Yet another female bodybuilder from the red rose county of Lancashire (Linda Gartside, Ria Ward, and NABBA athlete Catherine Hosker-Brothers all hail from the area, and Lisa Cross, reader of this blog and female muscle literary giant, was also born in Lancashire - and hasn't lost the accent so far!), FMS decided, while we are thinking about Bolton (Lancashire) (see yesterday's post), to take the opportunity to give a long overdue mention to the current UKBFF North-West physique champion, Jackie Hague, who is from Blackpool, and yes, Blackpool is also in Lancashire.
Jackie was crowned the regional champ for the third consecutive year at the start of May - she had won as a bodybuilder in 2012 before her victory in Physique last year. So, again, for the third year running, Jackie has qualified for the UKBFF British Championships, which this year will be in Nottingham in October. She finished 6th (as a bodybuilder in 2012, and last year came fourth behind Ria Ward, Hayley Brylewski and Alessandra Tumolo - who is originally from Italy but is now based just across the Pennines in Yorkshire - in the Physique class.
Jackie on stage in 2013, looking proud
Jackie started training in 2010. We were going on a family holiday to Majorca and I just wanted to look decent in my bikini, says the 36-year-old mother of two. Fortunately, her husband Noel had been training for some time, and was able to show her the ropes and give her the encouragement she needed. I found that I really liked it and it was suggested I try a bodybuilding competition and it just went from there. And her husband isn't the only member of her family to have encouraged her. The kids love it – they are always telling me how well I’m doing and that I’m going to win. They were there to see me win my first competition, that was amazing! They actually gave me the confidence to get on stage, having both performed countless times themselves for the school orchestra all around Blackpool in front of big audiences.
Jackie before, during and after her victory at the UKBFF North-West 2014
I think it's safe to say that Jackie looks considerably more than 'decent' now, whether she's in a bikini or not. It feels great to look like this, she says. I get mixed reactions walking down the street but most of the comments from men are very flattering!
And there have also been more than a few positive comments about Jackie's recent pictures on the fan forums: She is simply stunning! says one fan. Others go for utterly stunning or absolutely gorgeous as better descriptions. But they all agree that she is a great role model for female bodybuilding in the UK! In particular, the selfie in the Gold's Gym vest (above, right) has received more than its fair share of attention. Look at her pecs! screams one fan. Nothing but rock hard sculpted muscle!!!
With her regional title secured for the third consecutive year, six new clips of her on Fit Vidz, and a growing international fanbase, it seems like this 5'1" (1.54m) muscle mum really is, as Real Female Bodybuilding put it last year, a star on the rise.
And we leave you today with her Fit Vidz trailer.
Enjoy! And visit Lancashire.
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