Gosh. The effervescent child prodigy, Opportunity Knocks-winner and teen sensation of British telly in the 1970s and 80s - whose life was tragically cut short, like Karen Carpenter's, by anorexia - Miss Lena Zavaroni would have been 60 years old today!
Here she is, being somewhat upstaged by our Patron Saint of Vodka Stingers, Miss Elaine Stritch - and that pocket-sized gayer and star ballerina Wayne Sleep. What a combo!
How camp was that?!
Lena Zavaroni (4th November 1963 – 1st October 1999)
Holy Schnikes that was camp as lemon tits.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of my most treasured "camp British TV variety show moments"...!
DeleteLena had her own show didn't she? Another victim of the British press, because they called her chubby etc - I remember that it made me conscious about my own chubby thighs - and I was younger than Lena.
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, very camp!!
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This clip is from her show! Yes, the tabloid press has more blood on its hands than anyone apart from organised religions. Even now. Jx
DeleteWhat an odd production number filled with a lot of talent. SO camp!
ReplyDeleteIt's a masterpiece example of "if a thing's worth doing, it's worth over-doing"... Jx
DeleteThat Wayne Sleep looks like Gene Kelly could step over him.
ReplyDeleteHe would enjoy that! Jx
DeleteLove it. Love it Love it.
ReplyDeleteElaine Stritch would upstage almost anyone even with out trying too.
I wouldn't fancy trying to share a stage with Stritchy! Jx
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