EastEnders star to make huge comeback after terrifying health scare
A former EastEnders star is set to make a showbiz comeback after being out of the spotlight since January. Actor Bobby Davro, famed for playing Vinnie Monks in the BBC One soap, suffered a terrifying health scare at the start of the year and has been recovering at home over the past four months following a hospital stay.
Bobby, 65, is now ready to return to the spotlight and will be taking to the stage with a new comedy set at the Edinburgh Fringe. The show, titled Everything Is Funny If You Can Laugh At It, is scheduled to run from 2 August until 25 August, according to The Sun.
"With the laughter still ringing in my ears from the couple of Edinburgh gigs I did last Summer, I thought I'd come back and do the full run this year. I hope to prove two things – you're never too old for a good gag and everything is funny if you can laugh at it.
"So if you like to laugh, come along - and don't forget, if you're on the frontline, you're in the punchline! See you in August!'" Bobby said.
The 65 year old actor suffered a minor stroke after fainting at a comedy show in January. He has admitted the health scare was a "wake up call" as doctors informed him his blood pressure was dangerously high and the stroke left him slurring.
He collapsed at the Coulsdon Comedy club, South London on 18 January. The former EastEnders star had just finished his performance and received a standing ovation from the audience at his sold-out gig. Bobby then cancelled all public appearances.
The star's health woes come after he lost his longterm partner Vicky Wright in May 2023. Vicky, who was the daughter of late footballer Billy Wright, had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Back in September, he spoke about Vicky's strength during her illness and how it affected his career. On TalkTV, he said: "It was very difficult, it cost me my pantomime career," and explained the challenges he faced balancing work with Vicky's care.
"I was late twice and I didn't miss one show and I worked probably better than I had ever worked before because I needed that, that's my medicine - making people laugh, getting out there and working. I need that, when I am not working it upsets me. It was painful for me not to receive the support from my work area, they didn't support me at all," he said.
