After the death of
Francisco Franco and the easing of sexual censorship, Leyton experienced difficulties; the public wanted more sexually explicit shows, and employers began to hire foreigners willing to perform nude. Leyton did not characterise herself or the show as
pornographic: "To do what I do you must have a lot of delicacy. It is necessary to give it a touch of elegance". In 2001, Vicky sued a fellow performer, María Rosa Pereira (known as "Sexy Bárbara") for using the stage name Sticky Vicky. María Rosa, who performed a similar show, had registered the name that Vicky had used for many years. Although Vicky won in the Benidorm court, the ruling was overturned on appeal by the
Audiencia Provincial of
Alicante, which ruled that the name could eventually be protected as a choreographic work. According to a 2007 review in the Spanish national newspaper
El País, her act had been seen by more than six million tourists and many other people. She performed her last show in autumn 2015, several days before a
hip operation. In February 2016, she was diagnosed with
uterine cancer and announced her retirement at age 72. Never married, she had one son, Eduardo Romero Aragüés, and one daughter, María Gadea Aragüés. María, who saw the show for the first time at age 13, later decided to follow in her mother's footsteps. == Legacy ==