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Sian Welby opens up about for the first time about the devastating loss of friend and Capital Breakfast producer Joe Lyons - five years after his tragic suicide


Sian Welby has opened up for the first time about the devastating loss of her close friend and producer Joe Lyons, five years after he took his own life.

During a live Capital Breakfast show in August 2020, Sian and her then-co-hosts, Roman Kemp and Sonny Jay, were informed that Joe – beloved by listeners, guests and colleagues alike – had died. After the team received the devastating news, Sian and her co-hosts left the studio mid-show, and stand-in presenters took over for the remainder of the week to allow them time to grieve. Speaking on a new episode of The Lulu Podcast, Sian now recalled how Joe had shown no visible signs of struggling – keeping any pain hidden behind his cheerful, upbeat exterior.

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