Staying Alive icon Finola Hughes makes rare public outing… 42 years after starring with John Travolta
Survival icon Finola Hughes met up for a casual outing in Los Angeles last week.
The 66-year-old soap icon disguised herself in an olive green pea coat, gray sweater, white ankle boots and a tan suede hat.
With a textured black messenger bag slung across her chest, Hughes was dreaming of fall fashion while running errands alone on Wednesday.
The British actress starred opposite John Travolta in the 1983 film Staying Alive, the sequel to the legendary Saturday Night Fever.
It was the beautiful dancer who captured Travolta’s heart; He landed the role early in his impressive acting career.
Not only has she shined on the big screen, she’s also become a force to be reckoned with in the soap opera world with her long-running roles on All My Children and General Hospital.
Survival icon Finola Hughes met up for a casual outing in Los Angeles last week
She was a beautiful dancer who captured his heart with her role early in her impressive acting career.
Hughes’ small screen success also included leading roles in the hit series Charmed and Blossom.
The fashionista has also shown off her style chops as the host of reality makeover show How Do I Look.
Last year, Hughes reached a significant milestone; It’s been 40 years since he made his debut on General Hospital.
‘This is literally crazy,’ he said Soap Opera Summary. ‘Has it been forty years since you first saw the whites of my eyes?! Wow.’
The anniversary also marked forty years of living in the United States for Hughes.
‘It’s been 40 years in America, this is part of the celebration. I went back and forth [from the show]”But the character has always been my mainstay and I’ve always found pieces of myself somewhere,” he said.
‘I love playing Anna, I really do.’
While the world is more familiar with his acting skills, Hughes was initially drawn to dance in his childhood.
Her acting credentials include a long-running role on the hit ’90s series Blossom.
Finola spotted hitting the dance floor with Travolta in Staying Alive
Their 1983 film was directed by Sylvester Stallone; Finola and Travolta pictured in the movie
The first one is How Do I Look? The presenter was a vision of fall fashion in an olive green pea coat and white boots
Hughes faced the autumn chill in a gray sweater with fingerless gloves
“I went to a school and then a performing arts school, so I was acting from the age of 10; I was getting different jobs and going and doing a little TV series or something — but I never took it seriously,” she told Soap Opera Digest.
‘Dance was something I was really interested in. When it was time to transfer to college, they asked me if I would switch to acting. And in my mind, no matter what age I was, I said, “No! I have to dance now when I was 16 or 17.” So I went and did that. But I would be lying if I said I didn’t always love acting. I just didn’t focus on that. ‘My mind was only on dancing.’
Hughes’ dancing skills came in handy when she essayed the role of Laura in Sylvester Stallone’s film Staying Alive.
Her audition consisted of her learning the routine before dancing with Travolta.
He got the part the day he tried out for it.
Star glanced at her phone
‘Sly [Stallone] it was there and then they kind of said, “Yeah, you’ve got the part.” To remind. ‘They told me there.’
Hughes had words of praise for both his co-star and his director.
Hughes, who was in Los Angeles for the first time during the shooting of Staying Alive, said of Travolta, “He was the sweetest.” ‘He’s such a nice guy. He was very supportive, very kind, and kind of took me under his wing because I had never been to Hollywood and he was really taking care of me. ‘He made sure I was taken care of and he’s really great.’
She said of Stallone: ’He was amazing, very spontaneous.’
“He likes things to be spontaneous, and I think that was good for me because I didn’t know how to do that,” he continued. ‘I didn’t really know how to do anything. I’m being completely honest; I had no idea what I was doing and John would just kind of give me little hints. I think they were always trying to loosen me up, so sometimes they would surprise me. They realized they were working with a complete novice.’
But Hughes didn’t receive the same praise when it came to his own acting talent.
‘I think my acting is terrible,’ he said. I was nominated for a ‘Razzie Award’ [for Worst Supporting Actress and Worst New Star]I know you’re doing well now.’
