Daily Mirror

27 May 1985

QUESTION OF TRUST

Rose McDowell [sic], 25, shot to fame this year as one half of the outrageously dressed duo, Strawberry Switchblade.

Her Christmas tree outfits and lurid make-up branded her one of the wild girls of pop.

But her everyday image is very different. She doesn’t smoke, is a vegetarian and prefers mineral water to alcohol.

She is still with Drew, the boy she married at 18. They live in a London flat with their six-year-old daughter, Keri.

Drew and I met at a punk disco. I think I got married so young because I was a real romantic. I fancied a big white dress and it seemed like fun at the time.

The reality was that Keri was born a year later and we were all living in one room at Drew’s dad’s house in Glasgow.

Success meant a big upheaval. But Drew and I stayed best friends. We still live a quiet life and don’t go out very much.

I believe it’s fine for people to live together if they don’t want to get married. The main thing is to be able to trust each other.’