Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers’ first marriage began with a pen pal and ended with a wife
Hairy Biker Dave Myers embarked on his first marriage with his wife, Liliana, in 2011. He spent 13 years with her until his death on February 28, following a years-long cancer journey. BBC co-star Si King confirmed Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers’ tragic death, who passed away aged 66 surrounded by his loved ones, including […]
Hairy Biker Dave Myers embarked on his first marriage with his wife, Liliana, in 2011. He spent 13 years with her until his death on February 28, following a years-long cancer journey.
BBC co-star Si King confirmed Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers’ tragic death, who passed away aged 66 surrounded by his loved ones, including his wife, Liliana. She called him “brave” in an emotional tribute.
Dave Myers’ first marriage
Dave Myers’ first marriage was with Liliana Orzac, who he tied the knot with in 2011. He met Liliana in 2005 while filming Hairy Bikers in Romania, as she was the manager of the hotel the crew stayed at.
They soon became pen pals, and Liliana later became his wife. However, Dave never officially proposed or got down on one knee.
Myers told Good To Know in 2021: “I didn’t propose – she’s still waiting!”
He added: “There was all this kerfuffle about papers so we talked about it and decided we should get married to secure the relationship.”
They wed at Myers’ home country Cumbria with 400 guests.
Dave’s life before meeting Liliana
Years before meeting Liliana and finding her “gorgeous” straight away, Myers was reportedly engaged to be married, but tragically lost his then-fiancée, Glen Howarth, to stomach cancer in 1998.
Dave was single for seven years until he met Liliana. They’ve stayed together ever since. When Myers found out about his cancer diagnosis, he was on holiday with his wife in France, and called King.
The Hairy Bikers pair met in the 1990s over a curry when they were both working in television production, and went on to become household names in the noughties through their culinary adventures.
Hairy Biker treated stepchildren as his own
Dave was a stepfather to Liliana’s children from a previous marriage. In his statement, Si King said how Liliana “brought him such happiness, as did her children, Iza and Sergiu, who Dave loved like his own”.
Speaking about his wife’s support following his cancer diagnosis, Myers had told Metro: “I have the most remarkable wife, Liliana, who’s been my rock every bloody step of the way on this terrible journey.”
Liliana, a freelance therapist who trained as a hypnotherapist in 2020, praised her “brave” husband and wrote her own statement, which read: “Rest in peace my love… Till we meet again.”