Former Rolling Stone wife Mandy Smith (left) and her sister Nicola Smith (Paul Stewart)
We grew up in Tottenham, before moving across north London to Wood Green. I was a street kid, always out on my roller skates and bike, playing with other children and having fun. I was never any good at learning stuff at school, but Nicola, my big sister, would look after me when I needed it.
Even then, other girls were jealous of the way I looked, but Nicola would sort them out if there was a problem. While most girls spent their pocket money on sweets, I was in the chemist’s buying make-up. I always looked older than my age. It was the early 1980s, and Nicola and I usually had big bouffant hair when we went out to local discos. We could easily