Bobby Davro: Comedian cancels public appearances after 'falling ill' amid struggles over Vicky Wright's death

Bobby Davro has cancelled all public appearances for the foreseeable future after reportedly falling ill during a live show in Surrey. The 65-year-old actor and comedian had returned to work the day after the death of his fiancée, Vicky Wright following a short battle with pancreatic cancer last May.

According to The Sun, Davro fell ill during a gig in Surrey last week and has now cancelled his upcoming gigs to "take some time out". The source said: "Everyone in the crowd were hugely concerned about him. He has been struggling since the loss of his fiancée Vicky last year but threw himself into work to try and keep his mind off it."

Davro was left devastated when his partner - the daughter of England footballer Billy Wright and Beverley Sisters singer Joy Beverly died of cancer on May 4. Davro first revealed Vicky’s fight with the illness after he proposed to her in 2022, having been together for 12 years.

Vicky, 63, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a disease that is difficult to detect until it is advanced. Vicky’s father Billy, a player for Wolverhampton Wanderers and the captain of the national team, also died of pancreatic cancer in September 1994, at the age of 70, only a few months after being diagnosed.

A week after her passing, Davro described her death as 'devastating'. He wrote: "It's been just over a week since my beautiful @vickywright5459 left this world and it's only now I feel strong enough to share my feelings. I want to thank everyone for their support and expressions of love and kindness you have shown me and Vicky's family and loved ones...

"To think we will never hear her voice to hear laughter look into her beautiful eyes see her smile to hold her and to kiss her is devastating and so incredibly painful. She will be in my thoughts and in my heart forever. She was my Schluffe and I loved her and always will."