DAVID WILKEY R.I.P.
With deep regret we report the passing of a great Wetlook enthusiast.
David Wilkey of Bath passed away 11th August with a suspected cardiac arrest.
And so another pioneer departs the UK WAM scene.
David was 75 years of age.
He had been a printer.
He was married for 21 years and is survived by Kate.

David was a very good friend of Roger Carpenter from Tenby who we sadly lost in 2019. Together they formed two notable WAM businesses being Artscene (David) and Aquantics (Roger).

Here is a listing of some of the videos produced by David Wilkey:
SV1 Slimewave
SV2 Desperately Soaking Susan
SV3 Natural Born Messers
SV4 A Nightmare on Gunge Street
SV5 Mary Hell The Custard Case
SV6 For a Few Dollops more
SV7 Girlfish
SV8 The Muckanic
SV9 True Slime
SV10 The Slapstick Avenger
WV20 Hose Play
WV19 A Midsummers Wet Dream
WV18 The Wet Clothes Show
Aquantics 91
SH1 Splash Hits
These movies contain genuine fetish material with no XXX material.

The movies gave us a troupe of girls who were very happy to move from glam to WAM photography.
Here is a listing of some of these girls:
Mandy Smith
Samantha-Jane
Vicki Ford
Louise L'Amour
Joanne Roberts
Rachel Stevens
Gill Sampson
Helen Hartley
Anna Beeley
Haley Perkins
Anna Hay
Jo Bache
Karen Field
Luna Winter
Amanda Hughes
Claudia Casali
Melissa Tooke

David Wilkey did have a close association with WSM being our video cameraman for the production of our most famous movie WSM9 'Sex WSM' shot in 1998/1999.
I did attend and assist at two of his shoots, one being 'the Muckanic'.

David Wilkey's own specialism lay with Wetlook.
David was a master with his glamour models in swimming pools and waterfalls.
But it went much further!
He produced books and videos.
And allied to this enthusiastic dedication he added paintings.
For the last few years of his life he painted in the mornings whenever possible.

David's work covered a wide spectra including:
Glamour (which he allied with WAM)
Landscape
Street
Townscape
Urban Decay
Waterfalls
Wildlife

So as you can see, David was truly artistic
But sadly he was hindered by poor health.
I can recall in 2012 he had kidney stones, in 2018 he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease.
His heart gave continual trouble so he had to take life gently.
This is what he wrote to me last month on 24th July 2025:
'I keep blacking out just like my dad (breaking my arm twice a few years ago).
I went to photograph the Bath Carnival on 12th July (his 75th birthday).
I came too to find myself surrounded by 1st aiders and St. Johns.
Two kind ladies helped me back to my mobility scooter parked a few streets away.
Great fun.'
I guess it shows the determination of the man not to let his disabilities ruin his life.
Such an adventure he ranked as 'great fun'.

So it was a massive, massive blow to WSM with him passing!
Last Update I had revealed 'OUR NEXT PROJECT'.
This was to have been for WSM being appointed by David Wilkey to re-release the videos from Artscene and Aquantics, which had been withdrawn from sale for at least a couple of years together with the closure of his website.
I would hope that by 27th September we are in a position to update this aspiration to the benefit of all WAM fans.

We salute our so talented colleague David Wilkey, who overcame such physical problems to hopefully leave an everlasting mark on the UK WAM scene.
May he rest in peace after his life's labours.

A personal tribute from Mike Ellison

Hear, hear; I don't think there's anything I can add to what Mike has said.
A great friend, and another sad loss.

RIP David... Those titles were legendary, especially to discover early on as a young man realizing I wasn't alone in the world with this goofy weird thing I was into.

Such very sad news to hear of the passing of yet another pioneer (no pun intended) of the WAM world, in the era that really shaped this genre.

Heartfelt condolences to his family.

The videos he worked on and photographs were simple amazing and ground breaking.

A beautiful tribute by WSM Productions.

It seems the WAM party is being moved upstairs (heavens got a little bit more messy).

Cap doffed, and i salute you. RIP David, you will be dearly missed.

RIP David. A wonderful tribute from Mike which says it all.

Really really sorry to hear this sad news.

He truly was a WAM legend.

So many of the amazing scenes that he produced were a major inspiration to me.

I am really glad that he maintained his creativity to the very end.

Sincere condolences to his family and friends. RIP David.

Such sad news. Thoughts to his family.
Never met him but did have a couple of very pleasant chats with him on line.
He struck me a s a true gent.

So sad today.