Getting my full Equity card as a professional performer.
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Su Pollard
b. 1950
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About
Born in Nottingham, Su Pollard, 75, began singing in pubs and working men’s clubs at the age of 16 and appeared on Opportunity Knocks in 1974. She went on to play Peggy in the BBC television sitcom Hi-de-Hi! from 1980 to 1988. In 1986 she had a UK hit single with Starting Together. She has appeared in more than 35 stage plays and musicals and, in 2023, received the UK Pantomime Association’s outstanding achievement award. Her Still Fully Charged tour returns next month. She lives in London.
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Dying too young, and spiders.
I don’t say that I’m perfect but there’s nothing that I deplore.
People who aren’t kind enough.
Gloria Hunniford’s wedding at Hever Castle 20-odd years ago. We had a lovely buffet and a few drinks and then I had to get a cab back to the train station. I said to the driver: “I’m ever so sorry, but I’m not going to be able to hang on till I get to the train. Could you possibly take me down this alleyway?” He said: “Yes, of course.” As I prepared myself to go “to the ladies”, this police car came along and the policeman said: “Hi-de-Hi!”
A hand-painted beaded dress from New York. It weighs about 16lb and cost me £4,000, 30 years ago.
Kind, fun and professional.
Like you’ve got no other thought in your head.
For bringing positivity to people.
Stay out of other people’s business.
We drift off to a beautiful place where we live a better, fuller life than what we’ve left.
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