She was a Gaiety Kiddie[3] and worked in pantomime with performers such as Jimmy O'Dea, Milo O'Shea and Maureen Potter.
[3][6] King has had roles in a number of theatrical productions in Ireland, including: Dirty Dusting at the Gaiety Theatre[7] and Menopause: The Musical.
[citation needed] In 1993 she was the guest act at a Christmas concert by Perry Como at Dublin's Point Theatre,[9] televised to a worldwide audience of 880 million.
Twink married oboist David Agnew in 1983 and had two children, Chloë in 1989, who sings with the group Celtic Woman,[2] and Naomi in 1993.
King went on to threaten Agnew with denial of contact with his daughters if photographs of his new family appeared in public.
[10] In April 2015 it was reported that David Agnew and Adele King face a bid by the Bank of Scotland to repossess a house which is mortgaged in both their names.
[24] In September 2014 it was widely reported across major Irish media outlets that Twink's dog, Teddy Bear, was kidnapped.
[26] On 24 September Twink was reunited with her dog after a public tip-off led to the police arrest of a man in Dublin.