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A 1990s rap star looked unrecognizable as she was spotted in Manchester on Friday, years after having a string of hits as a rapper in the 1990s.
The music star, 53, wore a green jacket and buttoned-up black dress as she left the BBC Breakfast studios in Media City, Manchester, fresh from an interview on the early morning programme.
In the early 1990s, the musician scored a series of hits such as Where Are You Baby? and let me take you there.
She often wore a chic style, complete with colorful outfits reminiscent of the 1960s, and was all smiles as she put on a much more toned-down performance during the rare public appearance.
That’s right, it’s Betty Boo – whose real name is Alison Moira Clarkson.
Look who’s back… A ’90s rap star looks unrecognizable years after she shot to fame after getting lucky at McDonald’s – but can YOU guess who it is?
Who is that girl? It is Betty Boo, whose real name is Alison Moira Clarkson (pictured left in 19910).
The singer was scheduled to discuss her role in the new BBC documentary First Ladies of Hip Hop and explained that she felt lucky after meeting rappers Public Enemy at her local fast food restaurant.
Betty was part of The She Rockers and signed to independent record label Music of Life at the time, and said she managed to get a spot on Public Enemy’s tour which saw the schoolgirls confront them in McDonald’s.
She said: “I thought it was… it was a really great outlet for me to express myself. When I was 15, I discovered Salt-N-Pepa and from then on it was all over.
‘I wanted to be them. I was half Malaysian, half Scottish. No one really looked like me. Although I look quite European now, I looked very different now.
‘I think I was 17. I must have been 17, yeah, we were just walking past McDonald’s and saw Public Enemy.
‘On stage they are very radical and quite terrifying figures, but we just couldn’t believe we had seen these rap titans in our local McDonald’s!
“I said ‘Oi!’ and they said, ‘Oh, you guys are obviously rappers, come and spit a 16’ and Griff started beatboxing.
They said, ‘Great, we want to produce your records.’ We were on tour with them, it was great.’
All smiles! The ’90s rap star wore a smart-casual toilet for the outing, as she donned a black button-up dress and sneakers
Backlash! Betty Boo scored a string of hit singles in the early 1990s, but had to leave the business at the age of 25
Model behavior…Betty (center) is seen during a photo shoot for London Fashion Week at the height of her career
Betty achieved a number 4 album in 1990 with Boomania, but her follow-up GRRR! It is Betty Boo who failed to reach the Top 50 and she did not release another record as Boomerang until the end of 2022.
The rap star – whose comeback album reached number 45 – was forced to leave show business altogether in her mid-20s as she grieved for her mother and other family members.
She said The Telegraph: ‘I had no choice. I had to leave the sector. It was the right choice because there was no way I was ever going to (continue working). I mourned my mother for a very long time
‘It was a total tragedy. And if I’m honest, I was in automatic mode and couldn’t deal with my own grief. In the back of my mind I thought, “Yes, I’m going to make music again.” But I never did that.”