Wolves play Spurs on Saturday which poses a special problem for one showbiz couple, writes Peter Rhodes.
Bobby Davro is a Spurs fan. His partner Vicky Wright supports Wolves, which is hardly surprising.
She is the daughter of the Wolves and England legend Billy Wright and his wife Joy Beverley.
"Whenever we're up at Molineux we always pop along and say hello to her Dad's statue, says 52-year-old Davro who comes to Birmingham for one night of comedy next week.
And who'll win at Molineux on Saturday?
"Well, it's got to be Spurs, hasn't it?" he laughs. "I'd say they'll win 2-1."
Davro himself grew up in a famous sporting family. His father was the legendary Bill Nankeville, the British national mile and 1500m champion world record holder who represented Great Britain in two Olympic Games.
"He's 86 now and he's still going strong," says Davro proudly.
And so is Davro's act. He's been making people laugh since he was 18 and admits he worries about being pigeonholed as an old-fashioned comedian.
"I still use some jokes from 20 years ago. If it works, why change it? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
"But I've got a lot of new material. I do jokes about the riots."
The riots? Surely not? And Davro's off into his patter: "Down in Tottenham High Street someone chucked a seven-foot plank through Dixon's window. Peter Crouch is recovering well."
Bobby Davro made his television debut in 1981 and two years later was a hit on Live at Her Majesty's, the Sunday night variety show.
It led to his own Saturday night series, Bobby Davro on the Box.
He showed off his skill as a straight actor as Vinnie Monks, the resident rogue in EastEnders from 2007-8. But making 'em laugh is his first love.
Some say stand-up comedy is the hardest job in showbiz but Bobby Davro comes out fighting: "Showbiz isn't a hard job. Going down mines, being in the army, those are hard jobs.
"I'm doing what I love doing and I am blessed that I'm still enjoying it."
But it can be frustrating, he says, to see so much television time taken up by reality shows.
"There was a time when professional entertainers were on TV and the general public watched.
"Now the general public is on TV and professional entertainers are watching.
"Don't get me wrong. Some reality shows are great and I love watching them. But they do keep professional entertainers off the screen."
He's no stranger to reality shows and is currently recording an episode of Celebrity Come Dine With Me.
While cooking or ice-skating on telly is all good exposure, he says, he'd rather be doing what he does best, making people laugh.
Until 2003 Davro was married to model Trudi Jameson. They separated and divorced.
The comedian later spoke frankly about the depression and insecurity which had haunted him during the 1990s when, as he put it "everything came to a grinding halt. "
"TV was changing and my face was no longer wanted. My phone stopped ringing and I began to panic."
Davro told how he was obsessed about trying to get back into television and slipped into depression.
And then new love dawned.
Davro had known Vicky Wright for 25 years.
She was a member of a group, Little Foxes, which had performed with him.
The pair had always been friends but romance blossomed when they both found themselves single.
Davro has called his new relationship "a godsend" and says romance, like comedy, is all about getting the timing right.
As his love life perked up, so did his career. Last year, at 51, Davro took part in the ITV show Dancing on Ice and, paired with Molly Moenkhoff.
He was the oldest contestant in the show and although he was eliminated early, he says it was great exposure.
"Some people think of me as an old-fashioned comic but I'm not. I've got a very modern act. I do impressions of Michael McIntyre and Alan Carr, and there's a lot of audience participation.
"I just wish there were more variety shows on telly," says Bobby Davro.
"These days a variety show means watching the general public doing dog acts " and they probably don't make a living out of that."
* Bobby Davro is at the Highlight comedy club on Birmingham's Broad Street on Thursday, September 15.
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