So you are the owner and creator of London’s biggest fetish club? How did it all start?

Oh thank you!  I started out organising a Lesbian fetish night called The Clit Club.  A friend who owned a small  strip bar in central London asked me to organise a few parties and it went from there.  I certainly never envisioned things turning out the way they have.

When you started “Fist” did you find immediate interest in the night?

Definitely, a huge interest in FIST right from the beginning (1994) as there was already a mixed fetish night called Sadie Maisie at the old Lesbian & Gay Centre that was very popular, but my friends and I thought it was kinda tame. Again someone contacted me and offered a huge railway arch in Vauxhall so I thought let’s do a mixed night with hard techno music and artistic hardcore sex shows.I actually started FIST with a friend, Gill but she left early on and left it to me to shape and grow it

How did you advertise the events as this was pre-social media / internet?

Pretty much how we still do it now by flyers, posters and ads in the Gay Press.  Word of mouth being our greatest advertisement.

Did you ever face any issues or discrimination with the first club? 

Not that I recall, the London party scene was very much booming back then with lots of underground type parties.

How does it feel that you have created an iconic night for so many club goers?

I really don’t think of it that way LOL but am very happy to know that people have enjoyed my parties over the years!

Do you have a creative team that you work with to bring in new ideas, or is it a solo effort?

Not really a creative team as it were but friends do mention things as well as customers and I pick up things along the way.

So how did “Hard On” evolve into the place to be?

I would like to think we have an excellent reputation as the best fetish sex party in town (and friendliest).  My team and I work very hard to achieve this. With a close eye to detail.