It was truly a blessing last night to be given the opportunity to thank my hero face to face for the kindness he showed a young, ambitious, Libby Walker many moons agoā¦.ā£
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In 2007 I auditioned for a small grant towards my audition costs and fees to attend drama school in London and was awarded that grant by Tim Healy and the Sammy Johnson Memorial Fund (now
@sundayforsammy ).
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Fast forward to today, helping my dear friends at the TVIFF
@thetviff ), I got to spend an evening with Tim, his fabulous wife Jo and Bill Fellows (
@fellows9690 ) and explain to him exactly how his kindness back in 2007 has changed my life forever.ā£
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That one small grant enabled me to audition to West End feeder schools to which I was successful and graduate from the London Studio Centre (
@ldnstudiocentre ). From there I worked in the industry solidly for over ten years before retraining at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (
@cssdlondon ), from which I have never looked back. ā£
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Thank you again Tim and the Sammy Johnson Memorial Fund for everything you do to support the North East and working class talent š«š youāll always hold a big place in my heart ā„ļø