Sticky Vicky dies aged 80: The X-rated Benidorm legend, known for her “sexy magic show” with table tennis balls, dies “with her family” after a long battle for her health.

Benidorm legend Sticky Vicky has died aged 80 “surrounded by her family” after a long battle for her health, it has been revealed.

The exotic dancer, whose real name was Victoria María Aragüés Gadea, died early Wednesday. Apparently she had been ill for some time.

“I regret these words, my mother Sticky Vicky died at 6am today, I can’t believe it,” her daughter wrote on Sticky Vicky’s official Facebook page.

“She died surrounded by her family and with all our love.” I thank God that I can always be by her side. “I’m sad.”

The exotic dancer, whose real name was Victoria María Aragüés Gadea, died early Wednesday. Apparently she had been ill for some time

“I regret these words, my mother Sticky Vicky died today at 06:00, I can’t believe it,” writes her daughter (left) on Sticky Vicky’s official Facebook page

The trained ballet dancer, also known as Vicky Leyton, was born in Tenerife in 1943 and became an icon in Benidorm, Spain thanks to her exotic, X-rated performances of her vaginal magic show.

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The mother-of-two moved to the city in south-east Spain in 1980, where she became a legend in the holiday hotspot visited by millions of British tourists.

Her performance, which spanned more than three decades, involved pulling various objects from her genitals, including table tennis balls, razor blades, eggs, tissues and machete.

It would end with the lights dimming and a glowing bulb appearing.

An estimated six million people have seen the show, which has performed six times in one night, six days a week, without exception since its inception in the mid-1970s.

And she once marked the third series of ITV comedy show Benidorm, starring Johnny Vegas, by officially opening Mel’s Mobility Shop before it caught fire.

A Benidorm guide once described her as a “must see” because she said walking away without seeing her show would be like buying fish without chips or turning on the TV to Ant without December to see.

Vicky finally retired in 2016 at the age of 72 after being diagnosed with uterine cancer, and her daughter Maria Gadea Aragues took over in the meantime.

Vicky said she does not describe herself or her show as pornographic.

“To do what I do, you have to have a lot of sensitivity. It is necessary to give it a touch of elegance,” she said at the time.

She also once thanked the “English public” for her success and said she never thought she would have become an artist. “I never thought I could be on stage at my age and it’s all thanks to the English audience,” she said.

Vicky created her X-rated show after a magician friend taught her tricks during difficult times following the death of former dictator Francisco Franco, which also saw the loosening of sexual censorship in Spain.

She boasted that she stayed in shape thanks to regular gym sessions and a healthy lifestyle.

Tenerife-born Vicky (pictured in 2011) has been entertaining millions of tourists for 35 years with her X-rated routines. The mother-of-two moved to Benidorm in south-east Spain in 1980, where she became a legend in the holiday hotspot visited by millions of British tourists

The retired dancer – real name Victoria Aragues Gadea – was hospitalized earlier this year after breaking her knees while getting into a car

Vicky (right) is photographed with her daughter in a social media post. Maria Gadea Aragues continued her mother’s performance in Benidorm

Vicky continued to perform her raucous magic tricks well past the normal retirement age after she postponed her plans to hang up her props to compete against rival artists she branded as frauds.

She once sued another adult entertainer traditionally known as Sticky Barbara after learning that she had registered the name Sticky Vicky as her own.

The judges chose the real Sticky Vicky in 2009.

They said Maria Rosa Pereira of Spain acted “in bad faith” and told Vicky Leyton that she was the rightful owner of the brand.

In July, she was hospitalized after injuring her knee while getting into a car.

She was discharged after a few days in the hospital, but was quickly brought back when she began to experience pain and a possible infection.

Her cause of death has not yet been officially announced.

Vicky’s daughter spoke at length about her mother’s battle with cancer and other health issues two years ago.

Barcelona-born Maria, who then combined her work as the Benidorm legend’s full-time carer with private lessons focusing on gymnastics, strength and stretching for children and athletes, including dancers, said at the time: “My mum has her battle won against her. .” She has to cure her cancer with radiation and chemotherapy, but in just under two weeks she will have her second hip operation.

“Due to the corona pandemic, everything has been postponed. She currently uses a walker and needs assistance. She can’t be alone if she falls.

“She also has early onset dementia.” It’s something that happened relatively recently and her memory is still good, but it’s clearly something that’s going to get worse. “I live with my mother and take care of her full time.”

“She’s 78 and obviously not as mobile as she used to be, but she still looks very beautiful. “I don’t think she’s had Covid and she’s had her two vaccinations.

“She lives a quiet life and spends a lot of time at home, but hopefully after her second hip operation she can get out a little more.”

The grandmother-of-two had planned to return to the stage after her first hip operation, but put those plans on hold after it was discovered she had uterine cancer.

The veteran entertainer confirmed on her Facebook page in February 2016: “Just letting everyone know that the legend Sticky Vicky Leyton and her are in it […] Daughter Demaria Leyton both stepped out of sexy magic shows.

“Vicky retired at almost 73 to spend more time with her family, and her daughter has other projects that have nothing to do with sexy magic shows.”

Although the 2016 statement suggested her daughter would retire, she has since resumed and continues to perform to this day.

An estimated six million people have watched Vicky’s show since she launched it in the mid-1970s. She was originally a ballet dancer

Vicky Leyton, also known as Sticky Vicky, presents a show in her younger years

Sticky Vicky (right) is seen with her daughter Maria Gadea (left).

When news of her death broke, there was an outpouring of tributes from Vicky’s fans, many of whom responded to her daughter’s Facebook post.

“God bless you and your family, your mum put Benidorm on the map,” one person wrote. “When you said ‘Benidorm’ everyone said ‘Sticky Vicky’.”

“What a beautiful woman, a real entertainer, RIP.”

Another person wrote: “I was 14 years old when I first heard about your beautiful mother… At forty I finally got to see her several times, and your show too… In Benidorm the night will now be dark .. after the loss of his biggest star… absolute legend… blessing.’