'The Golden Lady' Film 1979

'The Golden Lady' was released in 1979 and is about female mercenaries trying to sabotage a business deal.
Hot Gossip have a three minute routine set in a night-club sadly interspersed with some 18 rated goings on by two characters in the film.The routine appears to be based on 'Walk On The Wild Side' with Carol and Donna dressed as a maid and schoolgirl respectively.Dominique comes on holding a doll,Lorraine is dressed in pink with an umbrella,leather-clad Lindsay and Mark crack whips,and Perri tugs on the collar of her 'slave' Lee.
Wanda Rokicki was in the Hot Gossip group which danced at the Mayfair club Monkberry's.While she didn't make onto the Everett show with the other dancers here she makes a welcome appearance in this film.

Hot Gossip - 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Linda Clifford

Here are Hot Gossip dancing to Linda Clifford's version of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' on The Kenny Everett Video Show 18.02.80.The clip was filmed at Kempton water pumping station in West London,the same place Pan's People filmed 'Tap Turns On The Water' in 1971.
I love the use of fans and hoses as props throughout the dance.The smiley close-ups are great too.This is an exciting and imaginative dance to watch.

The Very Hot Gossip Show

Recorded at The Lyceum London and broadcast on Channel 4 in 1982.The songs Hot Gossip sing and dance to include:Exodus,We Are The Girls,I Feel Love,The Model,Word Before Last,Stolen Nights,Circus Of Death and Walk On The Wild Side.

Hot Gossip - 'Walk On The Wild Side' by Lou Reed

Filmed at Butler's Wharf near the Tower of London here is 'Walk On The Wild Side' from The Kenny Everett Video Show 24.07.78.The dancers play a variety of characters:Carol plays a maid,Floyd is a biker,and most famously Donna is a schoolgirl.
Thanks Andee at OFTDs:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc8kaoQ_2UI

Adverts

Here we have two TV adverts with Hot Gossip connections.Firstly there is an advert from 1981 for JVC Videos.The Hot Gossip dancers are dressed like they are on the front cover of their 'Geisha Boys & Temple Girls LP.The second advert is for Brutus Gold Jeans and features Dominique Wood with Sting,and is believed to be from 1978.

Hot Gossip - 'The Hardest Part' by Blondie

Hot Gossip down in the New York subway reading comics and commiting acts of vandalism to the sound of Blondie on The Kenny Everett Video Show on 03.03.80.There's Virginia spray-painting windows,Debbie smashing up a phone,Floid jumping over barriers without paying - and there's Bob Geldof too.I love the part when Kim Leeson jumps into the arms of Richard,twists around his head and shoulders,then leaps backwards onto Roy's shoulder.I also love that slicing movement they do with their forearms.

Hot Gossip - 'Floyd's Theme' by Natural Juice

Here is the second Hot Gossip dance on The Kenny Everett Video Show on 10.07.78.Apart from Lindsey Ward,who possibly was busy with the dancers 'Night Fever' on the Paul Daniels Blackpool Bonanza,this great dance features all the dancers we know from series 1.
I love the opening sequence showing Dominique in a street waiting for her friends Perri and Sarah before going to a disco-just look at Dom's head drop to her shoulder as gets tired of waiting.Inside the disco Lorraine,Carol and Donna dance together and are great throughout,and there are a couple of good sequences with Floid and Perri.My favourite parts however are whenever Dominique and Mark dance together-they are just brilliant.One particularly brilliant sequence is when Dom is held aloft by Mark,she spirals down and they dance-no wonder Dom at the end appears to shout 'alright !

Hot Gossip - 'Stuff Like That' by Quincy Jones

Here is the great Hot Gossip dance to 'Stuff Like That' from The Kenny Everett Video Show on 21.08.78.I love the beginning with three thighs sticking through a white curtain followed by Mark who walks over to join Dominique then Lorraine.The three of them are whip-sharp in their high-kicks and turning their heads in time to the horns.There is also some great dancing with Perri and Carol emerging through the white curtain then mirroring eachother's movements.This amazingly sexy dance ends with Dominique being dragged by Mark through a doorway.

Hot Gossip - 'Supernature' by Cerrone

Here is the second Hot Gossip dance to Cerrone's 'Supernature' from The Kenny Everett Video Show on 14.08.78.The outside footage is interesting and has an otherworldly look.My favourite parts are when Floid and Dominique dance during the first chorus,Perri on one leg to 'such a sad affair',and the best part is Mark and Dominique dancing during the second chorus.Elements of this dance and 'Walk On The Wild Side' were spoofed by Hot Gossamer on The Benny Hill Show.

                                                                                                                                           

Hot Gossip - 'Another Brick In The Wall' by Pink Floyd

Here is a wonderful Hot Gossip dance to Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick In The Wall' from The Kenny Everett Video Show on 25.02.80.This is a stylish routine full of teenage Angst and attitude.At the start we see Ali,Debbie and Kim on the swings,and see Julia and Jane arm in arm glaring at the camera.I love the dancing by Kim and Jane to the guitar solo,and i also love it when 6 of the ladies are playing pass the ball to Ali who is suspended between Perri and Kim.Most of all i love Virginia's impressive gymnastics.