Tip Toe screenwriter Russell T Davies has shared that the death of his late husband, Andrew Smith, has been his “greatest loss”. Smith died in 2018 following a long, eight-year battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Speaking on the On the Marie Curie Couch podcast, Davies revealed that his late husband chose not to confront his diagnosis, despite doctors initially estimating he had between a year and 18 months to live. Russell T Davies’ late husband, Andrew Smith, died in 2018Smith went on to live for eight years, with Davies holding his husband’s hand when he died, something he said was “very important” to him. Cole is the first relationship Davies has shared publicly since the death of his late husband.