"I want to go on TV to perform," he says. Versatility seems to be the key to Bobby's longevity, as a high-profile personality. He returned to our screens in May 1997 as host of Yorkshire Television's Winner Takes All, for 65 programmes. In 1991, Bobby moved to the BBC and made three series, Public Enemy Number One, Rock With Laughter and Run the Risk. At the height of his fame his weekly TV shows attracted 10 million viewers. This led to his own Saturday night series Bobby Davro on the Box, Bobby's Sketch Pad and TV Weekly, which topped television ratings for six consecutive years. His next job was in his father's retail store, Davro Discount Stores in Middlesex, but later left the shop to pursue a full-time career in show business.īobby made his television debut in 1981 but his major breakthrough came with an appearance in Live at Her Majesty's in 1983. Eldest daughter Brittany has just started her first proper job as a lawyer, he adds, "I'm so proud of her as I am of all of my girls."Īfter he left school, Bobby worked as a trainee manager at Bentalls department store in Kingston, where he was soon trying out more impressions as John Inman and Mrs Slocombe. "I love Shepherd's Pie and my favourite drink is gin and tonic with cucumber."įor a decade he was married to former model Trudi Jameson, the mother of his daughters. "The Plough in Cobham and The Ivy in Cobham both serve excellent food," he says. He also likes to take long walks with his three daughters: Brittany (23), Tierney (20) and Marnie and go to the local pubs in the area. When he's not busy entertaining, Bobby enjoys spending time with his family and goes shopping with youngest daughter Marnie, 18, although he admits he usually hates shopping. "I know what a difference these funds will make to the lives of children and young people throughout the UK." "As a long-standing supporter of Variety, I am delighted to help launch a new fundraising initiative by Gala Bingo Clubs that aims to raise £250,000 for Variety," he says. Bobby helped Gala Bingo launch a new charity game to raise funds for Variety with a guaranteed winner in each one of the company's 129 clubs. He raises funds for Kids 'n' Cancer, Care After Combat and Variety. In 2017, Bobby Davro appeared on the Channel Five series, In Therapy.Bobby has also been a patron of Shooting Star Chase, the Surrey children's hospice that provides palliative care to families with children who are affected with life-limiting conditions. In 2015, he became one of the housemates on Celebrity Big Brother. He partnered Molly Quigley Moenkhoff.īobby and Molly were the second pairing to be voted off the show. In 2010 Bobby Davro became of the celebrities on Dancing on Ice. The 21st century has seen Davro taking up several acting roles, often in panto and notably in EastEnders, which he joined in 2007 and had the role of the rogue Vinnie Monks. When all that stopped, it left a huge gap in my life and that's when the depression started to set in."īobby Davro then broke up with his wife the former Page Three model Trudi Jameson. "When I was working on TV, I was rehearsing impressions, going into the studio every day and learning lines. My phone stopped ringing and I began to panic. TV was changing and my face was no longer wanted. However, things took a turn for the worst in the mid-1990s. He also presented the BBC variety show Rock with Laughter. Bobby Davro).ĭavro made his first TV appearance in 1981 and appeared on entertainment shows such as Copy Cats, Go For It and Punchlines, before landing a number of his own shows including Bobby Davro on the Box. His father was Bill Nankeville, who finished sixth in the 1948 Olympics in the 1500 metres and later set up a chain of discount shops called Davro named after his sons David and Robert (i.e. Bobby Davro was born Robert Nankeville in 1959 in Middlesex and grew up in Staines.
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