radio 2 host passed away on Monday (12.02.24) at the age of 69 and now 'Your Song' legend Elton, 76, has paid tribute to the presenter, noting how his input actually helped score him a number one single 35 years ago. Alongside a black-and-white throwback snap of himself and Steve in the studio, he wrote on Instagram: "Saddened and shocked to hear about the passing of Steve Wright. He did so much for me in my career including my first solo number 1 single in the UK, 'Sacrifice'. "It was originally the B-si...
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Jeremy Vine never told Steve Wright that he was a big fan of his. The 58-year-old broadcaster hosted the show before Steve's on BBC Radio 2 for two decades and never managed to express his admiration for him before he died on Monday (12.02.24) at the age of 69 but made sure to pay tribute to him on Wednesday's edition of his self-titled Channel 5 show. He said: "I did the show before his for 20 years, saw him every day… In all the conversations I had, I never mentioned to him that first meeting on the beachfront in Cornwall because I thought he'd be uncomfortable if he knew what a fan I was. I...
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Vanessa Feltz has hailed Steve Wright as a "pure genius". The BBC radio legend died at the age of 69 on Monday (12.02.24) after a glittering career in broadcast and now journalist and fellow presenter Vanessa, 61, has admitted that she thought "very highly" of Steve as she noted how his show remained unique throughout the decades he was on air. She said: "I rated Steve Wright so highly just as everybody else in the country and beyond did as a pure radio genius, you know, an innovative creator, the presenter of a show that sounded nothing like anybody else’s show ever. A man who was at the abso...
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Steve Wright's longtime friend Tony Blackburn has paid tribute to the late radio star and admitted he will miss their weekly catch-ups. The beloved radio host passed away this week (beg12.02.24) aged 69 and his shock death has plunged the UK entertainment industry into mourning with Tony admitting he is devastated by the loss of his pal. During an appearance on 'Good Morning Britain' on Wednesday (14.02.24), Tony said: "I thought he was brilliant right from the word go. I can't get it in my mind that I'm not going to see him again. We used to meet up every Friday at the studio." When asked abo...
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Steve Wright was planning to meet up with his pal Ken Bruce for a celebratory lunch prior to his shock death. The beloved radio host passed away this week (beg12.02.24) aged 69 in news that came as a massive shock to his friends, fans and colleagues - and now fellow broadcaster Ken has revealed the pair had plans to get together to celebrate Steve's recent MBE award. In a statement shared on X - formerly known as Twitter - Ken wrote: "Totally shocked to hear the news about the great Steve Wright. We were planning lunch to celebrate the award of his richly deserved MBE. An outstanding and innov...
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Steve Wright was reportedly set for a huge new BBC radio job. The late broadcaster – whose shock death aged 69 was announced on Tuesday (13.02.24) – was dropped from his BBC Radio 2 afternoon slot in 2022 – but it is now said he was part of plans to launch four new stations on the airwaves. One of the four new channels will be a BBC Radio 2 spin-off station, and, according to The Sun, Steve was set to be hosting a new version of his ‘Sunday Love Songs’ show. The BBC had said the station would bring “heritage artist catalogues and stories to life in a much deeper and more richly textured manner...
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