16 pictures of Blackpool women who have shined as International Women's Day is celebrated - including Jenna-Louise Coleman, Rae Morris, Shelly Woods and Jodie Prenger
By Claire Lark
Published 7th Mar 2023, 15:45 BST
Updated 7th Mar 2023, 15:55 BST
As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, we look back at the women in Blackpool and elsewhere on the Fylde Coast who have achieved great success.
They’ve had far reaching careers and are well known actors, singers and sports people who all hail from our beloved Blackpool. There may be some surprises there…
Elite paralympian Shelly Woods, pictured in 2008 with a Civic Medal for sporting achievements. Born in Layton, Shelly competed in two Paralympic Games, Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012, where she won three medals Photo: National World
Actor Jacqueline Leonard is best known for her TV roles as Sarah Preston in the ITV drama Peak Practice from 1993 to 1996 and Lorraine Wicks in Eastenders from 1996-97 Photo: submit
Blackpool-born Nikki Sanderson is best known for her roles as Candice Stowe in the television soap opera Coronation Street, Dawn Bellamy in Heartbeat and Maxine Minniver in Hollyoaks Photo: Dave Nelson
Award winning actor Lucy Fallon, who played Coronation Street's Bethany Platt, switches on Blackpool Illuminations in 2019. She attended Barbara Jackson Theatre Arts Centre from the age of two. She attended Hodgson High School also took the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) exams Photo: Julian Brown
Jenna-Louise Coleman is one of Blackpool's biggest success stories. Among others, she is know for her roles as Jasmine Thomas in Emmerdale, Clara Oswald in Doctor Who and Queen Victoria in The Crown Photo: Submit