![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her return home is underwhelming, so she returns to London early to find Kitty in bed with Walter. The duo become quite famous until Nan realises she is homesick after being gone from her family for more than a year. Nan is initially horrified by the idea, but takes to it. ![]() Simultaneously, Kitty's manager Walter decides that Kitty needs a performing partner to reach true success, and suggests Nan for the role. Although Kitty and Nan acknowledge their relationship to be sisterly, Nan continues to love Kitty until a jealous fight forces Kitty to admit she feels the same, although she insists that they keep their relationship secret. Nan enthusiastically agrees and leaves her family to act as Kitty's dresser while she performs. They begin a friendship that grows when, after Kitty finds an opportunity to perform in London for better exposure, she asks Nan to join her. She becomes instantly and desperately enamoured with a "masher", or male impersonator, named Kitty Butler, who performs for a season at the local theatre. Nancy "Nan" Astley is a sheltered 18-year-old living with her working-class family and helping in their oyster restaurant in Whitstable, Kent. ![]()
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