Nicky Campbell reveals tributes to ‘brittle’ Steve Wright annoy him

Since Steve Wright was found dead at his London flat last month there has been an outpouring of grief for the much-loved broadcaster.

This has, apparently, annoyed his fellow BBC presenter Nicky Campbell, who questions the eulogising of Wright, who was 69.

Campbell, 62, concedes that the DJ, kingslot96 who had a heart bypass operation shortly after being axed from his Radio 2 afternoon slot, was a ‘great person’ and ‘really likeable’.

However, he goes on to say: ‘What kind of irks me, and I’ve got this from other people I’ve known who I felt were fantastic people and who have died, and all of a sudden everyone in a sense dehumanises them and says, ‘Oh, they were perfect in every way’, ‘They floated across the water’, and all that stuff.’

Steve Wright (left) and Nicky Campbell pictured together

Campbell, 62, concedes that the DJ, who had a heart bypass operation shortly after being axed from his Radio 2 afternoon slot, was a ‘great person’ and ‘really likeable’

Wright (pictured), who divorced actress Cyndi Robinson in 1999, had an unhealthy lifestyle, his brother said

Speaking to Gabby Logan on The Mid.Point podcast, he adds: ‘It dehumanises them.