‘I do a three to four hour set, sing all the crowd pleasers’: How a stroke at 37 led ex-UUP woman to swap career in politics for the stage

From politics to performing, Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston picks up the microphone

After suffering a stroke at 37, former unionist councillor Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston took stock of her life, making a change that has taken her from politics to performing.

Now working as a singer, she says she is proud that she’s found a way of raising her young family and doing something she loves, but it took a major health scare to bring about the transformation.