Therese "Bunty" Bailey (born 23 May 1964) is an English former model, dancer and actress. Bunty started her career as a dancer in the dance group ''

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'' in the early 1980s. She became known as the girl in the music videos of

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's singles "

Take On Me "Take On Me" is a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha. The original version, recorded in 1984 and released in October of that same year, was produced by Tony Mansfield and remixed by John Ratcliff. The 1985 international hit version was p ...

" and " The Sun Always Shines on T.V." made in 1985. She is the former girlfriend of the band's lead vocalist,

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, whom she met while working on the videos. She has since appeared in several films, with her most recent role in 2008 as a Gypsy Momma in ''Defunct''. She is currently living in

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. She has also worked as a children's dance teacher at Wraysbury and Datchet Village Hall. She was listed by Fox News as being one of ''The Hottest '80s Video Vixens''. Bunty has two sons, Jake and Felix Bailey, who were born in 1996 and 1997 respectively. In June 2009, she was one of the first people to take advantage of the

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and was invited to breakfast with the

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at the time,

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. In September 2012, Bailey appeared as the mystery guest on

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's '' Big Fat Quiz of the '80s'', with her appearance in the a-ha videos being the correct answer.

Filmography

* ''The

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Show'' (early 1980s) with

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", OMD (1984) * "

(1985) as the Girl * "

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(1985) as the Girl * "

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(1986) dancer * '' Spellcaster'' (1987) as Cassandra Castle * ''

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'' (1987) as Isabel Prange * ''Rock and the Money-Hungry Party Girls'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1988) as Bimbo * ''

: Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of a-ha'' (1991) * ''Essential Music Videos: Hits of the 80s'' (2003) * ''Video on Trial'': "Episode No.2.6" (2006) * ''Defunct'' (2008) as Gypsy Momma

References

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