Lizzy Bardsley
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Elizabeth "Lizzy" Bardsley is an English
media and television personality who rose to fame after appearing in the Channel 4 series Wife Swap
in 2003. After her appearance, Bardsley began making further and more frequent television appearances, and was most notably a member of Celebrity Fit Club
, during the show's third series.
programme Wife Swap
, which was aired on 7 October 2003. They caused controversy by claiming £37,500 a year in benefits, while not working, and by using frequent obscenities.
Following her appearance on Wife Swap, Lizzy Bardsley appeared on Kilroy and a celebrity edition of The Weakest Link
, which she won. She did interviews in many magazines, including Heat
and Closer and appeared topless in The Sunday Sport
. In 2004, Bardsley appeared with many other reality TV stars in Five's Back to Reality. The following year, she took part in the third series of Celebrity Fit Club, and lost 1 stone 9 pounds. The same year Mark and Lizzy Bardsley starred in Bed & Bardsleys, where they ran their own Blackpool
Bed and Breakfast
. Since then, the Bardsleys have separated.
that she had earned money from TV and media appearances and was accused of being overpaid £4879.87. She denied the allegations and claimed that all the money she earned had been given to various charities and her sister. On 27 September 2004, Bardsley was found guilty of benefit fraud and sentenced to 80 hours community service
and ordered to pay £2400 costs. She was also told to pay back the money.
Crown Court
of four charges of child cruelty on 23 January 2007, and on 23 February was given an eight month suspended sentence
for two years at Manchester
Crown Court
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
media and television personality who rose to fame after appearing in the Channel 4 series Wife Swap
Wife Swap
Wife Swap is a reality television program, originally produced by UK independent television production company RDF Media and created by Stephen Lambert. It was first broadcast in 2003 on the UK's Channel 4. Since 2004, a US version has also been broadcast on the ABC network...
in 2003. After her appearance, Bardsley began making further and more frequent television appearances, and was most notably a member of Celebrity Fit Club
Celebrity Fit Club
Celebrity Fit Club is a reality television series that follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight for charity. Split into two competing teams of four, each week teams are given different physical challenges, and weighed to see if they reached their target weights...
, during the show's third series.
Media appearances
Mark and Lizzy Bardsley appeared in an episode of the first series of the Channel 4Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
programme Wife Swap
Wife Swap
Wife Swap is a reality television program, originally produced by UK independent television production company RDF Media and created by Stephen Lambert. It was first broadcast in 2003 on the UK's Channel 4. Since 2004, a US version has also been broadcast on the ABC network...
, which was aired on 7 October 2003. They caused controversy by claiming £37,500 a year in benefits, while not working, and by using frequent obscenities.
Following her appearance on Wife Swap, Lizzy Bardsley appeared on Kilroy and a celebrity edition of The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
, which she won. She did interviews in many magazines, including Heat
Heat (magazine)
Heat is a British entertainment magazine published by German company Bauer Media Group. it is one of the biggest selling magazines in the UK, with a regular circulation over half a million. Its mix of celebrity news, gossip and fashion is primarily aimed at women, although not as directly as in...
and Closer and appeared topless in The Sunday Sport
Sunday Sport
Sunday Sport is a British tabloid newspaper, published by Sport Newspapers, which was established in 1986. It prints plainly ludicrous stories, such as a double-decker London bus being found frozen in the Antarctic ice, or a World War II bomber found on the moon. Defenders of the paper pointed out...
. In 2004, Bardsley appeared with many other reality TV stars in Five's Back to Reality. The following year, she took part in the third series of Celebrity Fit Club, and lost 1 stone 9 pounds. The same year Mark and Lizzy Bardsley starred in Bed & Bardsleys, where they ran their own Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
Bed and Breakfast
Bed and breakfast
A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Since the 1980s, the meaning of the term has also extended to include accommodations that are also known as "self-catering" establishments...
. Since then, the Bardsleys have separated.
November 2004 Incident
In November 2004, Bardsley was accused of failing to inform the Department for Work and PensionsDepartment for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions is the largest government department in the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security and headed by the Secretary of State for Work and...
that she had earned money from TV and media appearances and was accused of being overpaid £4879.87. She denied the allegations and claimed that all the money she earned had been given to various charities and her sister. On 27 September 2004, Bardsley was found guilty of benefit fraud and sentenced to 80 hours community service
Community service
Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
and ordered to pay £2400 costs. She was also told to pay back the money.
March 2006 Incident
In March 2006, Lizzy Bardsley was arrested on suspicion of child cruelty. On 3 April, she was charged with 10 counts of child cruelty relating to offences between 1996 and 2005. Bardsley was found guilty at BoltonBolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
Crown Court
Crown Court
The Crown Court of England and Wales is, together with the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
of four charges of child cruelty on 23 January 2007, and on 23 February was given an eight month suspended sentence
Suspended sentence
A suspended sentence is a legal term for a judge's delaying of a defendant's serving of a sentence after they have been found guilty, in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation...
for two years at Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
Crown Court
Crown Court
The Crown Court of England and Wales is, together with the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
.
External links
- Lizzy Bardsley at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...