Selina Mosinski
Selina Fay Mosinski (born 16 September 1981) is an English actress, known for portraying the fictional charity shop manager and internet personality Sue Tuke, better known as Charity Shop Sue. Mosinski first appeared as the character in the online mockumentary series Charity Shop Sue which was filmed in 2014 and distributed in 2019, set in the fictional charity shop Sec*hand Chances in Bulwell, Nottingham.
Selina Mosinski | |
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| Born | Selina Fay Mosinski 16 September 1981 Derby, Derbyshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Charity Shop Sue |
Since the show's success, Charity Shop Sue has become popular within the LGBT community and on social media, with Mosinski making various media appearances as the character as a result, including on RuPaul's Drag Race UK and MTV Cribs UK, as well as appearing in an online comedy segment for Strictly Come Dancing and annually at LGBT pride events.
Life and career edit
Career beginnings and Charity Shop Sue edit
Mosinski was born on 16 September 1981 in Derby, Derbyshire.[1][2] She held various jobs, including working as a stripper and a sales assistant at House of Fraser, as well as running her own online business selling homemade paper craft dolls.[3] Whilst attending drama school, she met the creators of Charity Shop Sue, an online comedy web series, written and directed by Stuart Edwards, Timothy Chesney and Matthew Chesney who asked Mosinski to read for the part of Sue Tuke.[4][5] Mosinski, who was working at a call centre at the time, began working on skits with group onto the Charity Shop Sue social media accounts in 2013, and the following year, they filmed the series set in the fictional charity shop Sec*hand Chances in Bulwell, Nottingham. Mosinski plays the role of Sue Tuke, a former fashion stylist who previously worked for multiple celebrities in Paris and Milan and is now a domineering, power-hungry and borderline sociopathic manager who is constantly coming up with new ideas in an attempt to boost the failing shop's image and custom, and is often undermining her co-workers Vera Goodard (Joyce Townsley) and Kersch Callahan (Sherrie Johnson) and Viki Wilson (Nicola Harness).[6] The series follows Sue inviting a cameraman into the shop to film a documentary in an attempt to increase revenue and her own popularity.[7] The final episode sees Sue refuse to partake in any further filming.[8]
The character began gaining online attention during the late 2010s as a result of the comedy videos on social media growing in popularity. One clip in particular that gained traction sees Sue exclaim: "Scuse me laydeh, you're supposed to be on the bloody till" to volunteer Viki.[2] In 2017, a Christmas special was filmed which featured a cameo from actress Vicky McClure, who hails from Nottingham.[9][10] The online series was posted to YouTube in October 2019 and consisted of eighteen episodes.[11]
Media appearances edit
Mosinski has made several television appearances as Charity Shop Sue. In November 2019, she was one of the celebrities to join Rylan Clark-Neal during his 24-hour Ka-RY-oke challenge for Children in Need.[12] She also attended the wrap party of first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and in March 2021, hosted the final VIQ private screening with the finalists of the second series where Lawrence Chaney was revealed as the winner.[13] In the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, drag queen Krystal Versace, who went on to win the series, portrayed Mosinski in character as Charity Shop Sue in the Snatch Game.[14][15][16] The following episode, Mosinski herself appeared as the character as part of a charity shop chic runway challenge.[17][18][19] In July 2020, she appeared on the Comedy Central series Dragony Aunts, hosted by Crystal Rasmussen and Candy Warhol.[20][21] In August 2021, she appeared on MTV Cribs UK, showing viewers around her home in Nottingham.[22][23] In December 2021, Charity Shop Sue appeared in an online comedy segment for Strictly Come Dancing.[24] Mosinski was interviewed as herself on the Something Soon Podcast in January 2022.[25] In September 2022, Charity Shop Sue made an appearance on GK Barry's podcast Saving Grace and Mosinski did a further interview as herself on the podcast Performer Trauma in December 2022.[26][3] In May 2023, Mosinski appeared as Charity Shop Sue in an online comedy segment for the Eurovision Song Contest, in which she assumed the role of delegation manager.[27] In August 2023, Mosinski appeared in the music video for "I Am Pulling My Eyes Out" by band The Happy Soul.[28] Later that month, Mosinski embarked on her debut acting role outside of Charity Shop Sue, in the BBC comedy series Starstruck where she portrayed the role of nurse Ashley Deacon.[29]
In popular culture edit
Charity Shop Sue is popular with the LGBT community and has become a staple of gay culture.[2] Mosinski appears as the character annually at Nottinghamshire Pride.[30][31] In 2021 and 2022, she appeared at the "Mighty Hoopla" event at Brockwell Park.[32] In June 2022, she appeared at the Victoria Centre in Nottingham to celebrate its 50th anniversary.[33][34] She also appeared at that years' Manchester Pride,[35][36] performing on the Alan Turing stage on 28 August.[37]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017, 2019 | Ey Up Notts | Sue Tuke / Charity Shop Sue | Notts TV series | [38] |
| 2017 | Charity Shop Sue's Christmas | Sky TV special | [39] | |
| 2019 | Charity Shop Sue | Web series | [2] | |
| 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Series 1, episode 9 | [13] | |
| 2020 | Dragony Aunts | Comedy Central series | [40] | |
| 2020 | At Home with Hayley | Sky TV series | [41] | |
| 2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Series 3, episode 7 | [19] | |
| 2021 | MTV Cribs | Series 3, episode 3 | [22] | |
| 2023 | Starstruck | Ashley Deacon | 1 episode | [29] |
Music videos edit
| Year | Song | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | "I Am Pulling My Eyes Out" | The Happy Soul | [28] |
References edit
- ^ "Selina Fay Mosinski". FreeBMD. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Meet Charity Shop Sue: Bulwell's answer to Madonna and the Dalai Lama". Gay Times. 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Ep.14 Selina Mosinski. The journey that led her to CHARITY SHOP SUE... and causing a McDonald's Burger King feud at some point in the 90's". Apple Podcasts. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Charity Shop Sue". Spool. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "INDIs Movie Night: Charity Shop Sue - Leeds International Film Festival". Leeds Film Festival. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "The Future: Charity Shop Sue".
- ^ "Charity Shop Sue: how bazaar". 14 September 2018.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Social media sensation Charity Shop Sue – when will she return to Bulwell?". I Am Birmingham. 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Charity Shop Sue's On Tele". 15 March 2018.
- ^ "As a Sky TV comedy about a Bulwell charity shop hits our screens its star Vicky McClure reveals all". nottinghampost.com. 21 December 2017.
- ^ "£3.60 with Charity Shop Sue". The Face. 5 November 2019.
- ^ "10 reasons Rylan's Great Ka-RY-oke Challenge was so memorable". BBC. 13 November 2019.
- ^ a b "RuPaul's Drag Race UK - Series 1 - It's a Wrap!". BBC. 29 November 2021.
- ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 3: Episode 6". BBC iPlayer. 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Drag Race UK viewers react to shocking season 3 elimination". Gay Times. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Day, Harvey (26 November 2021). "Drag Race UK winner: 'I'm going to take on the world'". BBC.
- ^ "Charity Shop Sue And Steps Among RuPaul's Drag Race UK's Latest Guests". Huffington Post. 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Steps, Charity Shop Sue and Jay Revell to make cameos in RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 3". Gay Times. 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Bring it to the Runway! Steps, Charity Shop Sue, Jay Revell are all confirmed as extra special guest cameos for the forthcoming series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK". BBC Media Centre. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Dragony Aunts - Charity Shop Sue". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Dragony Aunts: – 'It depends how you define success – For me of course it's money.'". loverboymagazine.com.
- ^ a b "Charity Shop Sue's Nottingham Bungalow - MTV Cribs - MTV UK". 17 August 2021.
- ^ "MTV has announced the return of its popular series, MTV Cribs". 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Charity Shop Sue comes to Strictly". BBC. 2 December 2021.
- ^ "p 1: Something Sue Please w/ Selina Mosinski on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Charity Shop Sue Spills DIRTY Shop SECRETS, Unusual Celebrity Crush & STALKER!". Apple Podcasts. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Charity Shop Sue: Eurovision 2023 Delegation Manager - BBC". YouTube. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b "The Happy Soul - I Am Pulling My Eyes Out". YouTube. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Starstruck, Series 3, Episode 6". British Comedy Guide. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "My Pride Anthems: Charity Shop Sue". Huffington Post. 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Charity Shop Sue and Kitty Tray among acts confirmed for Nottinghamshire Pride 2023". Nottinghamshire Live. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "CHARITY SHOP SUE'S 2ND HAND BANGERZ". Mighty Hoopla. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Charity Shop Sue marks Nottingham Victoria Centre's 50th birthday". BBC News. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Charity Shop Sue promoted to 'specialist' role at Nottingham's Victoria Centre". Nottingham Post. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Manchester Pride 2022 line-up announced, with Melanie C, Nadine Coyle and Bimini". Manchester Evening News. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Manchester Pride line up announced". Planet Radio. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Manchester Pride: What's on, line-up and ticket information as event returns for 2022". ITV News. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Gorman, Rachel (19 December 2017). "Watch: Charity Shop Sue walks out of Notts TV interview". Notts TV. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Gorman, Rachel (21 December 2017). "Sky TV to screen comedy about a Bulwell charity shop tonight". nottinghampost. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Dragony Aunts Series 2, Episode 3 - Charity Shop Sue". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "At Home with Hayley - Charity Shop Sue". YouTube. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
External links edit
- Selina Mosinski at IMDb