An exhibition has opened to celebrate some of the city’s most famous faces
Actress Leanne Best spoke to the ECHO about how special our city is(Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool ECHO)
Actress Leanne Best is part of the iconic list of stars to be named in the Liverpool Legends Hall of Fame. The Liverpool Beatles Museum on Mathew Street welcomed a whole host of celebrities on Thursday evening as part of the opening of the “Liverpool Legends Hall of Fame”.
The new exhibition celebrates the best of some of our own famous faces and everything they have achieved over the years. From starting off their careers in a small Merseyside town to going on to achieve great things, the exhibition showcases everyone from the worlds of film, theatre, television, radio, entertainment and sport.
Leanne Best is among the group of “legends” who were invited to take part by providing unique items for the exhibition as a symbol for their dazzling careers.
The actress is a familiar face on our TV screens and has an impressive list of credits behind her. She starred in ITV comedy series Cold Feet, as well as Line of Duty, G’Wed, This City Is Ours and The Bay.
G’Wed stars Leanne Best and Dylan Thomas-Smith at the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards(Image: Oliver Holms/BAFTA via Getty Images)
Leanne’s dad, Roag Best owns the Liverpool Beatles Museum on Mathew Street and was proud to have his daughter part of the star-studded list of “legends”.
The ECHO was in attendance on Thursday when the “legends” made their way onto the red carpet on Mathew Street. They enjoyed a welcome drink on arrival before the impressive exhibition was revealed to guests.
Speaking to the ECHO about the celebratory evening, Leanne said: “I think Liverpool is such a unique place, my dad always says ‘there’s something in the water’.
“I think it’s full of the most amazing talent and creativity. I think my dad doing this particular exhibition is his love letter to Liverpool and I’m really really honoured to be a part of it.”
Our city is filled with stars from every area of showbiz and Leanne spoke about Scouse talent around the globe.
She told the ECHO: “I think what’s really wonderful is that Liverpool has got a huge personality and what I’m really enjoying is the focus coming round on Liverpool at the minute in so many different areas like music and drama.
“We’ve got talent that goes all over the world and I think what’s wonderful is there’s so many different people out there now. I think it’s really exciting and wonderful to be a part of it.”
The family from Walton Vale are proud to open the exhibition to the public as a “love letter” to the stars of the present day, as well as those who are no longer with us.
Speaking about what makes Liverpool stand out to other cities, Leanne told the ECHO: “I think we’ve always been rebellious and quite often, it’s felt like Liverpool against the world.
“I think it’s about how we metabolise that and meet it with humour, resilience, grace and we are really unique. I’ve never been anywhere where people have such a firm sense of identity about where they’re from. Wherever we go we take Liverpool with us and I think that is a testament to the place that made us.”