Benidorm legend Sticky Vicky’s daughter has revealed the 80-year-old died of coronary heart failure in hospital.
Maria Gadea Aragues informed The Solar her mum handed away at 6am on Thursday native time on her daughter’s forty second birthday – a day she’ll “bear in mind for the remainder of my life”.
She was with Vicky throughout her last moments at Villajoyosa Hospital, close to the well-known Costa Blanca resort the place she made her title, and she or he might be cremated tomorrow.
Maria mentioned: “I’ve simply come from the funeral parlour the place I’ve needed to determine my mum to allow them to proceed with the cremation which goes to occur at noon tomorrow.
“My mum was in hospital for the final 12 days of her life and as a household we’ve been along with her and have been capable of say goodbye to her.
“I used to be by her bedside when she died this morning. She handed away as they have been altering her morphine bottle.
“It’s my forty second birthday at this time but it surely’s not going to be a day of celebration clearly. It will likely be a day I’ll bear in mind for the remainder of my life.”
Maria broke the information of her mum’s demise on social media earlier at this time, saying: “I remorse these phrases, my mom Sticky Vicky handed away.”
In a touching tribute she wrote: “She has gone, surrounded by her household, with all of our love.
“I thank God for having the ability to all the time be by her aspect, I’m left with a damaged coronary heart.”
Sticky Vicky, whose actual title is Victoria María Aragüés Gadea, spent many years performing as an illusionist and dancer born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Maria has beforehand spoken at size about her mum’s most cancers prognosis in 2016 and different well being issues which ended her 35-year profession entertaining British vacationers in Benidorm.
Her daughter has adopted her mom’s well-known model as she continues to carry out nightly in Brit hotspot hometown.
Heartbroken followers from the world over have been sharing their love for “absolutely the legend” and “true entertainer”.
One wrote: “God bless you and your loved ones, your mum put Benidorm on the map, while you mentioned Benidorm each one mentioned Sticky Vicky what a stupendous lady a real entertainer RIP.”
One other mentioned: “Sending u all love….. see your mum on my twenty first birthday, correct legend in her personal lifetime.”
And one wrote: “Benidorm might be now darkish at night time … after dropping its largest star. absolute legend … Bless you.”
The entertainer first skilled as a ballet dancer for 15 years earlier than making a nude magic present that premiered in Barcelona.
The mother-of-two moved to Benidorm within the Eighties, the place she solid a repute for her wild, X-rated performances.
Her reveals concerned her pulling a wide range of objects from her personal components, together with ping pong balls and razor blades.
Brits started flocking to see her in motion and she or he rapidly cemented herself as eternally part of the Benidorm’s historical past.
She carried out on the Costa Blanca resort which was nicknamed Little England due to the quantity of British vacationers who visited.
In her heyday, she carried out six reveals an evening, six instances per week.
After a 30 yr efficiency profession, she lastly hung up her dancing boots in 2016.
Requested what she would change about her life if she may earlier than her retirement, she informed an interviewer: “Nothing. I’ve a unbelievable life, with great household and mates.
“What extra may anybody need?”
Her last present passed off solely days earlier than she underwent a hip operation.
She was identified with uterine most cancers the next yr.
In April, the much-adored star celebrated her eightieth birthday as messages of affection have been posted all around the web.
In July, she was hospitalised after smashing her knees getting right into a automobile the month earlier than.
She spent 5 days in hospital and was discharged, however rapidly returned after struggling ache and a attainable an infection.
Vicky has left behind her son, Eduardo, in addition to her daughter Maria.
This text initially appeared on the Solar and was reproduced with permission.
