The Wilde one
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She looks wickedly sexy when she smiles and has a voloptuous pout - but never make the mistake of dismissing Kim Wilde as yet another dumb blonde singer.
She has just finished a successful European tour, where even she found her popularity strange but exciting. Now she plans to stay in her flat and work on some new songs.
"I have a two-bedroomed flat and one of them has been turned into a music room. It's filled with gadgets which I never thought I would get the hang of".
Hype
Kim's rocker roots have been handed on from her family - she even wears one of her dad's drape jackets in her stage act. It seems dad, ex-rock star Marty Wilde, has kept his own mini-museum of '50s and '60s fashions. "There's a huge loft in the house full of old clothes. I discovered this red drape jacket there and pinched it. I love that sort of look."
She has finally abandoned her much-publicised "glamorous new image" and gone back to the kind of clothes she feels most comfortable wearing - jeans and trousers. "For a while I was into the complete media package, the video, the clothes, the shoes, the whole hype. I soon lost interest, it's too timeconsuming. You'd be surprised how many offers I've had to do make-up lines or hair products - even teen bras."
Kim has also had a steady relationship with her boyfriend for around two years, but says she definitly doesn't share her flat with anyone.
:"I'm too selfish to share myself with anyone", she explains. "I like to have friends around me, but too much and I would never get any work done."
Can she really be that single-minded? "I really don't go out that much partying at night. I drink mainly wine, or champagne, though that's not an extravagance - I get a lot duty-free! I watch what I eat and steer clear of junk food - though, when I'm touring that's not easy. I believe it's important to eat the right kind of foods.
Trade
"Usually I go out in really anonymous clothes and no one notices me."
Her bright blue drape jacket from Carnaby Street - yes, it still does a thriving trade - was hardly what you would call retiring. But it wouldn't have mattered if she'd worn an old sack - everybody's wild about Kim.
