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Mark Wells, the former controller of ITV entertainment, said being axed from his long-running BBC Radio 2 afternoon slot in 2022 had been a 'bolt from the blue' for his friend.
In 2022 Radio 2 show Steve Wright In The Afternoon was axed and the presenter, who has died aged 69, 'had heart surgery' in the months after.
Presenting a special episode of Wright's Sunday Love Songs show this morning, Tarbuck said the show was going on but 'without the chief'.
Steve Wright had heart surgery in the years before his death and was “more ill than he let on”, it has been claimed.
Throughout the special episode, which aired on Sunday morning, Tarbuck said the show would continue but 'without the chief' before reading out heartfelt tributes from Wright's listeners.