AN award-winning clown has revealed how the past year has affected her business. Louby Lou, real name Lucy Wilkinson, from Leigh, was regularly performing in Bolton Royal Hospital for children until the pandemic hit. She has performed monthly at the hospital for sick children for several years, but has been away from the wards for more than a year and the acclaimed clown, who had previously even been invited to Downing Street for her work, has seen her work dry up drastically due to Covid restrictions. She has been performing on doorsteps, driving around in a van called ‘Giggles on Wheels’, but cannot wait to get back to full-time parties and events.
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The doorstep clown from Wigan who kept delighting kids against all the odds during lockdown
When it was clear lockdown wasn’t being lifted anytime soon, Lucy Wilkinson and her Giggle Bus took the show on the road
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Lucy Wilkinson dressed up in character as her alter ego Louby Lou (Image: Louby Lou)
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