Hill, Rose (2 April 2023). "Jim Davidson 'gutted' as he 'splits from fifth wife' after 14-year marriage". mirror . Retrieved 2 April 2023. Jim Davidson thrown out of Hell's Kitchen". The Daily Telegraph. 11 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.

In 2011, Davidson toured with a play, Stand Up...And Be Counted. The play was about the failing career of a washed-up racist comic. Media commentators drew comparisons between the play's main character and Davidson's own career. [48] a b "Meet the Suffolk musician who has played key role in pantomimes for 30 years". Suffolk News. 1 January 2022 . Retrieved 18 August 2023. Davidson has been married five times; four of them have ended in divorce. He has five children by three wives: a b c d e f g "Pantomime, Burlesque, and Children's Drama | Robbins Library Digital Projects". d.lib.rochester.edu . Retrieved 17 August 2023. a b Bennett, Steve. "Jim Davidson 'heading for divorce No5': Punching Up 2023: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 17 August 2023.Jim Davidson says he'd love to do Top Gear if he wasn't 'always banned from driving' ". The Independent. 30 March 2015 . Retrieved 23 September 2023. Comedian Jim Davidson had Nigel Farage in stitches as he revealed he almost lost out on pie and mash because of climate change protesters in London". LBC. 21 November 2018 . Retrieved 22 November 2018. a b "COMEDY / Positions on the slide rule: Or is it? Mark Wareham on Ben". The Independent. 26 March 1994 . Retrieved 23 September 2023. Jim Davidson arrested over new sexual offences claims". BBC News. 20 March 2013 . Retrieved 20 March 2013.

Davidson has responded to accusations of prejudice by saying: "It is a difficult thing, comedy, and I'm on a loser. If I cured AIDS and fed Africa and ended Ebola and found that missing aeroplane I'd still be that horrible racist, sexist, homophobic comedian. By people, with respect, who haven't seen me. Or are judging me from the past." [17] Other incidents [ edit ] Drag Queen: In line with usual pantomime performances of Cinderella, the Ugly Sisters are performed by two men. Davidson is a supporter of Charlton Athletic, the local club in the area where he grew up. [41] In the 1980s, he was a director at AFC Bournemouth. [42] [43] On 18 June 2014, Davidson attended the assault trial of former N-Dubz rapper Dappy. "Dappy is a good friend of mine. I don't know what's happened in this case but I'm just here to show him my support," Davidson said. Dappy declined Davidson's offer to serve as a character witness. [44] Family [ edit ] Kutner, Jon; Leigh, Spencer (26 May 2010). 1,000 UK Number One Hits. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-360-2.In 2002, Davidson was escorted from the grounds of the Marriott Bristol Royal Hotel, after it was alleged that he had become confrontational and abusive to staff. [25] On 2 January 2013, as Davidson was set to become a housemate in the 11th series of Celebrity Big Brother, he was arrested at Heathrow Airport by police officers working on Operation Yewtree. [7] On 20 March 2013 he was arrested again over new allegations of sexual offences; [29] however, on 21 August 2013, it was announced that no further action would be taken in relation to the allegations of historic sex abuse, due to insufficient evidence. [30] [31]

Hill, Sarah (24 February 2022). One-Hit Wonders: An Oblique History of Popular Music. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-5013-6843-1. Davidson again faced controversy in December 2007, when he made a joke about rape victims during a show at the Newark Palace Theatre, in Nottinghamshire. A local paper, the Nottingham Evening Post, stated that: "there were moments when he did stray too far over the line (most notably with a routine on rape)." [24]This one’s strictly aimed at 18 and over. From a time when Jim Davidson was possibly at the peak of his career. Sinderella was the first of Jim Davidson’s adult pantomimes, touring the UK in 1995 to sell out audiences. James Cameron Davidson OBE (born 13 December 1953) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer and TV presenter. He hosted the television shows Big Break and The Generation Game. He also developed two adult pantomime shows, Boobs in the Wood and Sinderella.