Just seen this on BBC News notification on my phone. I’m genuinely heartbroken as he was such a nice guy, also heartbroken for Si as well.
Condolences to his family.
This is very sad. Loved to see them both on their travels. RIP. 😭
Oh for fuck’s sake 🙁
We were only watching him and Si the other night and saying how wholesome they are together.
RIP, Dave.
So sad, an actual legend. He will be missed!
Aww man this is really sad. 66, no age.
RIP. Man I loved their shows. Much more appealing to me than some of those Michelin starred individuals.
🖕🏼 cancer
So sad. Loved all of his shows as he and Si seemed so real and down to earth. Especially loved the one where they tried to lose weight with that group of fellow foodies.
Genuine down to Earth blokes who shared a passion for food, clearly loved what they did and you could tell they had a real bond. Very sad to hear this. RIP Dave.
I’m genuinely gutted, the Hairy Bikers are a national institution 😢
Loved watching him and Si over the years, absolutely gutted by this news, fuck cancer.
There are no words strong enough for how heartbreaking this is.
Cancer can do one
Gutted, one of my favourite TV Chefs, such great chemistry between the two and the food they made was always ’proper’ stuff.
I shall be re-watching my favourite series of their’s Route 66
Gutted. Barrows finest, what a guy:(
Oh man! He was a top bloke and always cheered me up whenever I saw him on telly. Genuinely gutted
A huge loss for British cooking. He had such a big personality, I always loved his crazy descriptions of things, “sprinkle them (slivered almonds) over the top until it looks like a chiropodist’s floor”.
Terrible news I always enjoyed watching them both when they where on tv and I am not really a into cooking shows type of person
Didn’t know he’d been battling cancer so this is shocking news!
He wasn’t generally in content that I’d tune in for but he always had an incredible energy and presence. I always admired the health kick and weight loss journey he underwent years ago and how he used that to promote healthier eating without sacrificing flavour or joy for food.
Such a down to earth fellow, they the hairy bikers removed the nonsense that you often see in cookery programs and made it possible for these recipes and such to be done at home.
Dave will be sorely missed I’m sure 😔
Celebrity deaths usually don’t affect me so much. But Dave dying has really touched me.
My mum and I always loved watching cooking shows. It was always our thing, as we both love and enjoy cooking, and the Hairy Bikers were our favourite personalities. When I lived with my parents, we would always drop what we were doing to watch their shows. It was also refreshing to see regular northern blokes on screen. No ego, no pretentiousness. Just two mates cooking good grub and having fun.
Dave seemed like such a great bloke, and 66 is no age these days. This has really upset me
That’s so shocking. What sad news.
R.i.p. dude. Best wishes Si.
So sad to read this. Condolences to his family and friends x
Oh gawd I hope my dad doesn’t see this before I ring him.
(He gets really agitated and angry when “celebrities” die snd it gets plastered over the news lol).
RIP
Absolutely gutting, Everyday winners by the hairy bikers is my favourite cook book of all time, it actually got me to enjoy cooking.
One of those celebrity deaths that genuinely upsets me. I watched their latest series a couple of weeks back as it was in my former home town and it’s always fun to look out to see where they went. Even watching that you could see he didn’t have long left, his colour was completely off.
It’s a shock; I knew he’d been battling cancer but he looked so much better and from the way he talked about it on the Go West show that’s on at the moment, I had presumed he was out the other side and on the road to recovery.
I’m so sad for all his loved ones. What a horrible loss.
Fuck cancer, seriously.
He always seemed like a genuinely good guy, positive and cheerful, with a great presence and excellent chemistry with Si.
He seemed less like a presenter, and more like a friend you saw on TV.
RIP.
Noooooo! I thought he had recovered! He was such a lovely person.
What a guy. Such a sad loss. Love the hairy bikers.
When I heard he was back on his bike I really thought he’d beaten it so this is quite shocking to me.
Poor chap, fuck cancer.
I wasn’t expecting him to go so soon. Rest in paradise.
Absolutely gutted. Dave & Si got me into cooking. Hearty, wholesome grub throughout – even when they were getting healthy with their dishes. 🙁
The loveliest man, and no one’s just saying that because he’s gone. He really was.
I worked with Dave during my stint in entertainment (at his old management agency) and he and Si were the most straightforward, down to earth and just all round best clients. Everyone wanted to work with them. They were zero bullshit, all about the food, all about celebrating great achievements and having the best time together.
They saw the whole world – essentially circumnavigated it TWICE. What a life. What an incredible man, such a great example to all of us.
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Just seen this on BBC News notification on my phone. I’m genuinely heartbroken as he was such a nice guy, also heartbroken for Si as well.
Condolences to his family.
This is very sad. Loved to see them both on their travels. RIP. 😭
Oh for fuck’s sake 🙁
We were only watching him and Si the other night and saying how wholesome they are together.
RIP, Dave.
So sad, an actual legend. He will be missed!
Aww man this is really sad. 66, no age.
RIP. Man I loved their shows. Much more appealing to me than some of those Michelin starred individuals.
🖕🏼 cancer
So sad. Loved all of his shows as he and Si seemed so real and down to earth. Especially loved the one where they tried to lose weight with that group of fellow foodies.
Genuine down to Earth blokes who shared a passion for food, clearly loved what they did and you could tell they had a real bond. Very sad to hear this. RIP Dave.
I’m genuinely gutted, the Hairy Bikers are a national institution 😢
Loved watching him and Si over the years, absolutely gutted by this news, fuck cancer.
There are no words strong enough for how heartbreaking this is.
Cancer can do one
Gutted, one of my favourite TV Chefs, such great chemistry between the two and the food they made was always ’proper’ stuff.
I shall be re-watching my favourite series of their’s Route 66
Gutted. Barrows finest, what a guy:(
Oh man! He was a top bloke and always cheered me up whenever I saw him on telly. Genuinely gutted
A huge loss for British cooking. He had such a big personality, I always loved his crazy descriptions of things, “sprinkle them (slivered almonds) over the top until it looks like a chiropodist’s floor”.
Terrible news I always enjoyed watching them both when they where on tv and I am not really a into cooking shows type of person
Didn’t know he’d been battling cancer so this is shocking news!
He wasn’t generally in content that I’d tune in for but he always had an incredible energy and presence. I always admired the health kick and weight loss journey he underwent years ago and how he used that to promote healthier eating without sacrificing flavour or joy for food.
Such a down to earth fellow, they the hairy bikers removed the nonsense that you often see in cookery programs and made it possible for these recipes and such to be done at home.
Dave will be sorely missed I’m sure 😔
Celebrity deaths usually don’t affect me so much. But Dave dying has really touched me.
My mum and I always loved watching cooking shows. It was always our thing, as we both love and enjoy cooking, and the Hairy Bikers were our favourite personalities. When I lived with my parents, we would always drop what we were doing to watch their shows. It was also refreshing to see regular northern blokes on screen. No ego, no pretentiousness. Just two mates cooking good grub and having fun.
Dave seemed like such a great bloke, and 66 is no age these days. This has really upset me
That’s so shocking. What sad news.
R.i.p. dude. Best wishes Si.
So sad to read this. Condolences to his family and friends x
Oh gawd I hope my dad doesn’t see this before I ring him.
(He gets really agitated and angry when “celebrities” die snd it gets plastered over the news lol).
RIP
Absolutely gutting, Everyday winners by the hairy bikers is my favourite cook book of all time, it actually got me to enjoy cooking.
One of those celebrity deaths that genuinely upsets me. I watched their latest series a couple of weeks back as it was in my former home town and it’s always fun to look out to see where they went. Even watching that you could see he didn’t have long left, his colour was completely off.
It’s a shock; I knew he’d been battling cancer but he looked so much better and from the way he talked about it on the Go West show that’s on at the moment, I had presumed he was out the other side and on the road to recovery.
I’m so sad for all his loved ones. What a horrible loss.
Fuck cancer, seriously.
He always seemed like a genuinely good guy, positive and cheerful, with a great presence and excellent chemistry with Si.
He seemed less like a presenter, and more like a friend you saw on TV.
RIP.
Noooooo! I thought he had recovered! He was such a lovely person.
What a guy. Such a sad loss. Love the hairy bikers.
When I heard he was back on his bike I really thought he’d beaten it so this is quite shocking to me.
Poor chap, fuck cancer.
I wasn’t expecting him to go so soon. Rest in paradise.
Absolutely gutted. Dave & Si got me into cooking. Hearty, wholesome grub throughout – even when they were getting healthy with their dishes. 🙁
The loveliest man, and no one’s just saying that because he’s gone. He really was.
I worked with Dave during my stint in entertainment (at his old management agency) and he and Si were the most straightforward, down to earth and just all round best clients. Everyone wanted to work with them. They were zero bullshit, all about the food, all about celebrating great achievements and having the best time together.
They saw the whole world – essentially circumnavigated it TWICE. What a life. What an incredible man, such a great example to all of us.