Remember Wendy James from Transvision Vamp? This is what the 80s pop minx looks like now
Prepare to feel very, very old
SHE was the 80s pin-up famed for her doll-like face, peroxide blonde hair and girly-punk dress sense.
Wendy James had teen boys – and girls – swooning at their television screens as she belted out insanely catchy hits such as ‘Baby I Don’t Care’ with her band Transvision Vamp.
The accompanying music video saw Wendy frolic around in sparkly leotards, long velvet gloves and candyfloss pink lipstick.
The London-born star left her adoptive parents’ home at the tender age of 16 and moved to Brighton where she met boyfriend Nick Christian.
The pair started making music and teamed up with pals Dave Parsons, Tex Axile and Pol Burton to form the pop-punk band.
Wendy, the lead singer of the group, was adored for her rebellious and sexually charged antics.
Transvision Vamp released three albums - racking up sales of five million - before they went their separate ways in 1991.
Wendy launched a solo career but she failed to cause much excitement. Her album reached a disappointing chart position of number 43 in 1993.
She formed a new group called Racine in 2004 and they released two albums before breaking up four years later.
Now 50, Wendy retains her sassy, rock and roll image and continues to make music.
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She still sports her trademark blonde bombshell locks and black kohl eyeliner.
Wendy release single ‘Bad Intentions And A Bit Of Cruelty’ in May 2015, following it up with the album ‘The Price Of The Ticket’ in February.
Now living in New York, she told what life is like now: “I’ve just got my own little life going.
“Every day I get up in the morning, pick up my guitar and a pile of lyrics.
“The music builds up in me and I write down the things I think. Then a song pings out, and the whole thing starts again.”
