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Strictly Come Dancing pays tribute to 'good-humoured, considerate and kind' former contestant Dave Myers following his death aged 66


It was announced on Thursday that the Hairy Bikers star had passed away the night before following a battle with cancer.

The beloved duo first met when they were both working in the film industry - Dave as a make-up artist and Si as a locations director - and bonded over their love of food and motorbikes. Dave, who was best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers, passed away on Wednesday night with his TV partner Si King and his family by his side after a battle with cancer They also captioned the post: 'Robin Windsor was an exceptional dancer, our thoughts are with his friends and family at this extremely difficult time'A host of stars took to the comments section to express their sadness, including the likes of Dr Ranj, Denise Van Outen and Oti and Motsi Mabuse.

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