Stephanie Aird (born 4 October 1968) is an English comedian, singer, songwriter and television personality from

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, England.

Career

Aird has amassed over 820,000 social media followers and posts videos to her

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and

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pages about her daily life. Her videos have received over 100 million views. She also runs a cafe-bar based in Church Street,

, where she regularly performs. She has had over 100 compositions played on

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' ''

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''. In 2017, Aird appeared on ITV's ''

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'' with

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. In 2018, Aird performed ‘an evening with’ comedy show alongside ''

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'' actor and comedian

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. In 2021, she was a series regular on

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's walking programme ''Take A Hike''. She also had her own solo episode which aired the same week. In 2023, Aird appeared in a

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documentary about Lyne Barlow called ''The Sunshine Scammer''. Aird has also appeared in ''Handbags For Heroes'' with

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and as an extra in ''

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''. Aird often tours across the

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with her comedy shows. She runs her own pottery and jewellery company called Phannie Potter. 'Phannie' is taken from her first name and the word 'fan', in relation to her fan base. On 4 August 2024, in an interview with Kelly Scott on

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, Aird spoke with "John", a publicist for Hardwick Festival. In the brief phone call "John" asked Aird if she would like to perform at the 2024 Hardwick Festival, to which Aird, in tears, agreed. On 14 August 2024, Aird then posted the interview to her social media pages announcing that she would be performing at Hardwick Festival as part of the Acoustic Acts on Friday, 16 August 2024.

Personal life

Aird was born in London, England. She now lives in

, England. She has two daughters.

Filmography

Television

Theatre

Aird is a regular at the adult and children Christmas pantomimes at

Town Hall. She previously toured with ''

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'' finalist Danny Posthill at Newcastle Upon Tyne's

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References

External links

Stephanie Aird on Facebook

Stephanie Aird on Instagram

Stephanie Aird on YouTube

Stephanie Aird on TikTok

Stephanie Aird on IMDb
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