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The duo said they were "proud" of Andrew Ridgeley for the mode helium came crossed successful the caller Netflix documentary astir Wham
By Danny Fullbrook & Babs Michel
BBC News, Hertfordshire
Wham backing singers Pepsi and Shirlie person said reaching fig 2 successful the UK medium illustration was "absolutely joyous".
The brace likened the absorption to The Singles Compilation: Echoes from the Edge of Heaven to "lovely lukewarm hugs".
It is sixth apical 10 medium for Wham, which provided a breakthrough for schoolfriends George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley successful the 1980s.
A documentary connected the past of the popular enactment was released connected Netflix past month.
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Image caption,Pepsi said she believes the backing duo made the set "more relatable"
Shirlie Kemp, who met Michael astatine Bushey Meads School, successful Bushey, Hertfordshire, recalled the clip the vocalist spoke to her astir coming retired successful Ibiza.
She explained that astatine the clip she "wasn't shocked", adding: "I'd ne'er had a narration with a lad wherever I was truthful comfy and truthful close."
"What was truthful bittersweet astir that infinitesimal is helium told maine earlier helium told Andrew [Ridgeley]," she said.
"I cognize there's truthful galore young men that spell done this."
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Image caption,This period Wham fans celebrated the 40th day of the band's debut medium Fantastic
The Netflix documentary covers the clip erstwhile the set took portion successful a historical circuit crossed China successful 1985.
The 10-day sojourn made them the archetypal occidental popular radical to sojourn and execute successful the country.
Helen "Pepsi" DeMacque described it arsenic "an experience".
"We had a gag oregon two, we got done the circuit but we made history," she said.
"It was unusual and antithetic astatine the aforesaid time."
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Image caption,Pepsi and Shirlie, who were backing singers successful Wham, aboriginal went connected to merchandise euphony of their own
Michael - whose existent sanction was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou - died aged 53 astatine his location successful Goring, Oxfordshire successful 2016.
Last month, Ridgeley spoke of his regret that Wham ne'er had a last farewell tour, alternatively than a azygous last gig astatine Wembley.
Shirlie and Pepsi, who released euphony of their ain successful the precocious 1980s, said they supported the thought of of a virtual Wham show, akin to Abba Voyage, which recreated the Swedish set Abba successful their 1970s prime.
Describing the conception arsenic "amazing", Shirlie added: "How brainsick would that beryllium if we went to the gig and we're lasting determination [watching ourselves]?"
But they insisted determination were not Wham-related plans successful the pipeline.
Pepsi added: "Let's conscionable spot what happens."
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