Dave Myers' widow has been speaking about the impact of his death ahead of the Dave Day celebrations.

Liliana shared how 'terribly' she misses the beloved TV star and Hairy Biker after he passed away in February at the age of 66 following a two year fight against cancer.

On June 8, thousands of bikers will be making the trip from London to Barrow in memory of the chef, with a number of events then taking place on the same day in Myers' home town.

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Liliana said: "He was the same person on and off screen - larger than life."

"I miss him terribly now. I miss that energy."

The pair married back in 2011, though they first met in 2006 when Dave and fellow Hairy Biker Si King were filming in Romania.

From that point onwards, they would communicate via email, with his TV career taking him to far flung countries across the globe.

"I got these beautiful emails from exotic parts of the world, talking to me about the culture, about the food, about the people that he met and that was magical for me," Liliana explained.

"It was seeing the world through his eyes - he was a genuinely beautiful man, beautiful soul, and it came across in his emails."

However, despite the globetrotting of the Hairy Bikers, it would be Barrow that truly ignited their love story.

It will come as no surprise that their relationship began through food, with Dave cooking Liliana a meal to impress her on their first date.

"He put all his soul into that sandwich!" she joked.

Liliana has been a key part of the Dave Day preparations, tasking Jason Woodcock to spearhead the gargantuan plans.

"I never thought it would be this big and it's just a testament to how Dave has touched so many lives.

"I wanted to give Barrow something in return for the friendship and the kindness I felt, that we felt, when we lived there - and by god, I have so much in return.

"It feels like I am not mourning on my own - I'm celebrating with a nation."