Ladies of Liverpool

Bootle lad Anthony Russell has had not one but two shots at xfactor stardom and today he talks to me about the stories behind the tabloid headlines.  In his own words check out his version of events and the impact those moments have had on both him and his family.  Ahead of his Liverpool gig this month he talks us through his journey from childhood to present day and what I think you’ll find quite refreshing is Anthony’s honesty.  He is the first to admit that he’s made huge mistakes and is not afraid to open up about his life and addictions, how he is desperately trying to change the ending of his xfactor story and the stars who reached out to help him. Find out who the ladies of Liverpool are helping him daily to keep moving forward.  Wishing you lots of love and luck Anthony x

Let’s put this ‘women can’t drive’ nonsense to bed! Meet Kathy Higgins an award winning business woman and an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI). After she passed the IAM Advanced driving Test in 1995 she has amassed an array of driving, business and coaching qualifications. If fact she has taken all of the advanced driving tests and is an examiner for the DIAmond Advanced Driving Test as well as the RoSPA RoadTest. She is now the secretary and a Fellolw of the IMTD, Institute of Master Tutors of Driving.    Kathy progressed from being a franchisee of a national driving school to running her own multi car driving school Insight 2 Drive Ltd, who have just won a national award called The Golden L Award for the Best Local Franchised Driving School, Insight 2 Drive have manual and automatic instructors covering Merseyside and North Wales.  She has won the EVA award (Enterprise Vision Award) in the Training and Coaching Category, she has a certificate in Coahcing for Driver Education from The University of East London and is constantly developing her skills and is an NLP Practitioner. More about Kathy can be found at http://www.insight2drive.co.uk/kathy-higgins/

Are you aware of period poverty in our city?  The Department for Education has pledged to fully fund the supply of sanitary products in secondary and primary schools in an effort to eradicate period poverty, which results in girls from low-income families missing school because they cannot afford sanitary protection, according to campaigners. Two local ladies have been providing these products for a long time to our city’s children and will continue to do so until next year. Their story and actions will warm your heart! In this weeks podcast we discuss the severity of period poverty, how to talk to young girls about periods, address the need for men to acknowledge that periods are not something to be ashamed of and how we should bring dads into the conversation! Hear all about pads for dads and let’s stop hiding our period products and embrace our time of the month!

When you hear how Billie earns her wages, you will want to swap jobs in a heart beat! This Scouse firecracker is a highly acclaimed international DJ with her own hugely successful brand.  More than 40,000 people attend her SIN events with parties being held in Liverpool, Dubai, Amsterdam, Ibiza, Marbella, Thailand and more.  Hear about her crazy life djing around the globe, her thoughts on Liverpool’s night life and how it’s changed, living a Scouse life in Dubai and her Soap Award!

This week its all about the lady who doesn’t age! IT’S a family affair at St Helens Theatre Royal this Easter as actress Linda Lusardi takes to the stage with her real-life daughter Lucy Kane in The Wizard of Oz. So I grabbed them both for a chat and they were just gorgeous in every way! You can see them in action until April 22nd and on this week’s podcast hear how they cope working together and get all the backstage gossip.  Brookside and Emmerdale's Linda Lusardi is playing The Wicked Witch but it’s not been easy for her transforming from a successful glamour model to an acclaimed actress. Listen to her journey from glamour shots to tv fame. Plus the truth about marrying the love of her life scouse actor Sam Kane and find out which member of her family is about to become a huge movie star!

Four fab schoolmates from Kirkby have revealed plans to expand their salon into a nationwide beauty brand, bringing Scouse glamour to women across the UK. Toni Kenny, Laura Tippler, Rebecca Smith and Alex Haake launched Girl Gang XO in October, realising a life-long dream to run a business together. Now the four friends are intending to spread their Girl Power message, creating a brand which they say is inspired by and aimed at real women rather than unattainable social media images. Find out what made they stand strong against internet trolls and why they believe all young Liverpool ladies should think big when it comes to building an empire!

An estimated 2 million adults aged 16-59 experienced domestic violence last year.  Katie’s partner beat her so savagely that he broke every bone in her face. She spent three months in hospital having her face reconstructed and on one occasion when her face collapsed, she had to have emergency surgery.  Katie’s partner was sent to prison but the damage had been done and she shut herself off from the world, suffering from depression and refusing to see people. Hear her story and how we can help others trapped in abusive relationships.

Meet Saliha a local Muslim lady who feels passionate about changing the misconceptions people hold in regards to Islam.  Clothing is always a good place to start! “Modesty” has received bad press in that in can be associated with “oppression” but her boutique is helping her to break these stereotypes. Yet this is only the tip of the iceberg!   Empowering women is important to Sal and a big passion of hers alongside the clothing is working with trauma release through energy healing techniques. Can we heal ourselves if we put our minds to it? Are we that powerful?  Hear her story this week on ladies of Liverpool.

Imagine binning your job and setting up a business with your best mate! That’s exactly what the Deli Girls did. Hear the highs, lows and comedy moments they have experienced so far and the undeniable chemistry between them both which makes The Little Deli, Crosby such a huge success. Plus the science behind super foods, why the best ideas happen after a bottle of Prosecco and the trials working mothers face every day.

She’s gorgeous, honest and totally bonkers. Tune in to hear my mate Jorgie chatting to me about life on tour, men in stockings and those spot cream commercials. Non stop laughs from start to finish. Join our ladies of Liverpool squad NOW just press play!