Losing a loved one is a difficult experience for anyone, but when that person is a public personality, it can become much harder to grieve in full view of the public eye.

It must be especially difficult if that person was beloved by many and always knew what to say, which is what Dr Claire Bailey found when she accepted an award on behalf of her late husband, Dr Michael Mosely.

Mosley was posthumously awarded a Hall of Fame gong by British Podcast Awards recently for his work on the Just One Thing program.

While receiving the honour, Bailey gave a heartfelt tribute to her late husband, hoping that she delivered a speech worthy of his talents.

“Firstly, I wish more than anything that Michael was here himself to be collecting this award,” she began.

“One of Michael’s very special gifts was also having the right words to use; he always knew the right thing to say, so I hope I can do him some justice this evening.”

Bailey reflected on how much her husband enjoyed his work on the podcast and the opportunities it afforded him.

“He loved the simplicity of the format and being able to genuinely help people,” she explained.

“The outpouring to me and my family in the last three months has shown us that it wasn’t just the podcast they loved, it was Michael too.”

Elsewhere in her speech, Bailey touched on how her late husband “was a really genuinely kind person” which helped him connect with audiences.

“Unassuming and genuinely caring, that was Michael,” she said.

Bailey closed her speech by requesting that the audience always appreciate their lives and those of their loved ones.

“So thank you – and can I remind you all that life can be shorter than you ever imagine, and so if there’s one thing you do today, hug your loved ones, tell them they are loved, don’t ever take time for granted,” she said.

Bailey’s moving words came after she took to social media earlier in the year to discuss her husband’s legacy “and the impact he had on people’s health and lives”.

“After pausing to reflect we have decided to keep his social media channels open so that we can keep you updated on the work we are doing to celebrate his life,” Bailey wrote in an update to fans.

“Michael had many projects still in progress and we hope that in time we will still be able to complete these to share them with you. The first of those is ‘Wonders of the Human Body’ a Channel 5 programme due to air later this month.”

After Mosley went missing on the Greek island of Symi, the four-day search for the 67-year-old ended in tragedy after his body was found in a rocky area, according to police.

Following an initial post-mortem examination, it was confirmed that there were no injuries on his body, Greek police spokeswoman Konstantia Dimoglidou told the BBC.

The position his body was found in also indicated that he likely died of natural causes, Dimoglidou said, adding that toxicology and histology reports will be carried out.