Geordie actor Kim Tserkezie has been named one of the most influential disabled people in the UK.
Kim, from High Heaton, shot to fame as Penny Pocket on the much-loved children's TV show Balamory which first started airing 20 years ago.
Now, the 49-year-old has been named number seven in the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 which honours disabled people who are at the top of their game.
