WELL what do you know! The amazing Bionic Woman on Teesside and giving a twirl to transforming lives.

Now Hollywood actress Lindsay Wagner is not so much about balancing Mini cars on her fingertips as sharing self-help therapy at Middlesbrough workshops.

Lindsay was a top glam girl hero in my mumsy years, so I'm pretty gobsmacked that she and me have crossed unlikely paths.

And come to think of it, did I ever imagine one day I'd share a hairstyle with the Bionic Woman! It's all as big a surprise as finding myself sipping tea with Erin, the youngest Walton girl, when she visited her Coventry in-law's suburban semi.

Remember her? The littlest lass with the plaits and the freckles. Well, like Lindsay she showed there is happiness to be found in another life after winning worldwide fame in a spectacular TV series.

While Lindsay is into healing while enjoying the delights of a Saltburn cottage, Erin confessed she was teaching English and loved it.

BARBARA ARGUMENT