Ladies of Liverpool

Jay Hynd launched The Guide Liverpool, a new digital news platform for the city after finding a thirst in the region's market for news delivered differently. It started as a simple website and has grown to reach over 2.2 million users every single month. As well as shouting about all that is good in Liverpool, The Guide recently teamed up with Ladies of Liverpool to go behind the scenes at swinging club Townhouse!  Don’t miss what Liverpool has to offer this Christmas press play and tune in.

For almost twenty years Gareth Ellis (Bippo) has been entertaining audiences young and old! Since his first visit to a circus at the tender age of four Gareth was hooked.  With the support of his parents Gareth slowly started to carve his own path in show business. After buying a small caravan Gareth and his parents used to join Zippos Circus during school holidays. It was during one of these holidays Gareth was taking part in publicity for the circus with Zippo himself. When asked by a reporter what his clown name was Martin (Zippo) Burton replied - "He is a baby Zippo therefore his name is Bippo!” The rest was history! Hear his story on Ladies of Liverpool this week.

Rebeckah Vaughan is best known for appearing in Big Brother in 2011. Rebeckah has made many appearances on daytime television, local and national radio and writes for glossy magazines. Although she still attends star studded bashes in her hometown of Liverpool she has become better known as an award winning business woman. Rebeckah owns No More Kennels Luxury Dog Hotel which is rated 5 stars by WB Council. Rebeckah is committed to raising awareness for local animal rescue centres and works tirelessly to make a difference for as many animals as possible. 

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.’