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| Subject: 'All the girls on the show loved Benny. I have 14 years of fond memories' | |
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Author: Former Hill's Angel Sue Upton tells daughter Louise about her TV shows with top comedian Benny Hill. |
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Date Posted: Wednesday, July 02, 09:17:46pm In reply to: Thames Television canceled the program due not to only complaints about its smuttiness but also because its old-fashioned sexism had become increasingly intolerable. Thames finally sacked Hill. 's message, "Benny Hill was born in Southampton in the south of England in 1925." on Wednesday, July 02, 09:09:21pm 'All the girls on the show loved Benny. I have 14 years of fond memories' 'Angel' Sue backs star ••Former Hill's Angel Sue Upton tells daughter Louise about her TV shows with top comedian Benny Hill. FORMER Hill's Angel Sue Upton has danced to the rescue of her late friend, comedian Benny Hill, in the wake of an explosive new book about the zany television star. Mother-of-two Sue, who lives in Hornchurch, was a member of the colourful Hill's Angels dance troupe. She appeared on Benny Hill's cult TV show for 14 years. Sue became great friends with the madcap funnyman, who died in 1992, after joining his crew as a young dancer in 1976. She says they shared more than just a boss/worker relationship, striking up a warm friendship that stood the test of time. Often the comedian would visit Sue's Hornchurch home, play with her young children, Richard and Louise – now teenagers – treat her to meals in top restaurants and buy her expensive gifts from Harrods. Fuming ••Sue in a comic sketch with the late Benny Hill. This week Sue told the Recorder she has been left fuming over the release of a new biography, Funny Peculiar: The True Story of Benny Hill, which claims that the international star was obsessed with sex and stole gags from radio programmes, films and cabaret performers. Sue said she felt she had to speak out and defend the memory of her much loved friend after the book was serialised in a national newspaper. "Benny may have been a bit eccentric but he was nothing like the way he is described in the book," she said. "Just because he was careful with money didn't make him mean. Benny lived through the war, when it was important to save and economise. "He told me once that he could buy anything he wanted. Just because he didn't own a car didn't mean a thing. He never even wanted one. "Benny would say there was nowhere to park when he lived in London, and he could phone for a chauffeur any time he wanted." Sue remembers many of the times she and Benny got together for a day out. "We both loved walking and sometimes we would go up to London and just walk around, go to the park, stop for a drink or have lunch in a nice hotel," she said. "Benny would buy me gifts and expensive toys for the children. He was most certainty not mean." As for claims that the comedian stole his material, Sue said: "Benny was a fanatical lover of Laurel and Hardy, and a lot of his ideas stemmed from watching their films." She added: "Everyone in showbusiness uses and develops ideas from others." Admitting that her pal's shows were bawdy, Sue stressed that Benny was no sex maniac. She said: "If I had thought he was a lecher or a dirty old man, would I have invited him into my home, allowed him to play with my children or introduced him to my parents? "All the girls on the show loved Benny. It was Benny who decided that the show had reached its 'peak level of bawdiness' and changed the format to introduce children into funny sketches. "It stemmed from the times he used to come to my home and play with my children, and they were among the first children on the new-format shows. "Benny loved working with children and they loved working with him. "I have 14 years of fond memories of him as a boss and a true friend." Back to news index [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |