AS the Blitz shut down theatres in London, brave showgirls slipped on gas masks – and very little else – to keep the capital smiling.
In the dark basement of The Windmill, Britain’s cheeky answer to Paris’s legendary Moulin Rouge, the performers served up drinks and stripteases while sirens wailed above.
The iconic Soho venue, the city’s oldest strip club and the first to show naked dancers, became an unlikely symbol of wartime grit, proving even bombs could not dampen Londoners’ spirits.
Its famous motto, “Never closed,” was cheekily reworked into “Never clothed” — a nod to the Windmill Girls who bared all to keep punters smiling through some of the darkest days of World War Two.
Now, nearly a century on, the venue is roaring back to life as the Rhino At The Windmill and waging a very different battle — this time against woke culture.
Adult entertainment giant Spearmint Rhino has taken over the venue after its own flagship club on nearby Tottenham Court Road was forced to close five years ago following Covid restrictions.
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