Steve Wright’s incredible final act has been revealed in his final will and testimony.
The BBC Radio legend died at the age of 69 in February 2024,just days after pre-recording his final shows, which are said to be locked away and won’t see the light of day.
Now, months after his passing, it has been revealed that the disk jockey left a sizable amount of money to charity.
Wright gave tax-free donations of £15,000 to Cancer Research UK, and £10,000 to the British Heart Foundation.
This was part of a total will of £53,623, which was reduced to £40,623 after costs and taxes, with the remainder being split between his children.
His will was signed in 2023, just the year before his death, and approved in the High Court last week.
The DJ’s millions earned over his 40-year career are held in his business, 22 Media Limited, which reportedly held £3.3million in cash in 2023.
A showbiz source told The Sun: ‘It is typical of Steve that he thought of charities as well as his family.
‘He was known for his big heart throughout his career and was always thinking of others.’
Wright had two children named Tom and Lucy, from his relationship with Cyndi Robinson, whom he was married to from 1985 until 1999, when they divorced.
Wright presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades, after joining the broadcaster in the 1970s.
He was probably best known for hosting Steve Wright in the Afternoon on BBC Radio 2 and fronting Top of the Pops from 1980 until 1989.
Some BBC co-workers have blamed his death on ‘heartbreak’ over the axing of his Radio 2 show.
Celebrity PR Gary Farrow said Wright was left ‘brokenhearted’ after his long-running Radio 2 afternoon show was axed in 2022 after 23 years on air and was replaced by Scott Mills.
He told Metro: ‘Steve lived for that show, he absolutely loved it — and the listeners loved him.
‘My view is that he died from a broken heart. I’ll never understand the decision to let him go.’
Speaking about the axing at the time, Wright said on his show: ‘Sometimes people don’t want you.’
He added: ‘I’ve been offered loads of stuff at the BBC and I’m staying at Radio 2. What it actually means for me is rather than working six days a week, I’ll be working maybe two and a half days a week.’
He went on to work on Sunday Love Songs, and the day before he died he signed off saying: ‘I’m back for more Love Songs next Sunday … ta-ra then.’
Former BBC presenter Liz Kershaw also blasted the treatment of Wright, calling BBC bosses ‘hypocritical’ after his death.
‘It makes me feel sick. It’s shabby, it’s hypocritical. They just dumped him,’ the 65-year-old presenter told Eamonn Holmes and Ellie Costello on GB News.
Announcing Wright’s death, his family said in a statement: ‘It is with deep sorrow and profound regret that we announce the passing of our beloved Steve Wright.
‘In addition to his son, Tom, and daughter, Lucy, Steve leaves behind his brother, Laurence and his father, Richard.
‘Also, much-loved close friends and colleagues, and millions of devoted radio listeners who had the good fortune and great pleasure of allowing Steve into their daily lives as one of the UK’s most enduring and popular radio personalities.
‘As we all grieve, the family requests privacy at this immensely difficult time.’
It was revealed in a death certificate released in July 2024 that Wright died from a ruptured stomach ulcer.
The BBC further confirmed that the stated causes of death were acute peritonitis and a perforated peptic gastric ulcer.
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