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BBC Breakfast star Jon Kay announces ‘sad news’ as fans rush to support him

BBC Breakfast host Jon Kay had fans rallying around with support after he announced a former guest on the BBC show had died

“The Bristol driving instructor and pub singer made global headlines in 2021 after he revealed to me on BBC Breakfast that he’d had Covid for about 300 days in a row – longer than anyone else on the planet at the time.” John continued: “Back then, his doctors told us that the reason Dave had struggled to get rid of the virus was because years of cancer treatment had seriously compromised his immune system. But whenever we spoke, he always retained his zest for life, his dark sense of humour, his love of performing and a total devotion to his delightful wife Lyn and their families.

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