by Lorraine Gibson
Neon tutus and giant bows were the dress code for many in the packed crowd joining former Spandau Ballet member turned telly presenter and DJ, Martin Kemp, for an ’80s night at Ferndown’s Barrington Theatre last week.

“It was brilliant. The place was packed and lots of people were in ’80s gear,” says Jeanette Andrew, 65, from Ferndown and a fan of Spandau Ballet since their ’80s heyday.
“One woman was in a neon tutu.

“Martin was DJ-ing, not singing. He played all ’80s music, but not the rubbish, the good stuff like Duran Duran, Cindy Lauper. He only played one Spandau Ballet song – True.
“It was a pure nostalgia fest, and brought back such good memories.

Back in the day, Jeanette’s favourite Spandau member was Tony Hadley.

“I used to say, ‘I bet his mum’s so proud of him,’” but she’s changed her tune.
“Martin looked good. Exactly like he did in the ’80s, he even had the same hairstyle, but pure white now.”

According to Jeanette, he looked young, with few wrinkles except for his eyes crinkling when he smiled.

“I went with seven friends as part of my birthday celebration.

“At one point, he called out that it was somebody’s birthday and that they were the oldest person he’d had at a show.

“For a minute, I thought he meant me, but luckily it was a man who was 92!”

Martin, and the guy in his 90s – celebrating in a colour explosion of mainly women fans – would certainly have left certain that girls just wanna have fun!