Aimee Walker
A woman has officially changed her name to York Mix Radio in an attempt to win £1,000.
It all started when York, who has described herself as a ‘crazy’ and ‘spontaneous person,’ heard the station was holding a competition for one listener to win the entire May marketing budget by promoting York Mix as much as possible.
The 40-year-old, formerly known as Annette Swiers, jumped at the opportunity and decided the wackiest way she could get the radio station’s name out was through changing her own by deed poll.
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She told Metro: “I’d like to say it was about the prize money, but it’s not!
“I’m a bit renowned by my friends for doing spur of the moment things and being a bit crazy.
“I shaved all my hair off a couple of years back because my sister-in-law got cancer and she was worried about losing her hair, so I did the same so we’d both be bald.
“I’m just one of those sort of crazy spontaneous people.”
The former bus driver isn’t sure how long she’ll keep her name but added that she’s in no hurry to switch it back.
York continued: “It’s very strange at the moment. I am one of those sorts of people where, you never know, something else might come along and I’ll need to change it for something else!”
If she was to win the money, York said she will spend it on a holiday with her husband and some new clothes.
She added: “I’m in the middle of losing a lot of weight and I need a whole new wardrobe. It could certainly go towards that.
“But then I’ve travelled the world when I was younger, and my husband hasn’t, and so I’d like to take him to some of the places I’ve seen. We’ll see, it depends on Covid.”
Featured Image Credit: York Mix Radio Station
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