Wendie Mitchell
Wendie Mitchell, from Stoke Newington in North London, was 42 when she entered the BBC reality TV series, Castaway, in 2007.
Wendie Mitchell worked in advertising for over 20 years, but left in the summer of 2006 to care for her mother.
Wendie, who was brought up in Dalston in east London, swims to relax.
Wendie Mitchell loves ska music and used to be a skinhead for many years. According to the BBC profiles of the Castaway contenders, Wendie runs a website dedicated to ska.
The BBC's profile of Wendie Mitchell has access to footage of her Castaway audition.