Loose Women panellist Gloria Hunniford shared the devastating news that her husband of over two decades, Stephen Way had tragically died.
In a moving statement, the TV icon penned that he was “kind and generous,” and his death “will leave the most enormous void not only in my life, but our entire family”.
The pair tied the knot in 1998 and was there to support Gloria throughout her darkest days, including the death of her daughter, Caren Keating in 2004.
The Blue Peter presenter died aged 41 after a seven-year battle with breast cancer, and Stephen would do “everything” to make the veteran broadcaster’s life smoother.
According to MailOnline, he believed “that the person in most need at a particular time has to have priority.”
After Caron’s funeral, Stephen put on a loving display and was photographed clutching Gloria’s hand as she braved crowds alongside her daughter’s young sons.
On Wednesday, the presenter remembered her husband as an “incredibly kind, generous, and caring man, with a delightfully quirky sense of humour, which remained till the end.”
She continued: “We had a tremendously happy 25-year marriage and did so many beautiful and exciting things together that I will always cherish.
“It’s a great shock and words cannot express my sadness at this time, a bright shining light has dimmed, and he shall be missed at every turn.”
In a 2022 interview with Yours Magazine, Gloria shared: “Love isn’t about immediate attraction or the sex life.
“It’s about finding someone who will support you and someone you’ll still want to be around 25 years later.
When Gloria and Stephen started dating, he owned a hairdressing salon in New Bond Street, Mayfair.
They met at an event in London before getting married in Kent in 1998, one year after the death of Gloria’s first husband, Don Keating.
