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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
James McNeill

Hairdressers unusual hobby helped her to rediscover hidden passion

A hairdresser said she found herself again after wild swimming on a Merseyside beach.

Beth Wigham, who goes by the name Lena and the Sea studied fine art at university before training as a hairdresser. The mum-of-three said she had barely picked up a paintbrush in 15 years as life and her children took focus.

However, things began to change during the lockdown and she began to rediscover herself again. Beth then started wild swimming on Formby beach and the landscape, cold air, and thrill she got from the sea brought on a wave of newfound inspiration.

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