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trio called Tiggi Clay, allegedly named after a notorious bully (who is portrayed in their initial music video). For this group she adopted the colorful stage name Fizzy Qwick. Her bandmates had the equally colorful names of
William "Billy" Peaches (real name: Hilary Leon Thompson) and Romeo
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