Exciting News

May 8th, 2008

Hello there everyone !! Hope everyone is keeping well and thank you
for coming back to check out my latest blog.

I’ve had a rollercoaster couple of weeks which actually started off
with me spending a bit of time in hospital ! As some of you may know, I have to go back for appointments and scans so it was good to get another one out of the way.

Some more exciting news – I’ve been asked to be the ‘key note speaker’
at the Executive PA Awards in Kensington, London on 10th October and it looks to be an amazing event. Clare my manager will be coming along
with me together with some representatives from Head Office at Macmillan Cancer Research as proceeds from my talk will go to them and the amazing work that they do.

BREAKING NEWS – I’m due to go on tour shortly which is really exciting (more exciting news to go along with this coming soon) and some dates
currently booked in where I’ve been asked to give motivational talks and fitness demos are :

5th June
Olde Barn Hotel, Marston, Nr Grantham

10th June
Marriott Worsley Hotel, Worsley, Manchester

16th June
Hazelwood Castle Hotel,
Tadcaster (between Leeds & York)

18th June
Beamish Hall Country House,
Chester-le-street, Stanley

26th July
Beyond Boundaries Event,
Kent Showground

As well as these dates, plus the tour we also have some very exciting projects and products. Unfortunately I’m not able to divuldge just yet but hopefully once I do you will be excited as me !

As always I want to thank you all for your amazing letters and emails, to which I am truly grateful. I do get to read to everyone and reply to them all – it may take me some time as I do get a lot now but I do get there and you all deserve me to read them and to listen and help where I can.

I feel very privileged that you tell me about your lives and I hope I can help in some small way, even if it only to listen.

My love this week in particular goes to Don and Dianne from Ohio, United States – for your constant love and support and your continual
kind words that mean the world to me, hope you are both keeping up with ‘Leanne’s Chair Workout’ you are amazing. Naomi, a fellow amputee who I know has been going through a lot of phantom limb pain. I Am thinking of you, hang on in there ! and Ray in Leicester who I know has his University exams coming up – am sending you loads of good luck and love – keep up the hard work, I know it will pay off.

Thank you again to you all and see you next time !
Love
Leanne xx

In the beginning...

Apr 16th, 2008

Hi everyone and welcome to my very first online blog. It’s a chance for me to tell you what I’m up to whilst touring around the UK and what projects and products are in the pipeline !

It’s such an exciting time for me and still so surreal so thank you all again for your amazing support.

This year has been really busy, I’ve signed with a new manager, Clare Hudson and new publicist, James Wong of Hudson PR and we’ve got some great things you will shortly be seeing everywhere.

This week – destination Nottingham !

I’ve never actually been to Nottingham before so it’s another tick on the map (my geography certainly has got better since doing all of this !!). I was very honoured to be asked to be a guest speaker for the Annual Macmillan Conference at The Nottingham University.

On the Monday night I had the priveledge of introducing someone who I believe is going to be an absolute smash this year, Tim Daniel.

You will probably have already heard loads of his work as he’s an amazing writer, writing songs for the likes of Delta Goodrum, Simon Webbe, formerly from Blue, Victoria Beckham and many more. He’s now taken the plunge and putting himself out there releasing his own album called ‘Putting It To Bed’ and it will certainly be top of my ‘to buy’ list ! his music is beautiful and ladies – he’s pretty cute too !! and aswell as that he’s a lovely guy so I had great fun introducing him at the event and cracked many jokes along the way !!

The following day I had a rehearsal in the morning for my talk at 1.45pm followed by some filming I did whilst I was there.

I actually never get nervous at doing a talk or speech, I simply enjoy every moment and get quite excited. Although we rehearsed for sound, etc I never prepare in advance as I prefer to talk naturally and unscripted.

Walking down infront of an auditorium full of the top people I was greeted by generous cheers and applause.

It was an easy talk for me to do as I am so passionate about Macmillan and the amazing work that they do.

After my talk I did a demonstration of my latest DVD ‘Leanne’s Chair Workout’. At the front of the auditorium looking up as hundreds of people doing my DVD was surreal and such fun.

As I finished and stood up (doing my little coutsy !) I couldn’t believe it as I looked up and the crowd broke into amazing applause and all started to stand – my very first standing ovation.

I found it really hard not to cry as I felt so proud. This event was filmed and the footage will be on here shortly so check back in soon !

From Nottingham Clare (my new manager) and I travelled to Northampton and signed a very exciting new deal – I’ve been forced to secrecy but watch this space as I’ll be exclusively revealing the news shortly !!

I also have to talk about another appearance I gave in Bristol at Penny Brohn’s Aerobathon. Penny Brohn are amazing organisation who look after people with cancer and give them the ultimate in rest bite and care. I was treated to a ‘reflexology’ session in their beautiful surroundings and left some of my books for their lovely library for patients.

I kick started their aerobathon with a fitness demonstration to get everyone ‘working up a sweat’ whilst raising money. I am certainly a new big fan of PENNY BROHN.

Again, I have been inundated by emails and letters from all over the world. Reading so many heartbreaking stories breaks your heart and I only wish I could meet everyone to give them a big hug and help further. I always reply to each one and I can assure you I get to read them all personally. My special love to some very special people this week – one gentleman and his family after their 6 year old daughter lost her foot, the gorgeous ‘Julie’ who sent me some fab pictures as she’s lost loads of weight doing my DVD and the dear husband and wife who are going through a tough time following Jim’s amputation – special thoughts with you all !

If you want me to answer any questions or get in touch please visit the
‘contacts page’ for further details.

Much love and see you next week !

Love
Leanne xx