The Original Door Whore!

Here are some rare photos of The Goddess in her 'Door Whore' days at Bang nightclub situated on Charing Cross Road, London. Once again, the Goddess set the precedent by becoming the first regular door host at a top West End nightclub. Described in Capital Gay (the then weekly freebie newspaper) as the 'ubiquitous Millie', she lived up to the title and could be found most Monday's and Thursdays sat at the main entrance, meeting and greeting an eclectic mix of people from London’s ever evolving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender scene. Sipping delicately on a can of Holsten Pils through a straw so as not to spoil her lippy, Millie encapsulated the mood of the moment in one word…bona!

Millie would also compère for the party nights that were a regular feature at Bang. One of her favourite and most memorable nights was ‘The Prisoner Cell Block H’ night. Millie was overcome with excitement at the prospect of introducing and working alongside her heroines from the show. On the night, sharing her dressing room from the original Australian cult TV series was Val Lehman who played the inmate and top dog Bea Smith. Along with Maggie Kirkpatrick, better known as the evil villainess and leather gloved prison officer Joan ‘The Freak’ Ferguson, Millie sipped champagne with her heroines. As show time approached, Millie ascended the steps to the stage and the whole club descended into darkness. Dressed in overalls and boots with the stage set to resemble a Wentworth Detention Centre cell and lit by a single follow spot, Millie sang her own unique version of the shows theme tune, ‘On the Inside’. The atmosphere that night was electric, the crowd roaring their approval when Millie finished her rendition. Offstage, over the clubs sound system, the unmistakable voice of ‘The Freak’ was heard to say ‘Mopp’…the rest, as they say, is history!