Julie Pendleton celebrates International Women's Day - today at 4PM

Julie Pendleton will be celebrating International Women's Day on her show

today at 4pm and will be speaking with the inspirational County Durham

swimming mam, who lost over 20 stone when she took up sea swimming.

Kathleen has multiple health problems including lipoedema - the abnormal accumulation of painful tissue in specific areas of the body - and is only pain free when swimming in the sea.

Listen to Nova Radio North East on DAB+ in Newcastle & Gateshead &

North & South Tyneside, on 102.5fm, novaradio.co.uk or ask your smart

speaker to play Nova Radio North East.