Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2015 | Page 13

INTERVIEW

Master

of

re-invention

The 80s pop band singer, turned reality TV star and famously facelifted David Van Day has yet another persona these days – as one
half of the cabaret singing duo Rich and Famous with his wife,
beauty writer Sue Moxley. We caught up with the lively pair during
their latest visit to the Island.
Interview Martin Potter. Words Jackie McCarrick. Pictures Graham Reading

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hey had been here in August,
singing for an audience of
10,000 at the third ‘Jack Up The
80s’ music event, and then later in the
month the highly recognisable twosome
could be spotted enjoying a RIB ride
during Cowes Week.
Just a few weeks later, the Essex-based
celebrity couple had headed back
across the Solent and were staying
at their favourite Seaview Hotel
and enjoying their favourite squid
and pasta dishes at the Olivo
restaurant in Newport, whilst they
spent time viewing houses for a
potential second home.
Apart from anything else, this
latest Island visit was a break away
from the latest national publicity
storm - which came after their
singing appearance at an old
people’s home attracted sneering
and negative comment ́