 De Sousa was involved in business events right up until his death in Dubai where he was hosting the BBC Good Food Awards in 2015.De Sousa died at the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray hotel on December 16, 2015 while hosting the BBC Good Food awards there.He spoke to James Martin the host of "Saturday Kitchen" before he went on stage to introduce the BBC Good Food Award show and also perform what he loved best ,singing .He belted out the Beatle’s song ‘Hey Jude’ and dropped with a fatal heart attack.