Therese "Bunty" Bailey (born 23 May 1964) is a Cornish former actress, model and dancer. Bunty started her career as a dancer in the dance group

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in the early 1980s. She became known as the girl in the music videos of

a-ha A-ha (often stylised as ''a''-h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ros ...

's singles "

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" and " The Sun Always Shines on T.V." made in 1985. She is the former girlfriend of the band's lead vocalist,

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, whom she met while working on the videos. She has since appeared in several films, with her most recent role in 2008 as a Gypsy Momma in ''Defunct''. She lives in

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. She has also worked as a children's dance teacher at Wraysbury and Datchet Village Hall. Bunty has two sons, Jake and Felix Bailey, who were born in 1996 and 1997 respectively. In June 2009, she was one of the first people to take advantage of the

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car scrappage scheme and was invited to breakfast with the

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at the time,

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. In September 2012, Bailey appeared as the mystery guest on

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's '' Big Fat Quiz of the '80s'', with her appearance in the a-ha videos being the correct answer.

Filmography

* ''The

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Show'' (early 1980s) with

* " Talking Loud and Clear", OMD (1984) * "

(1985) as the Girl * " The Sun Always Shines on TV",

(1985) as the Girl * " To Be A Lover",

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(1986) dancer * '' Spellcaster'' (1987) as Cassandra Castle * ''

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'' (1987) as Isabel Prange * ''Rock and the Money-Hungry Party Girls'' (1988) * '' Glitch!'' (1988) as Bimbo * ''

: Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of a-ha'' (1991) * ''Essential Music Videos: Hits of the 80s'' (2003) * ''Video on Trial'': "Episode No.2.6" (2006) * ''Defunct'' (2008) as Gypsy Momma

References

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