The TV chef Dave Myers, best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66, according to a statement from his co-star Si King on social media.He found fame alongside King, his friend of 30 years, as part of the motorcycle-riding cooking duo. He reached new fans in 2013 when he took part in Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Karen Hauer and reaching week seven of the BBC competition.Myers, born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, announced in May 2022 that he was receiving treatment for cancer. He did not specify what type he had been diagnosed with. The duo’s first TV appearance together was in The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook in 2004, which was followed by a number of cooking shows. They also published more than 25 cookery books
