A popular DJ has died after a year-long battle with a rare cancer. Danny Stubbs passed away at the age of 40 after developing oesophageal adenocarcinoma. His devastated wife paid tribute to the "beautiful" music producer telling Stoke on Trent Live : "I know he was fighting to be with me.
The last few months have been incredibly hard, but he was so strong." Father-of-one Danny, from Chell Heath, Stoke-on-Trent, saw his DJ career take him around him around the globe, playing at iconic venues like Gatecrasher and Ministry of Sound. He featured on BBC radio on a number of occasions and remixed tracks for U2 and Ariana Grande, and collaborated with Paul Oakenfold.
His wife, Danielle, 33, remembered him as "the most beautiful person inside and out". She told how they met when they were next-door neighbours in Nantwich in 2019. They began spending time together in their gardens during the first lockdown in 2020 before moving into Danny's home.
Danielle said: "Danny's friends always said that, even though he was always travelling the world he'd meet someone next-door, and that's exactly what happened." However, in August 2023, Danny received a devastating diagnosis of Stage 4 oesophageal adenocarcinoma, a rare and inoperable cancer that had spread to his lymph nodes and bones in his spine. The only signs prior to his diagnosis were acid reflux, hiccoughing, and difficulty swallowing, which at the time, Danielle recalled, 'seemed innocent'.
Danny had been informed that palliative che.