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<\/p>\nBenidorm is well known for its 88p pints and \u00a32.50 fry ups, but alongside bargain booze and beautiful beaches is another cornerstone of the holiday destination\u2019s fame \u2013 entertainer Sticky Vicky. <\/p>\n
The performer whose real name is Victoria Mar\u00eda Arag\u00fc\u00e9s Gadea moved to the town in the 1980s and some residents think she\u2019s to \u201cthank\u201d for making the resort town "Blackpool in the Sun" – and the Daily Star is calling for her to get the recognition she deserves. <\/p>\n
The famous dancer, worked as a ballerina for 15 years before turning to a cabaret strip tease career 40 years ago. She went on to make a name for herself that was so big she featured in ITV\u2019s Benidorm (more than once) and even got into a legal battle over her act\u2019s name Sticky Vicky.<\/p>\n
Vicky, who also went by Vicky Leyton, claimed her show wasn\u2019t pornographic, but she did go on to shoot objects from her vagina including ping-pong balls, eggs, handkerchiefs, sausages, razor blades and knives. Sadly, she passed away on Wednesday November 29 at the age of 80 from heart failure.<\/p>\n
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Now, one business owner in Benidorm is aghast that Sticky Vicky hasn\u2019t been thanked for her contribution to the area\u2019s cultural makeup and entertainment scene. Frank, the Stag Man, puts on stag dos \u2013 mostly for British geezers who love the extreme \u2013 and he thinks that Sticky Vicky should be remembered in a more permanent way in Benidorm.<\/p>\n
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Speaking to Daily Star, he said: "In my opinion, Vicky\u2019s been kind of left out in the cold. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve always been amazed for the 15 years I\u2019ve lived here \u2013 and I\u2019ve seen Sticky Vicky shows, the real thing \u2013 that just somewhere there hasn't been a little plaque or something in honour, like just to say thank you for everything that she's done.<\/p>\n
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"I think it'd be a great idea. A fantastic idea. At least put a star somewhere on the ground. Everyone knows she\u2019s amazing. All these hotels are built off the back of the access of Benidorm and the success didn\u2019t come from the sunshine because that\u2019s everywhere."<\/p>\n
He argued that Benidorm "was just another coastal town" before the dancer turned illusionist turned up to add some x-rated pizzaz to the place. He added: "Her show in that day and age was just unbelievable."<\/p>\n
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He added: "She was such an important part of what has grown Benidorm into what it is. Back in the day, it was just another coastal town and there\u2019s hundreds up and down the coast. All the others have sunshine and beaches.<\/p>\n
"You\u2019ve got Alicante, the capital, which is huge and has all the resources, it\u2019s beautiful. But, Benidorm came up and the answer is simple \u2013 what Benidorm needed all those years ago was something for people to talk about, something that people were going to come and want to see."<\/p>\n
Frank, and other locals, want to see the superstar \u2013 who even appeared in ITV's Benidorm \u2013 get a plaque to memorialise her career in the Spanish town. We happen to agree and you can sign our campaign to get Sticky Vicky her own plaque too.<\/p>\n