The councillor on sudden fame and dealing with difficult people, from ‘Alan’s iPad’ to her own mother
Jackie Weaver, 63, is the engagingly improbable internet star who found herself on a fast track to fame when a Zoom meeting of the Handforth parish council meeting, which she was overseeing, went viral. Her calm banishment of troublesome and shouty men, along with her humour, has won many admirers. She is employed by the Cheshire Association of Local Councils and has just written a self-help book, You Do Have the Authority Here!. She is married with three grown-up sons.
Has sudden fame changed the way you lead your life?
Absolutely not – I’m just busier. I still do my day job – it’s really important to me.
