Millions of British tourists have flocked to Benidorm to see the x-rated performances of the late great Sticky Vicky and her daughter Maria.
So hearts were broken in the seaside resort this week when word spread that Maria Aragüés Gadea had decided to stop her explicit show.
Now visitors to the party city can let out a huge sigh of relief, as the performer revealed she is not going anywhere.
After local legend Sticky Vicky died at the age of 80 in 2023, daughter María took up the infamous role.
Continuing under the name Sticky Vicky, she has been staging adult-only shows of dancing, acrobatics and magic for the last decade.
The show will go on, she declared, as she shut down rumours of her departure from Benidorm.
Maria told the Sun: ‘It’s not real!
‘I’ve just been on my holiday. I’m actually launching a new cabaret show at the Talk of the Coast bar.
The new Sticky Vicky will be returning to Benidorm on March 30, at half-past 12 every night.
Maria’s social media shows she is far from hanging up her boots and is busy training and teaching in Barcelona.
She gave a class to young performers in Barcelona and was seen performing tricks in a local gym.
Her social media also touts a ‘grand premiere in April’.
‘When your plans are not God’s.Your faith remains intact because he had another plan,’ she said.
Maria added: ‘I am my mother’s only daughter and I am the only one she taught. I’m the only one who can do it just like her.
‘I’m so thankful to all the people who come and see the act. I strive to reach my mum’s level and keep the legend alive.’
Brits had been left devastated by Maria’s reported exit from Benidorm.
Paul, 51, from Ripon, West Yorkshire, is a regular in Benidorm and says he was left devastated by the news.
He said: ‘It’s a sad loss for Benidorm. The Sticky Vicky show has been around for years.
‘I’ve heard that she got fed up on some nights only having a few people come and see the show.’
The original Sticky Vicky died in 2023 and spent decades in the Spanish city wowing tourists with her X-rated shows.
She initially trained as a ballet dancer, before she moved to Benidorm in the 1980s and created her unique nude magic show.
These shows involved pulling a variety of items from her private parts, including ping pong balls and razor blades.
She often performed for British tourists at the Costa Blanca resort, cementing herself as a local legend after performing six shows a night, six times a week in her heyday.
Vicky finally retired in 2015, after a 30-year career as a performer.
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