Lizzy Bardsley
{{Short description|British television personality (born c. 1973)}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lizzy Bardsley
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birthname = Elizabeth Bardsley
| birth_date = {{circa|1973}}
| birth_place = Milnrow, Lancashire, England
| othername =
| occupation = Reality TV Star, Media Personality
| years_active = 2003-2007
| spouse = Mark Bardsley
}}
Elizabeth Bardsley is an English television personality who rose to fame after appearing in the Channel 4 series Wife Swap in 2003. After her appearance, Bardsley also made a television appearance as a member of Celebrity Fit Club, during the show's third series.
Media appearances
Mark and Lizzy Bardsley appeared in an episode of the second series of the Channel 4 programme Wife Swap, which was aired on 7 October 2003. Lizzy and her husband Mark caused controversy by being shown to be claiming £37,500 a year in benefits, while not working, and by frequent use of obscenities.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4016233.stm|title='Wife Swap' star's benefit charge|publisher=BBC|date=16 November 2004}}
Following her appearance on Wife Swap, Bardsley appeared with many other reality TV stars in Channel 5's Back to Reality.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3495197.stm|title='Reality' hits the ground walking|publisher=BBC|date=17 February 2004}} The following year, she took part in the third series of Celebrity Fit Club, and lost 1 stone 9 pounds.
Legal issues
In November 2004, Bardsley was accused of failing to inform the Department for Work and Pensions that she had earned money from TV and media appearances and was accused of being overpaid £4879.87. She denied the allegations and claimed that all the money she earned had been given to various charities and her sister.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4219432.stm|title=Wife Swap star 'gave to charity'|publisher=BBC|date=6 September 2005}} On 27 September 2004, Bardsley was found guilty of benefit fraud and sentenced to 80 hours community service and ordered to pay £2400 costs.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4286756.stm|title=Reality TV star cheated benefits|publisher=BBC|date=27 September 2005}} She was also told to pay back the money.
In March 2006, Bardsley was arrested on suspicion of child cruelty.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4785578.stm|title=Reality star child cruelty claims|publisher=BBC|date=8 March 2006}} On 3 April, she was charged with 10 counts of child cruelty relating to offences between 1996 and 2005. Bardsley was found guilty at Bolton Crown Court of four charges of child cruelty on 23 January 2007, and on 23 February was given an eight-month suspended sentence for two years at Manchester Crown Court.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6290705.stm|title=Wife Swap star guilty of cruelty|publisher=BBC|date=23 January 2007}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6385975.stm|title=Wife Swap Lizzy escapes jail term|publisher=BBC|date=22 February 2007}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2003
|Self; contestant |1 episode |
| rowspan="2" |2004
|Self; contestant |10th place, 9 episodes |
| The Weakest Link
|Self; contestant |1 episode |
| rowspan="7" |2005
|Britain's Favourite Celebrity Chav |Self |Documentary |
| Celebrity Fit Club series 3
|Self; contestant |3 episodes |
| This Morning
|Self; guest |1 episode |
| The Friday Night Project
|Self; guest |1 episode |
| The Big Call
|Self; contestant |1 episode |
| Bed & Bardsleys
|Self |4 episodes |
| I'll Do Anything to Get on TV
|Self |Documentary |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1560142}}
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