Sky’s Kenneth Branagh-starring Boris Johnson drama This England has been sold to 88 territories worldwide by distributor Fremantle.
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When mum-of-three Lara Besbrode arrived in the UK in 2014, she had no home, no money and no plan.
The 53-year-old decided to leave behind her marriage in Germany following years of unhappiness. With nothing but one suitcase, Lara moved to Manchester with her children and began to rebuild her life.
“I appealed on Facebook and went to charity shops and people made me furniture,” she told the Manchester Evening News. “I gave up my life, my finances and my business to come to the UK. I lost my mental health, my marriage, my business, my everything.
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Not deterred by the challenges she had faced, Lara decided to train as a professional match maker. Lara was stood in her kitchen during when she conjured up the idea for her business, The Matchmaker UK . She launched the company during the pandemic and has since become a huge success – recently appearing on the Real Housewives of Cheshire as a celebrity matchmaker.
“In 2019, not deterred, I decided that I was going to rebuild my life after it was smashed into smithereens,” she continued. “My mental health basically collapsed. I literally lost everything and went back to square one, I thought, 'What can I do to make money for my three kids?'
“There was so much unhappiness in my life. In the midst of menopause and all the horrors in my life, I would train and become a match maker."
“We’ve grown and grown and grown from having a Manchester office to a London office,” Lara, who lives in Sale, continued. “I’m a Manchester single mum success story.”
Not only did Lara manage to launch a successful career, she also had a health
Sky’s Kenneth Branagh-starring Boris Johnson drama This England has been sold to 88 territories worldwide by distributor Fremantle.
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