News of legendary DJ Steve Wright’s death stunned fans and the world of entertainment earlier this week after his family released a statement confirming the news.
No cause of death has been given but many famous faces have expressed their shock and provided tributes after police said the death was “unexpected but not suspicious”.
Now, Wright’s brother Laurence has spoken out about the loss, explaining his brother was “aware that he could have looked after himself better, in his lifestyle choices”.
He continued: “Obviously we all wish he had. It’s like anyone who doesn’t look after themselves over an extended period.
“The normal stuff – diet, nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress – he was a very stoic kind of guy as well so if he had something wrong with him and he had to go to have some treatment or go to the doctors, he wouldn’t talk about it.”
Speaking to MailOnline, he added: “That’s just how he was – that probably didn’t help really, because he wouldn’t have help or take advice necessarily.”
Steve Wright’s family announced his death on TuesdayGettyWright’s brother’s remarks come after the BBC Radio 2 star’s publicist Gary Farrow unleashed a savage take on the BBC’s axing of Wright two years ago.
The late DJ had lost his popular primetime slot on Radio 2 as part of the corporation’s shake-up to its roster at the time.
Farrow fumed in an interview with The Sun: “Steve lived for that show, he absolutely loved it – and the listeners loved him.
“My view is that he died from a broken heart.”
Farrow went on to say of the corporation: “He was Mr Showbiz. He was the first to discuss and champion new books, films, records and TV shows, and so progressive in that respect.
“So quite how the BBC could decide he was ‘too old’ or not current enough is a joke.
“There was no one more current or on the pulse than Steve. There was no one more relevant.”
Farrow isn’t the only public figure to jump to Wright’s defence over his treatment at the BBC in light of his death.
Steve Wright’s death was confirmed earlier this week
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Liz Kershaw appeared on GB News earlier this week and blasted the Beeb for “dumping” Wright before his death.
“It’s shabby, it’s hypocritical. They just dumped him,” Kershaw raged on the People’s Channel.
She continued: “New management said we’re going to refresh the schedule – and they treat people like tins of beans on a shelf. I doubt that there was any follow-up, or any pastoral care, or any support for him.
“He didn’t need money as he has been one of the highest-paid people on air. But, you know, I wonder if they considered how it affected him.
“There are some people for whom fame and attention are their oxygen. And he was one of those. It was absolutely his life.”
A cause of death is yet to be announced. Wright was found dead in his flat on Monday after paramedics were called to an “incident”.
Steve Wright’s family announced his death on TuesdayGetty
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