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. Obviously we all wish he had.
“It’s like anyone who doesn’t look after themselves over an extended period.
“The normal stuff – diet, nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress – he was a very stoic kind of guy as well so if he had something wrong with him and he had to go to have some treatment or go to the doctors, he wouldn't talk about it.
“He was the kind of guy who would just carry on, take care of it, not talk about it, not make a big thing, that kind of stoic sort of attitude.
“That’s just how he was – that probably didn’t help really, because he wouldn’t have help or take advice necessarily.”
Police and paramedics were called to Steve’s flat in Marylebone on Monday morning, and police have said his death was not being treated as suspicious after he was pronounced dead at the scene.
It has also been claimed by BBC insiders to The Sun Steve died “of a broken heart” after he was dropped from his afternoon show slot on BBC Radio 2.
His last show was aired on Sunday – a pre-recorded Valentine’s Day special of his love songs programme, which the DJ signed off by saying: “I’ll be back for more love songs next Sunday. Ta-ta then.”
