Published:
10:16 a.m. 25 August 2022
One of the country’s most beloved soap opera stars traded in cameras for yoga mats after moving to Norfolk.
Former Coronation Street star Beverley Callard has been settling in rural life since moving to the county earlier this year.
Now the actress, who played Liz Macdonald on the soap for more than 30 years, has decided it’s time to return to her fitness roots.
In the 1980s, Beverley had her own workout slots on GMTV and even released four workout videos.
But after minimally invasive hip surgery in 2020, the actress suffered excruciating pain and was unable to exercise.
In an interview with ok magazinethe 65-year-old said: “It was really hard to stop working out while I was doing physio and recovering, because I’ve always taught fitness classes, even at the height of some of my biggest stories on Coronation Street, I taught three classes a week”.
Just six weeks after moving to Norfolk, the actress posted on her local Facebook book group asking for 25 “feisty” women to participate in her new classes.
She added, “It didn’t matter how old they were, what shape they were in, or their fitness level. I don’t like teaching a class full of stick insects. I just wanted real women.”
And within two days, 700 people had submitted their interest.
Since then, Beverley has been running weekly classes, which cost £5, at the Waveney House Hotel in Beccles with all proceeds going to the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
