Moonwalking

This week VEE-TV meets the comedian, writer and singer-songwriter Victoria Wood and the model Nell McAndrew as they took part in the Moonwalk sponsored walk for cancer charities. Fifteen thousand women walked 26 miles through the night in Hyde Park

Nell McAndrew was working in a bank when she decided to try modelling. Her first big break came when she landed the job as the real-life Lara Croft model for the Tomb Raider game. She hasn't looked back. As well as modelling, Nell has worked as a radio and TV presenter and took part in I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. She has also released two fitness videos. Nell has done a lot of fundraising work for cancer charities and last year she ran the London Marathon to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Nell told VEE-TV about her painstaking preparation for the Moonwalk event, and about the crucial role her boyfriend had played in the vital job of bra decoration. 'He sewed all the sequins on, and all the little tassels. Then I just glued all the glitter and the feathers on, so it was a team effort.'

Victoria Wood first came to public attention at the age of 20 when she won the talent show New Faces, but it took a while for her mixture of wry stand-up and comic songs to find a wide audience. Her collaborations with Julie Walters in Victoria's own play Talent and then in the TV series Wood and Walters paved the way for Victoria Wood – As Seen on TV, which made her a household name. Since then she has had a string of hit shows as a performer, and as a writer and producer, including Dinnerladies, again with Julie Walters. Victoria was taking part in the Moonwalk for the second time.

Rebecca asked Victoria whether being a woman had affected her career, especially in the early days. 'A woman was more of a novelty, so that gave me an advantage,' she says. 'But in the end, I don’t think audiences care if you’re a man or a woman, as long as you’re making them enjoy themselves.'

Find out more

Walk the Walk
www.walkthewalk.org
Walk the Walk raises money for breast cancer research and cancer care through events such as the Moonwalk. Last year it raised nearly £4 million.

Victoria Wood biography and links
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A700877

Interview with Victoria Wood
www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/
victoria_wood_qa.shtml

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