Fans 'in tears' as BAFTAs give emotional tributes to lost stars including Matthew Perry and Dave Myers

Fans were left 'in tears' as the TV BAFTAs gave emotional tributes to lost stars, including Matthew Perry and Dave Myers.

Tonight's (12 May) BAFTA TV Awards in London featured a section paying tribute to those from the industry who had died over the last year.

And included in that sad line-up was of course the Friends star and the Hairy Bikers legend.

Emotional clips from Friends showed Perry's legendary character Chandler Bing ripping into Ross' tan as well as getting a big hug from Joey. And another clip showed Myers chatting to the camera.

One fan said on X: "That Matthew Perry Moment had me in tears RIP Matthew we miss you."

Another agreed: "Seeing Dave Myers is upsetting."

Oh god Matthew Perry. I didn't forget. I just didn't think about. And then this one:
🥺#BAFTATVAwards pic.twitter.com/S4CPhyP0Fn

— Marieke (@Mriek_today) May 12, 2024

A third wrote: "Wasn’t crying until Matthew Perry."

As another put: "Gets me every time Matthew Perry RIP."

And someone else said: "Weeping again at the loss of Matthew Perry absolutely irreplaceable. There could never be a more perfect Chandler Bing."

It's certainly an emotional watch for one viewer who has only just realised Myers passed away as they wrote: "WATCHING THE BAFTAS RN AND THIS IS HOW I LEARN THAT ONE OF THE HAIRY BIKERS IS DEAD!!!"

One viewer also wrote of the star: "We’ve lost some wonderful talent over the last 12 months. I never met him but losing this bloke really hit hard. There was something truly wonderful about Dave Myers."

Perry was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on 28 October last year.

The network which aired Friends, NBC, paid tribute to the Chandler actor with a statement: “We are incredibly saddened by the too soon passing of Matthew Perry.

“He brought so much joy to hundreds of millions of people around the world with his pitch-perfect comedic timing and wry wit. His legacy will live on through countless generations.”

One half of the Hairy Bikers, Myers died on 28 February this year.

A statement from his co-star, Si King, included: "Hi everyone, I’m afraid I bear some sad news.

"Most of you will know Dave has been fighting cancer for the past couple of years. Last night, on 28th February 2024, with Lili, Dave’s wife, his family, close friend David and myself by his side, he passed away peacefully at home."

The full list of nominees and winners from tonight's TV BAFTAs are as follows:

Comedy entertainment programme

The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)

Late Night Lycett (Channel 4)

Rob & Romesh Vs... (Sky Max) - WINNER

Would I Lie To You? (BBC One)

Current affairs

Inside Russia: Traitors And Heroes (BBC Four)

Putin vs the West (BBC Two)

Russell Brand: In Plain Sight (Channel 4)

The Shamima Begum Story (BBC Two) - WINNER

Daytime

Loose Women and Men (ITV1)

Lorraine (ITV1)

Make It at Market (BBC One)

Scam Interceptors (BBC One) - WINNER

Drama series

The Gold (BBC One)

Happy Valley (BBC One)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Top Boy (Netflix) - WINNER

Entertainment programme

Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas (Apple TV+)

Later… with Jools Holland (BBC Two)

Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC One)

Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One) - WINNER

Entertainment performance

Ant & Dec - I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! (ITV1)

Big Zuu - Big Zuu's Big Eats (Dave)

Graham Norton - The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)

Hannah Waddingham - Eurovision Song Content 2023 (BBC One)

Joe Lycett - Late Night Lycett (Channel 4) - WINNER

Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan - Rob & Romesh Vs... (Sky Max)

Factual entertainment

Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC One) - WINNER

The Dog House (Channel 4)

Endurance: Race to the Pole (Channel 5)

Portrait Artist of the Year (Sky Arts)

Factual series

Dublin Narcos (Sky Documentaries)

Evacuation (Channel 4)

Lockerbie (Sky Documentaries) - WINNER

Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (BBC Two)

Female performance in a comedy

Bridget Christie - The Change (Channel 4)

Gbemisola Ikumelo - Black Ops (BBC One) - WINNER

Máiréad Tyers - Extraordinary (Disney+)

Roisin Gallagher - The Lovers (Sky Atlantic)

Sofia Oxenham - Extraordinary (Disney+)

Taj Atwal - Hullraisers (Channel 4)

International

The Bear (Disney+)

Beef (Netflix)

Class Act (Netflix) - WINNER

The Last of Us (Sky Atlantic)

Love & Death (ITVX)

Succession (Sky Atlantic)

Leading actor

Brian Cox - Succession (Sky Atlantic)

Dominic West - The Crown (Netflix)

Kane Robinson - Top Boy (Netflix)

Paapa Essiedu - The Lazarus Project (Sky Max)

Steve Coogan - The Reckoning (BBC One)

Timothy Spall - The Sixth Commandment (BBC One) - WINNER

Leading actress

Anjana Vasan - Black Mirror's Demon 79 (Netflix)

Anne Reid - The Sixth Commandment (BBC One)

Bella Ramsey - The Last of Us (Sky Atlantic)

Helena Bonham Carter - Nolly (ITVX)

Sarah Lancashire - Happy Valley (BBC One) - WINNER

Sharon Horgan - Best Interests (BBC One)

Limited drama

Best Interests (BBC One)

Black Mirror's Demon 79 (Netflix)

The Long Shadow (ITV1)

The Sixth Commandment (BBC One) - WINNER

Live event coverage

Coronation Concert (BBC One)

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 (BBC One) - WINNER

Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance (BBC One)

Male performance in a comedy

Adjani Salmon - Dreaming Whilst Black (BBC Three)

David Tennant - Good Omens (Prime Video)

Hammed Animashaun - Black Ops (BBC One)

Jamie Demetriou - A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou (Netflix)

Joseph Gilgun - Brassic (Sky Max)

Mawaan Rizwan - Juice (BBC Three) - WINNER

News coverage

Inside Gaza: Israel and Hamas at War (Channel 4) - WINNER

Inside Myanmar: The Hidden War (Sky News)

Israel-Hamas War (Sky News)

Reality

Banged Up (Channel 4)

Married at First Sight UK (E4)

My Mum, Your Dad (ITV1)

Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix) - WINNER

Scripted comedy

Big Boys (Channel 4)

Dreaming Whilst Black (BBC Three)

Extraordinary (Disney+)

Such Brave Girls (BBC Three) - WINNER

Short form

Mobility (BBC Three) - WINNER

The Skewer: Three Twisted Years (BBC iPlayer)

Stealing Ukraine’s Children: Inside Russia’s Camps (Vice News)

Where It Ends (BBC Three)

Single documentary

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (Sky Documentaries)

Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family (ITV1) - WINNER

Hatton (Sky Crime)

Vjeran Tomic: The Spider-Man of Paris (Netflix)

Soap

Casualty (BBC One) - WINNER

EastEnders (BBC One)

Emmerdale (ITV1)

Specialist factual

Chimp Empire (Netflix)

The Enfield Poltergeist (Apple TV+)

Forced Out (Sky Documentaries)

White Nanny, Black Child (Channel 5) - WINNER

Sports coverage

Cheltenham Festival Day One (ITV1) - WINNER

MOTD Live: FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 (BBC One)

Wimbledon 2023 Men’s Final (BBC One)

Supporting actor

Amit Shah - Happy Valley (BBC One)

Éanna Hardwicke - The Sixth Commandment (BBC One)

Harris Dickinson - A Murder at the End of the World (Disney+)

Jack Lowden - Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Matthew Macfadyen - Succession (Sky Atlantic) - WINNER

Salim Daw - The Crown (Netflix)

Supporting actress

Elizabeth Debicki - The Crown (Netflix)

Harriet Walter - Succession (Sky Atlantic)

Jasmine Jobson - Top Boy (Netflix) - WINNER

Lesley Manville - The Crown (Netflix)

Nico Parker - The Last of Us (Sky Atlantic)

Siobhan Finneran - Happy Valley (BBC One)

Memorable moment award

Beckham - David teases Victoria about her ‘work class’ upbringing (Netflix)

Doctor Who - Ncuti Gatwa being revealed as the 15th Doctor (BBC One)

Happy Valley - Catherine Cawed and Tommy Lee Royce’s final kitchen showdown (BBC One) - WINNER

The Last of Us - Bill and Frank’s Story (Sky Atlantic)

The Piano - 13-year-old Lucy stuns commuters with performance (Channel 4)

Succession - Logan Roy’s death (Sky Atlantic)