Actor and comedian Bobby Davro has announced that his long-time partner Vicky Wright has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer - the same illness that killed her father. The 64-year-old former EastEnders star said: “To see someone as beautiful as her with this illness is horrific. It’s so sad.
“It’s extremely, extremely, extremely painful,” Bobby continued, telling the Daily Star that he had been coping by carrying on working. “Thank goodness I’ve got my work, because it keeps my mind off this for a bit of time.”
Bobby described how Vicky learned that she had been diagnosed with the illness last year. Following the news, the couple got engaged in December after being together 12 years.
Speaking about his decision to carry on working, Bobby said: “I don’t want the fact I’m keeping working to sound selfish. Everyone who knows me knows it’s just a distraction for a bit of time from trying to help Vicky. I need to see people laughing, and I like that I can still make people laugh while dealing with this.”
He added: “Vicky’s illness is a tragedy, and it’s been a personal and family tragedy until now. But now I hope talking about it can help other people.
“There are millions of other people with partners and wives and husbands who are going through the same thing. I just want to tell them you have to push forward and get back up – and never, ever let life beat you. But this is just really, really painful.”
When asked to give his advice to someone in a similar situation Bobby said: “Laughter is the best medicine. I always remember this quote, ‘Don’t let the world change your smile – get your smile to change the world’.” You can keep up to date with the latest TV and showbiz news by signing up to the newsletter here.
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