She is known to most of us as Corrie legend Liz McDonald. But away from the leopard print and beer taps, actress Beverley Callard is actually a fitness fanatic who used to teach aerobics classes in between filming scenes on the famous Coronation Street cobbles.
So when routine keyhole surgery on her hip left her in excruciating pain and no longer able to exercise, Beverley was gutted.
Before being cast as Liz, Beverley played Angie Richards in Emmerdale but prior to that, her passion for exercise was her business.
She even had her own exercise slots on GMTV in the 80s and released four successful fitness videos! Beverley explains: “It was really hard to stop exercising while I was doing physio and recovering, because I’ve always taught fitness classes – even at the height of some of my biggest storylines in Coronation Street, I taught three classes a week." After Beverley and her husband Jon moved to Norfolk, the actress decided to take matters into her own hands, so determined was she that she get back to doing what she loves.
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