Jordan dead aged 66 – Punk icon Pamela Rooke dies as Boy George leads tributes to his ‘teenage obsession’
PUNK icon Pamela Rooke has died at the age of 66.
The model and actress, also known as Jordan, passed away yesterday following a short illness.
Her partner Nick wrote on : "She died peacefully a stone’s throw away from the sea in her home town of Seaford, East Sussex, in the company of her loving family at 9pm [April 3] after a short period of illness.
"She succumbed to a relatively rare form of known as cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer).
"Jordan was a wonderful woman and will be remembered for countless decades to come."
Rooke was known for her collaborations with the Sex Pistols and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood.
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She often sported bleached hair, striking make-up and out-there clothing which helped form the punk aesthetic of leather, rubber and partial nudity.
Leading tributes, Boy George said on Twitter: "RIP Jordan Punk Icon and teenage obsession. So sad!"
TV's Jonathan Ross added: "An amazing woman. She changed our world.
"And she loved cats. So sad she’s gone."
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Rooke will feature in a new six-part TV drama series by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle which follows the Sex Pistols' early days.
In biographical drama Pistol, she will be portrayed by Game Of Thrones actress Maisie Williams, who was last week spotted shooting a scene in a see-through jacket with nothing underneath.
Rooke is said to have advised Williams on her performance, saying: "You’re in a position of playing a role that is very strong, a strong woman, and a woman set apart, really.
"I decided that I wanted to be me, like a walking work of art, if you like, and I was totally and utterly unshakable. So she had to bring that to the role."
In her late teens, Rooke scored a job at Westwood's London boutique Sex, where the Sex Pistols were regulars.
She soon became a close friend of the band, and often appeared on stage with frontman Johnny Rotten, guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock.
Rooke also managed Adam and the Ants, and even features on the recording of their 1978 song Lou.
She was also manager of Wide Boy Awake, and went on to marry guitarist Kevin Mooney.
The couple split in the mid-1980s.
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After a brief stint in film, appearing in Derek Jarman's Jubilee and Sebastiane, she took a step back from the limelight and trained as a veterinary nurse and cat breeder.
She told in 2019: "Things had become too hectic. It sounds really corny, but normality saved my life.";
