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Steve Wright was discovered useless at his £2million flat on Monday morning after paramedics have been referred to as to an ‘incident’, MailOnline can reveal.
Emergency companies rushed to the star’s residence in Marylebone, central London, simply after 10am on February 12, however he was pronounced useless on the scene.
His ‘surprising’ loss of life isn’t being handled as suspicious with a report being ready for the coroner, police stated.
The radio character offered programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for greater than 4 many years earlier than his loss of life aged 69.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson instructed MailOnline: ‘We have been referred to as at 10.07am on Monday 12 February to stories of an incident.
‘We despatched various sources to the scene. Very sadly, an individual was pronounced useless on the scene.’
It comes because the final image of the legendary broadcaster reveals him larking round and taking ‘ironic selfies’ with a buddy in New York simply weeks earlier than his loss of life.
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Radio character Steve Wright offered programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for greater than 4 many years earlier than his loss of life aged 69.
This is likely one of the final footage of Steve Wright earlier than his ‘very sudden’ loss of life as he takes an ‘ironic selfie’ with a buddy in New York
Steve Wright was discovered useless at his flat in Marylebone on Monday morning after paramedics have been referred to as to an ‘incident’
Friends have revealed that Steve was ‘struggling along with his well being’ earlier than his loss of life, however added the information was ‘an entire shock’
Steve Wright pictured in 1980
Composer Anthony James shared the snap of himself sat subsequent to the adored BBC presenter, as he paid tribute to his ‘expensive buddy’ who ‘had such a love of life and radio’.
James stated the picture was taken 4 weeks in the past and is presumably the final image taken of Steve earlier than his loss of life was introduced by his heartbroken household on Tuesday.
His loss of life has prompted an outpouring of heartfelt messages from stars comparable to Ken Bruce, Simon Mayo, Zoe Ball and Vernon Kay.
James posted the image of him and Steve to X, previously Twitter, earlier at the moment.
He wrote: ‘I can not sleep. I’m pondering of my expensive buddy Steve. We took this image 4 weeks in the past in New York.
‘We have been making an attempt to do, as he put it “ironic selfies”. He had such a love of Life and radio..He instructed me “AJ the blond hair has to go!” I miss him #RIPSteveWright’
Following the announcement of his loss of life, different stars have additionally taken to social media to pay tribute to the legendary DJ.
At the beginning of her present yesterday night, fellow BBC Radio 2 DJ Jo Whiley stated: ‘(This is) a really unusual present to be doing.
‘It’s extraordinarily laborious to know what to say and to be speaking about somebody that you just noticed solely days in the past on this very studio the place I’m proper now – doing a tribute present to that particular person simply doesn’t really feel proper.
‘It’s very laborious to seek out the phrases to say and to speak about somebody prior to now tense when it is somebody that you just want was very a lot nonetheless right here. So it is powerful. The Radio 2 household are devastated.
‘There have been many tears… we have all labored with Steve Wright for years and years and years, and it is simply very tough to absorb that he is not right here.’
Ken Bruce stated he was ‘completely shocked to listen to the information’.
He added: ‘We have been planning lunch to have a good time the award of his well-merited MBE.
‘An excellent and revolutionary broadcaster whose listeners cherished him. What a loss to the world of radio.’
The DJ, seen in 2003, was made an MBE for companies to radio
Wright, who has died on the age of 69, in a photograph taken in 1995
Steve Wright, who has died on the age of 69, pictured in his recording studio in 1994
The DJ was married to Cyndi Robinson till they divorced in 1999. They are pictured on their marriage ceremony day
Steve Wright pictured with fellow radio DJ’s Tony Blackburn (left), and Paul Gambaccini (proper)
Superstar George Michael pictured with BBC Radio 1 DJ Steve Wright
Presenter Sara Cox stated: ‘It’s actually laborious to know what to say in regards to the information of Steve Wright’s passing, besides we’re all shocked and devastated and blindsided by this information.
‘Steve was a rare broadcaster, a very variety particular person, he was witty, he was heat, and he was an enormous, enormous a part of the Radio 2 household, and I do know my fellow DJs will all be completely shattered too.’
BBC’s Russia editor Steve Rosenberg paid a heartfelt tribute to late Radio 2 DJ with a a touching piano rendition of the presenter’s afternoon theme tune.
Rosenberg took to X to reward Wright’s unparalleled expertise as a DJ.
He wrote: ‘ He was, fairly merely, sensible…a broadcaster in a category of his personal. As a tribute to Steve Wright, I play the Steve Wright within the Afternoon theme.’
Meanwhile, talking on Greatest Hits radio, a choked up Simon Mayo stated: ‘He was one of many true originals of music radio, I feel.
‘I cherished his reveals. I do know plenty of you probably did as properly. It was a thrill to be on the identical radio stations as him. He’ll be a lot missed.’
Zoe Ball has instructed Wright to ‘relaxation properly you fantastic magic man’ following his loss of life on the age of 69.
In a put up to X, the broadcaster wrote: ‘Wrighty. Our radio buddy, our inspiration, grasp of broadcasting, the Godfather, at all times there for us all with assist, recommendation, love & most significantly laughter relaxation properly you fantastic magic man.
‘Life will not be the identical with out you right here, love you my buddy, my hero.’
The legendary broadcaster offered Steve Wright within the Afternoon for 12 years on Radio 1 and an extra 23 years on Radio 2. He is pictured in 1980
Wright with Bunny Campione at an occasion at Hamleys Toy Store in London on October 24, 2004
Legendary radio DJ Steve Wright pictured in 1991
Steve Wright and Ben Elton through the BBC radio One Roadshow in Great Yarmouth in 1991
Dame Esther Rantzen, who was interviewed by Wright on many events, stated he was a novel broadcaster.
‘He created a type of membership which whether or not he was interviewing you or whether or not you have been having fun with it as a listener, you appeared ahead to becoming a member of daily,’ she stated.
‘It is a really uncommon high quality, and he made it sound straightforward. It was incessantly very humorous, and when he left his day by day afternoon present he actually knocked a gap within the day for many people who relied on his firm. He shall be an actual loss.’
Matt Lucas has referred to Wright as ‘essentially the most sensible radio broadcaster of all of them’ following the latter’s loss of life on the age of 69.
In a put up to X, the comic wrote: ‘Steve Wright was essentially the most sensible radio broadcaster of all of them.
‘So gifted and pure and interesting. It was at all times a pleasure and an honour to look on his present. What an enormous loss.’
Steve joined BBC Radio 1 in 1980 to host a Saturday night present earlier than transferring on to host Steve Wright In The Afternoon a yr later till 1993.
Wright then fronted the Radio 1 Breakfast present for a yr till 1995, and accomplished a stint at business radio stations earlier than returning to BBC Radio 2 in 1996 to host Steve Wright’s Saturday Show and Sunday Love Songs.
In 1999, he recreated Steve Wright In The Afternoon each weekday on Radio 2, with superstar interviews and entertaining trivia featured in his Factoids phase, earlier than stepping down in September 2022.
Steve Wright pictured with Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper and Paul Gambaccini after profitable the Lifetime Achievement Award on the Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2005
Tributes poured in from the world of radio as they shared touching tales about Wright
Former BBC Radio 1 host Scott Mills took over the afternoon slot as a part of the station’s schedule shake-up.
Wright continued to current Sunday Love Songs on BBC Radio 2 and since October final yr, he offered the long-running present Pick Of The Pops, which had beforehand been fronted by Paul Gambaccini.
His final present was a pre-recorded Valentine’s Day version of the programme two days in the past. Wright instructed listeners in his remaining sign-off: ‘I’ll be again for extra love songs subsequent Sunday, ta-da then.’
An announcement shared by Wright’s household on Tuesday stated: ‘It is with deep sorrow and profound remorse that we announce the passing of our beloved Steve Wright.
‘In addition to his son, Tom, and daughter, Lucy, Steve leaves behind his brother, Laurence and his father Richard.
‘Also, much-loved shut buddies and colleagues, and hundreds of thousands of devoted radio listeners who had the nice fortune and nice pleasure of permitting Steve into their day by day lives as one of many UK’s most enduring and common radio personalities.
‘As all of us grieve, the household requests privateness at this immensely tough time.’