Honor Blackman: The Bond Icon Who Fought Back and Refused to Play Nice

In 1964, she and Patrick Macnee recorded the novelty song “Kinky Boots,” inspired by Cathy Gale’s famous leather footwear on The Avengers. The playful duet extended their television partnership into music.

The single attracted limited attention during its original release and soon faded from view. Behind the scenes, however, tension between the co-stars was building toward a far more serious break.