Inside Steve Wright's tragic final weeks as friends fear Radio 2 legend died of 'broken heart'
15.02.2024 - 16:29
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Steve Wright’s death this week left friends, family and colleagues of the much-loved radio DJ devastated.
Police say the BBC Radio 2 legend’s death was “unexpected” but not suspicious after they were called to a central London flat on Monday morning.
A Metropolitan Police statement released on Wednesday night read: “The death was unexpected, but is not being treated as suspicious. A report will be prepared for the coroner."
The star’s death at the age of 69 was announced by his heartbroken family on Tuesday evening.
Colleagues and friends of the much-loved figure on BBC Radio 1 and then Radio 2 for over four decades flooded social media with tributes following the news of his tragic death.
Now many have been recalling his final days, and sharing fears he died of a "broken heart" reports the Mirror.
Here is a look at the days leading up to Wright's tragic passing and what his loved ones have said since.
Steve’s final broadcast took place on Sunday, when a pre-recorded Valentine’s special of his Love Songs programme on Radio 2 hit the airwaves.
During the show, he played his favourite romantic tunes to mark the day and told listeners as he finished up: "I'll be back for more love songs next Sunday. Ta-ta then."
The star first appeared on Radio 1 in 1980 where he hosted a Saturday evening slot before moving to his famous Steve Wright in the Afternoon show a year later, where he’d remain until 1993.
He then took the reins of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show for a year before going on to do a stint in commercial radio. He returned to the BBC, this time to Radio 2, in 1996. He hosted Steve Wright’s Saturday Show and Sunday Love Songs until 1999 when he brought back Steve Wright in the Afternoon for Radio 2. He became a much-loved daily