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Cathy McGowan was born in 1943 and is 81 years old now.
Birthday: 1943
How Old - Age: 81
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Cathy McGowan - Biography
Cathy McGowan (born 1943) is a British broadcaster and journalist, best known as presenter of the rock music television show, Ready Steady Go!. In this role, she found herself suddenly propelled to fame as the symbolic new-profile 1960s teenager, casual in speech and manner, but dressed in creative fashions that made her popular with male and female viewers alike. McGowan, who was a 5ft 4½in (1.64m) brunette, modelled and also presented a show on Radio Luxembourg.
McGowan was an early patron of Biba, whose first store opened in September 1964, and had her own fashion range at British Home Stores. She endorsed a portable make-up set known as "Cathy's Survival Kit". Barbara Hulanicki, who founded Biba, observed that "the girls aped Cathy's long hair and eye-covering fringe and soon their little faces were growing heavy with stage make-up". Julia Dykins, half-sister of John Lennon of the Beatles, recalled how, despite wearing black eye make-up, black polo necks and dyed black jeans "à la Cathy McGowan", she was unable to convince doormen at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles came to prominence, that she was over 18, the age for admission. It has been claimed that the formation in 1966 of a British Society for the Preservation of the Miniskirt was prompted by McGowan's indicating that she would wear a long skirt on RSG.
In 1970 McGowan married actor Hywel Bennett,. They had a daughter, Emma. The marriage was dissolved in 1988 and, since the early 1990s, she has been the partner of Michael Ball. Ball is godfather to McGowan's grandson, Connor.
