Bobby Davro makes heartbreaking health admission months after horrific stroke

Bobby Davro made a heartbreaking health admission just months after suffering a stroke walking off stage.

The comedian, who was once the king of Saturday night TV, was performing in Couldson, south London, last January when he suddenly lost feeling down the left side of his body. After receiving a standing ovation, he revealed that his leg "started to go a bit wonky".

Shortly after, his entire left side went numb. Scans later revealed that he had suffered a haemorrhagic stroke caused by a bleed on the brain.

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Bobby said his speech became slurred at the time, comparing himself to Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. He revealed that his showbiz friends rallied around him, with cooking for him, Bradley Walsh checking in on him, and he reconciled with Brian Conly after a 15-year fallout.

"I'm all right now," the 66-year-old told the Express last year. Bobby said he still had some numbness in his toes but his memory seemed to be functioning normally, reports .

However, former glamour model revealed that Bobby had recently been struggling with his lines while performing in the Easter pantomime Pinocchio. She explained that the former actor feared his stroke may be having a lasting impact on his memory.

On the Katie Price Show podcast, the mum-of-five, who has been performing alongside Bobby, said: "His mind goes blank, and then mine does, I did feel sorry for him because when he's up on stage he's dead funny but he keeps forgetting the script. He had a stroke not long ago and he's like, 'oh is it to do with the stroke like my head and all that'. So I felt really sorry for him."

Comedian Bobby believes the loss of his fiancée Vicky Wright to pancreatic cancer in May 2023 was a contributory factor. "I was devastated. I miss her dreadfully," he explained last year.

The father-of-three threw himself into his recovery, changing his diet and quitting menthol cigarettes. It meant he could return to live performing in April last year, before embarking on his first show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Memory loss and strokes

According to the , a stroke can have an impact on your memory and ability to think. This is because it “affects the way your brain understands, organises and stores information”.

The charity says people often find their short-term memory is more likely to be affected by a stroke. It says: “Someone might find it hard to remember something they have just been told, but might recall something that happened 10 years ago.”

The performing activities that help your cognition as part of recovery from a stroke. These can help improve memory, concentration, thinking and mood.

What are the symptoms of a stroke

, the main symptoms of a stroke can come on suddenly. These include:

• face weakness – one side of your face may droop (fall) and it might be hard to smile
• arm weakness – you may not be able to fully lift both arms and keep them there because of weakness or numbness in one arm
• speech problems – you may slur your words or sound confused

It says the symptoms can be easily remembered as FAST. This stands for: face, arms, speech and time to call 999.

Anyone who believes they are experiencing a stroke is urged to dial 999 immediately. For more information about strokes, visit