The cause of death for beloved BBC Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright has been revealed.
According to his death certificate, Wright died from a ruptured stomach ulcer.
The veteran broadcaster, who was one of the most familiar voices on British airwaves for over four decades, died suddenly aged 69 in February.
His longtime employer, the BBC, confirmed the news on Tuesday, revealing that the stated causes of death were acute peritonitis and a perforated peptic gastric ulcer.
Peritonitis is an infection of the lining of the abdomen and can become life threatening if left untreated.
Wright’s death had been registered by a family member at the Westminster Register Office on July 3.
He died at home in his Marylebone flat on February 12.
Emergency services sped to Wright’s home in central London around 10am, but he was found dead at the scene.
Police said at the time that his death ‘was unexpected, but is not being treated as suspicious’.
It was confirmed in May that his death would not be investigated by the coroner, who is tasked with investigating sudden, violent or unnatural deaths such as an accident or suicide before deciding if there are grounds to hold an inquest for a natural death, which can happen in a case of neglect or if the person was in police custody or prison at the time of death.
The radio DJ began his broadcasting career back in 1976 at local station Reading 210 before he launched Steve Wright in the Afternoon on Radio 1 in the early 1980s.
He had a stint at commercial radio before returning to BBC Radio 2 in 1996 to host Steve Wright’s Saturday Show and Sunday Love Songs. Three years later he started Steve Wright In The Afternoon every weekday on Radio 2.
Wright stepped down in September 2022 and was replaced by Scott Mills in a schedule shake-up, but Wright continued to present Sunday Love Songs on BBC Radio 2.
Michael Ball has since been announced as the host of a Sunday love songs show, which has been retitled Love Songs With Michael Ball.
Wright was made an MBE in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to radio.
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