Claire and Steve Lucock are probably best known for their appearance as 'Animalgique' on Britain's Got Talent, GMTV's 'Entertainment Today' and The Sorcerers Apprentice, but this is only the tip of the ice berg for the couple who have been in entertainment all of their lives.
Steve Lucock started his career after 9 years of drama school with parts on television and after a successful tour of Scotland playing the comedy role of 'Matey' the mate in 'Dick Whittington' Steve put his own comedy magic cabaret act together.
Due to his love of animals and the half a dozen pets he then had, Steve ended up having to incorporate them in his act in order to take them on the road with him. This meant that Steve had to research how best to produce the animals in the kindest possible way. ie; without the use of body loads or bags. He succeeded, as his act was an instant success and Steve found himself supporting acts such as Keith Harris , Mick Miller, Rusty Lee, Roy Walker and Cannon and Ball
Steve then, with his green Rabbit Puppet started to do star cabaret as Steve Lucock and Snotty and has been voted one of the countries best family cabaret acts by all the major holiday parks
Steve met Claire whilst putting Animalgique together and due to their mutual love for animals as well as each other, the two of them are now inseparable.

Claire started dancing at the age of 4 and soon realised that this was her chosen vocation. Upon leaving school Claire chose to take a place in the Brian Rogers project - Performers Art College in Essex, as she had been talent spotted and asked to audition. Ironically one of Claire's first appointments was in chorus for the Paul Daniels Magic Show. Little did she know at 16 that perhaps magic was to be her future! She then carried on to work with Tommy Steele, with many acts 'Live at the Hippodrome' and later returned to her roots in the North East, she was homesick and missed her pets enormously. Claire then began touring the region as part of the dance group 'A Touch Of Class', who supported the well known and very glamorous duo, Silk Stockings. When Claire auditioned for Steve for Animalgique she couldn't believe her luck to be given the opportunity to work with someone who shared her passion for animals, her love of performing and also her lifetime ambition of running an animal sanctuary. The original idea was for Claire to be an assistant, but as Steve began to understand that she felt exactly the way he did about the concept of Animalgique, they became a partnership in every sense of the word.

Television Appearances

GMTV - 16 May 2008

Photographs courtesy of ‘GMTV'

 
Claire, Steve and Peaches the Barn Owl
  
Richard Arnold, Claire, Peaches, Steve and Michael Underwood

Sorcerers Apprentice Episode 2 Of Series 2

Photographs Courtesy Of Twenty Twenty Television

 

Selection of photographs featuring Claire and Steve with ‘Valentine' The Java Dove, ‘Teeny Tiny' The European Eagle Owl,

‘Peaches' The British Barn Owl ‘Tequila' The Umbrella Cockatoo, ‘Harpo' The Green Winged Macaw and ‘99' The Little Owl in the ‘Magic Production Cage' with Claire.