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Twinkle - remember her?

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KatyK Sat 23-May-15 13:19:33

Oh yes the article said her real surname was Ripley and that she came from a 'well to do' family and wouldn't have any truck with drugs etc.

nightowl Sat 23-May-15 12:25:27

I'd love to go back jingl. That longing is almost painful some days. I often think about how I couldn't wait for my life to begin, and now I look back and think they were actually the best times. Sorry, that's a bit depressing sad

I do know I'm very lucky to have my family, but I would still love to rediscover that hopeful young girl that used to be me.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 23-May-15 12:07:53

Oh my gosh! That video brought back some days gone by. I think I want to go back. Made me feel strangely sad.

kittylester Sat 23-May-15 12:00:58

She was Fay Ripley's aunt accorbing to something I read which is a leap to far for my brain, both in terms of Twinkle's image in my head and the age she had got to when she died. And, Fay Ripley is a person who comes over as 'normal'! Think I'll go for a lie down now! confused

nightowl Sat 23-May-15 11:10:52

Goodness it was earlier than I thought and I wasn't quite a teenager! I think she seemed quite glamorous to me at the time, but looking at those awful clothes that swamp her, and the hair and make up that just look so messy - poor girl just looks so very young.

nightowl Sat 23-May-15 11:06:39

Oh how sad. Funnily enough I looked her up on YouTube recently, when I was going through a nostalgic period, but I had no idea she was ill. I remember my friend and I singing that song over and over again as teenagers, fascinated by the idea of sudden violent death (how naive). It brings back so many memories.

kittylester Sat 23-May-15 10:53:42

Sorry, too many toos!!

kittylester Sat 23-May-15 10:51:28

I remember her too Katy and I found that fascinating too. sad

merlotgran Sat 23-May-15 10:50:54

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xckvffDJ7Sc

Remember Terry? The song that was banned by the BBC in case it encouraged 'boy racers' to risk their lives?

She couldn't sing and I didn't think she was all that attractive.

Sad that she has died though.

KatyK Sat 23-May-15 10:45:59

I've just been reading about her. She died this week of cancer, poor lady, aged 66. I was fascinated to read that she married the Milk Tray man - I don't know why I was fascinated but I was. RIP.