The widow of Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers has spoken publicly about the grief and guilt she has faced since his death in a rare television appearance.
Liliana Orzac, 57, appeared on Friday’s Lorraine to discuss her new memoir Dave and Me, and reflect on the death of her husband, who passed away in February 2024 at the age of 66, two years after being diagnosed with cancer.
Speaking to guest host Ranvir Singh, Orzac said the couple had little idea of what lay ahead after his diagnosis: “It's an enormous thing to hear, that you have cancer. When you hear that, you don't fully understand the consequences of the treatment or the journey that is coming after that word.
“The steps on hospital corridors, the shattered dreams, the plans that you had for the future that are not going to be there anymore.
“The ‘what should I do? Should I do this? Should I do that?’... And then afterwards, you're beating yourself up for thinking ‘I should have, I could have, I would have...’”
“The guilt the partner has left behind?,” Ranvir said.
She also admitted she still wrestles with guilt about his death, adding. “And the guilt, the guilt you haven't done enough, and how could I let this happen in my care?”
Myers found fame alongside pal and co-star Si King as part of the motorcycle-riding cooking duo.
The duo fronted more than 20 years of successful TV series, including The Hairy Bikers Cookbook, Hairy Bikers' Best of British: Series Two and he Hairy Bikers Go West.
The pair also released several cookery books throughout the years, as well as an autobiography.
Liliana met Myers in 2006 while managing a hotel the pair stayed in during filming for their first Hairy Bikers series.
The two began a long-distance relationship via email, eventually marrying in 2011.
“He loved life so much,” Liliana said of her husband. “He was an inspiration for a lot of people.
“When I met him, I was a little bit sceptical about things, I come from a different upbringing, I grew up with limitations imposed on us.
“I loved Dave's freedom of thinking, Dave's freedom of travel, Dave's freedom of expressing himself.”
Myers died on 28 February with his wife, family, and close friends at his side.
