Bonita Lythgoe (née Shawe; born 1949) is a British former dancer who, since the 1990s and 2000s, has been the producer and director of various theatre productions, including pantomimes.
In 1969, aged 19, Lythgoe auditioned for the BBC's Young Generation dance troupe, which included her future husband Nigel among its members.
They continued their personal relationship, subsequently married and became the parents of two sons, Simon and Kristopher.
[4] Lythgoe was a producer and judge on season one of the US reality television series So You Think You Can Dance.
In 2016, Lythgoe was a contestant on the second season of the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, lasting 3 weeks.