Who was Vicky Wright; fiance of Bobby Davro and daughter of England footballer Billy Wright, dies aged 63

Vicky Wright, the fiance of Bobby Davro, has died aged 63 her family has confirmed. Both Wright and Davro announced that she was battling pancreatic cancer in 2022, the same affliction that ultimately took the life of her father, former England and Wolverhampton Wanderers player Billy Wright in 1994.

Wright would take the stage to perform a one-woman show about her father called the 'Billy Wright Story'.

Vicky had performed as a singer and actress, following in the footsteps of her mother Joy Beverley, one third of the Beverley Sisters who Vicky paid tribute to after her death in 2015, calling her “the most magnificent woman – talented with the most wonderful voice,” though in recent years she has taken a step back from public life owing to the condition she was afflicted with."

In a message posted on Twitter, Kelly Wright-Warhust said her "wonderful mum" had died on Wednesday morning. “I wanted to use this platform to let you all know, as I know how much she valued all your love and support in so many ways.” Bobby Davro as early as last week discussed his fiance’s diagnosis, telling the Daily Star “To see someone as beautiful as her with this illness is horrific. It's so sad. It's extremely, extremely, extremely painful."

Tributes from the celebrity world have already poured in after the news broke - Wolverhampton Wanderers Twitter account posted “Our thoughts go out to the friends and family of Vicky Wright. An inspirational woman and the daughter of a true Wolves legend. She will be dearly missed.”

Singer Beverley Knight, also of Wolverhampton, described Wright as a "gem" in a message on Twitter, adding "sending love and healing,"