Happy birthday to us!  We are 1 today and what a year it has been for Ladies of Liverpool! We discovered Townhouse, met those Brookside legends we love, laughed with Crissie Rock and cried with Colin Mguintys sister Laura. You’ve heard from my mum and my mates so this week it’s time for you to interview me!  Thanks for your questions and I really hope you enjoy  this special episode! Please keep reviewing and sharing these links and remember to get your inspirational stories to me via ladiesofliverpool.com  Thank you so much for helping me give others a voice. Each listen makes a difference. Love Leanne x

Remember our Bev?  Sarah White played Bev McLoughlin in Brookside from 1993 until the show ended in 2003. She married Ron Dixon and later became known as Bev Dixon. Of course you Remember!  After Brookside, Sarah White spent time in the theatre, with her most notable role being in the production Mum's the Word and also Liverpool comedy The Salon alongside me!  She couldn’t be more different than the mouthy Bev Dixon as you will hear now so press play!

Derek Acorah needs no introduction. Being the pioneer for spiritualism and mediumship on television, he is arguably the world’s most renowned spirit medium having demonstrated to many hundreds of thousands of people in theatres throughout the UK. Derek’s television career dates back over fifteen years when he became the first medium ever to demonstrate live on air and without the benefit of an edit suite on a weekly basis bringing hope and comfort to the viewing public. Wanna know what happens when we pass over? The most haunted places in Liverpool? How it feels to channel a spirit? Press play!

I love introducing you to my mates and this one you probably know better as Tin Head? Brookside fans you will love this episode. Since leaving Brookside Olivier has performed in two dozen audio plays based on the Doctor Who television series by Big Finish Productions as a companion of the Seventh Doctor by the name of Hex. Philip has also appeared as one of the guest regulars in the Channel 4 comedy sketch show Bo Selecta. Find out what his day job his these days and life with 3 baby boys!

After being squashed by a tree in Hollyoaks, Jess faced a dilemma… What should she do with her life next? Well, she has entered the podcast world! Her brand new podcast where she sits in her house, usually a few gin and tonics deep, and talks to her friends about your problems. Today I ask her a few questions of my own. How do you move on after soap life? Her life has been flipped upside down and she was up for a frank and honest convo with us. 

Have you heard the news? Pete Price is dead!  Well... he will be when my brand new show opens at the Royal Court on Friday 13th March 2002. I'm sure you've got questions, so tune in now and hear all about it.  As you can imagine, Pete's having a wobble! 

Meet Lydia, ‘The past year I have completely change my outlook after what I believe was a spiritual awakening and now I am in the best place I have ever been in. I have learnt so many tools to help with my personal growth and self-development and I make a conscious effort to be kind to myself every day. For me life is a beautiful, precious thing and I hate the thought of people wasting it worrying about their body or Instagram followers so I decided to spread my message and set up my ‘Self Love Masterclasses’.  My vision and my aim is to educate people on self-love and help them understand its much deeper that our physical appearance – it’s a process of self-acceptance, emotional awareness, growth, vulnerability and celebrating who we are.’

Fancy a night out that will change people’s lives? Meet Sandra Kirkham - MD of Progress to Excellence Group.  P2E Group is made up of a group of education and training providers. She is sponsoring this years Claire House Ball and is very passionate about supporting local communities. Also Jan Sutherland-Oaks – Director of Clinical Services at Claire House Children’s Hospice. In 2012 Jan was appointed as Director of Clinical Services at the hospice and leads a talented and dedicated care team supporting seriously and terminally ill children and their families. They need us! So tune in and step up!

Irene Afful is the CEO of Ametrine Enterprise Solutions, a coaching and consultancy service in Liverpool. She has a wealth of experience under her belt; she has over 30 years of experience within Public Sector organizations and over 20 of those in management roles. Each one as inspiring as the next.  For example, Irene was the first black female inspector in the Merseyside Police. Hear how she battled discrimination on many levels and made history!

Jenny Mac is passionate about food. So much so she has recently launched a plant based meal delivery service. She is not your stereotypical vegan, walking round in kale shoes and carrying a 'Pigs are People' banner but she knows the benefits that come with plant-based diet. She wants people to reconnect with food and fuel themselves with everything their bodies need, to help reduce inflammation and disease by stepping away from the sometimes toxic western diet. Jenny knows people are short on time and that wellbeing is the first thing to be neglected when you're busy, on top of this the mainstream information does not always have the answer to poor health and so the Underground Wellbeing Society was launched.