“My mother was a nurse and couldn’t afford to give us pocket money,” Annabella recalls. She got a Saturday job at a dry cleaners, where she was spotted at 13 by Malcolm’s talent scout Dave Fishel singing along to ABBA on the radio. Her family soon moved to Dartmoor, before Annabella went with her mother and three brothers to London when her parents split. I never want to go through bullying again – and I never want anyone else to, either.”Īnnabella was born in Burma she prefers the country’s old name to Myanmar, which she associates with its military regime. Put it this way, it was obvious there was a difference between how men and women were treated in the music business.
“It was in undercurrents, really, a lack of respect from how people treated me, as a teenager and as a female. “I definitely experienced bullying, both personally and professionally,” says Annabella.
Malcolm McLaren was a genius in some respects, but he perhaps wasn’t the most organised person to ensure the well-being of a schoolgirl in the spotlight, especially when mental health was less of a priority. She was just 13 when Bow Wow Wow exploded in a whirlwind of controversy. Bow Wow Wow: Annabella LwinĪ vegan and vocal supporter of animal rights, Annabella’s other public cause is anti-bullying campaign Be Kind. What do you think? Am I bearing up OK?” Annabella Lwin is doing brilliantly, especially considering everything she’s been through. “Since I turned 50, I think, ‘Goodness me, everyone else is having all these operations!’, but I don’t believe in having needles in my face and blowing it up for five seconds, just so I can go all smooth. “I haven’t had any cosmetic work done yet,” she volunteers. Skyping Classic Pop from her home after feeding her two cats, Annabella looks great at 53, despite claiming “I’m a weird, piratical lady” of a bandana tied around her short dark hair. But she’s got an idyllic life in Los Angeles, about to release new music and is still performing – she seems content. Her story of being exploited and screwed over is eye-watering, even by the standards of the music industry. He said to me: ‘You have to learn to sink or swim.’ And I’m still swimming.” Annabella Lwin may have needed to grab onto the sides of the pool occasionally, but she’s right – nearly 40 years after Bow Wow Wow’s debut single C30 C60 C90 Go!, Annabella is swimming more gracefully than ever. M alcolm McLaren shared his words of wisdom when I joined the band. In this Annabella Lwin interview, the singer recalls the bullying, lack of respect and her ultimate triumph as she explains how she’s managed to thrive despite a lack of support…
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