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Was Monkey supposed to be fat?


Because she wasn't...not one bit!

-Amanda

"She will remember your heart when men are fairy tales in storybooks written by rabbits"

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Why did you ask then??


Frankly, watchin' Donny beat Nazis to death is the closest we ever get to goin' to the movies.

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Because it was in the documentary that she was the perfect figure for a sixties chick but Leslie Ash actually fitted better to the trend of when the film was released (1979) which was a marketing decision......good question by the way!

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Apparently, Toyah only went along to support Johnny Rotten. But she persuaded the director that she be given that role. (see her wikipedia article).



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