Wham’s Last Christmas star Kathy Hill, 67, looks unrecognisable as she flaunts her blonde hair and ageless beauty almost 40 years after playing George Michael’s love interest
Wham!'s Last Christmas has topped the charts and enjoyed its first ever Christmas No. 1 single in the UK.
And music video star Kathy Hill looks absolutely sensational almost 40 years after she played George Michael's love interest in the festive music video.
The model, who is now 67, played the legendary singer for the 1984 record as George and Andrew Ridgeley were shown taking their 'girlfriends' on a skiing holiday.
Kathy captured the nation's heart in the video with her brunette curls and festive yellow cardigan.
Yet the star now looks unrecognizable from her music video days and has swapped her dark locks for blonde curls.
Wham's Last Christmas star Kathy Hill, 67, looks unrecognizable as she shows off her blonde hair and ageless beauty, almost 40 years after she played George Michael's love interest
The model played George Michael's love interest in the festive music video
The star recently revealed she featured on Celebrity Christmas single So Delicious, which is raising money for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
She also showed off her incredible physique and toned abs in bikini photos as she took to social media to share photos from her vacation.
Previously, Kathy spoke about her experience filming the famous video with Wham!
She said The mirror: 'It was so much fun and very natural. It was exactly right. It's not staged, it's just a group of friends having fun. That's the magic.
'In the scene around the festive dinner table we all got a bit drunk. I don't think George did that, but we did. I drank a lot of red wine.
She also revealed that George's fall into the snow was not staged and that he actually slipped.
Kathy added, “George slipped every time. One time he sat on me laughing – and that's the bit they used. It was completely natural. We just laughed our heads off. He couldn't get up. It's my favorite scene.'
The perennial favorite from 1984 has topped the charts in the past, but never in the last week before Christmas.
She also showed off her incredible physique and toned abs in bikini photos as she shared photos from her vacation on social media
The star recently revealed she featured on Celebrity Christmas single So Delicious, which is raising money for Great Ormond Street Hospital
The star has now ditched her dark locks to go blonde
Wham!'s Last Christmas tops the charts and enjoys its first ever Christmas No. 1 single in Britain (Photo Andrew Ridgeley)
George Michael as he appeared in the video for 1984 festive favorite Last Christmas, now at number one for the first time at Christmas
Andrew Ridgley as he appears in the video for Last Christmas
It was denied the top spot the year of its release by Band Aid's barnstorming Do They Know It's Christmas?.
And amid one of the fiercest battles for the Yuletide crown in recent memory, the race was almost too close to call as the '80s icons battled the likes of Mariah Carey, The Pogues and Sam Ryder to to claim the title 39 years after claiming the title. Edition.
George Michael wrote the song as a number one contender for Christmas, but it was a feat he would never experience again after he died in 2016 at the age of 53. But bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said on Friday: 'George would be beside himself. It's mission accomplished.'
The song became the bookies' favorite to climb the charts following an earlier rush by The Pogues fans to get Fairytale of New York to Number 1 in memory of the Irish folk band's frontman Shane MacGowan, who died in November.
Ultimately, the band's duet with Kirsty MacColl failed to make the top five, which was completed by Eurovision star Sam Ryder's You're Christmas To Me, Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You, Noah Kahan's Stick Season and Ed Sheeran. and Elton John's duet Merry Christmas.
Speaking about the song's status as an 'eternal bridesmaid', Ridgeley added: 'It was a huge disappointment to both of us when it didn't reach Number 1 because, in our opinion, it had nailed it.
'Like Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? Had it not been there, it probably would have been #1.
'After many years of thwarting – the eternal bridesmaid – it seems to have become part of the fabric of Christmas for many people in recent years.'