Lizzy Bardsley
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Lizzy Bardsley (born 'Elizabeth Bardsley' in 1973, Rochdale, Lancashire, England) is a reality television contestant. She first became famous after appearing in the Uk version of Wife Swap on Channel 4. After this she appeared in Back To Reality and more recently Celebrity Fit Club.
Lizzy is most famous for her outspoken, antagonistic nature. Despite being a heavy smoker, she and two of her eight children suffer from asthma.
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She has posed topless for the Sunday Sport. Incidentally this issue recorded the lowest ever sales figure for the newspaper.
In Wife Swap, Bardsley was perceived as being completely reliant on state benefits. She was subsequently found guilty in court for benefit fraud and was sentenced to 80 hours community service 1. She was also forced to pay back over £7000 she received in welfare payments.
In a separate incident in January 2007, Lizzy was found guilty of child cruelty charges in connection with offences dating back over nine years, as reported by the BBC.
Wife Swap star Lizzy Bardsley has been given an eight month sentence suspended for two years after being found guilty of four child cruelty charges.
The 33-year-old, from Rochdale, was found guilty of three charges of wilful assault of a child under 16 and one of wilful ill-treatment.
All the offences relate to one child, who cannot be named for legal reasons. Bardsley, who was also given a two year supervision order, shot to fame after appearing on the TV series Wife Swap.
Before passing sentence at Manchester Crown Court on Thursday, Judge Hernandez, called Bardsley "pig headed" and "lacking in empathy" for initially refusing to take the support offered to her by social services. He said: "One of your major faults is your lack of humility. You are unable to stand back and accept that your actions may have been wrong. I hope this gives you the opportunity to reflect on your life, consider where mistakes have been made and seek advice in an appropriate way."
Bardsley later told her defence counsel she was willing to get help to manage her behaviour. She was hugged by friends and family as she left court after the verdict.
