Happy times for Bobby Davro and Co

Wolves play Spurs on Saturday, which poses a special problem for one showbiz couple.

Bobby Davro is a Spurs fan. His partner Vicky Wright supports Wolves, which is hardly surprising.

She is the daughter of the Shropshire-born 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."

The comedian also speaks frankly about the depression and insecurity which had haunted him during the 1990s when, as he put it "everything came to a grinding halt. "

And then new love dawned.

Davro had known Vicky Wright, daughter of Ironbridge-born Billy, 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.

"Some people think of me as an old-fashioned comic but I'm not. I've got a very modern act. I just wish there were more variety shows on telly.

"These days a variety show means watching the general public doing dog acts - and they probably don't make a living out of that."