Hairy Bikers chef Dave Myers dies aged 66

Myers’ TV partner Si King said: 'My best friend is on a journey that for now, I can’t follow'

Si King and Dave Myers in their BBC cooking programme, The Hairy Bikers Go West. Picture: BBC/South Shore Productions/PA Wire

TV chef Dave Myers, best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66, according to a statement from his co-star Si King on social media.

He found fame alongside King, his friend of 30 years, as part of the motorcycle-riding cooking duo.