Bonita "Bonnie" Lythgoe (née Shawe) is a former British dancer who, since the 1990s and 2000s, has been the producer and director of various theatre productions, including pantomimes.In 1969, aged 19 years, Bonnie Lythgoe auditioned for the BBC's Young Generation dance troupe, which included her future husband Nigel among its members. The couple started dating, but after Nigel became choreographer in 1971, he dismissed Bonnie from the troupe.