Suggs gets a pizza the action after Shropshire show

The 80s star celebrated a rousing reception for his one-man show at Telford's Oakengates Theatre by heading up the M54 to the Amazing Woodfired Pizza Co in Smithfield Road, Shrewsbury, where he also tried his hand at making his own pizza.

Pizza chef Ian Richards said Suggs had eaten in the restaurant before and had been so impressed he headed back on his latest visit to the county.

Mr Richards said: "He did a show last year at Theatre Severn and happened to pop over and have a pizza and really enjoyed it.

"He had a show in Telford and came back afterwards, before going out around Shrewsbury. It was quite exciting – I'm a drummer myself so it was great to see him.

"He's a really down to earth guy, really normal. He had a go at doing pizzas and stuff – he was quite good.

"He's quite a comedian so he was messing about a lot."

Suggs, real name Graham McPherson, is touring the country with his one man show, My Life Story in Words and Music, which mixes anecdotes about his life and career with the story about how he tried to track down information about the father he had never known.

He explained during the show that the quest was prompted by the death of his cat on the morning of his 50th birthday.

The two hours of Suggs talking was interspersed with songs, both his own and those of other people who influenced him, like Ray Davies and Ian Dury. There was even a completely random Frankie Howerd impression that left Suggs and the stage soaking wet and the audience in tears.

Suggs explained that, after passing the 11+ in Wales, he was uprooted to a tough comprehensive in North London where playing dumb was a self-preservation mechanism against the bullies.

The star concluded at the finale of the show that it doesn't matter who is dad was, telling the audience that he is happy in the knowledge that he was 'a really nice man'.

The show ended with a singalong version of It Must Be Love and a standing ovation.