20 Things About Vanessa
1. I’ve Worked in the travel industry for 23 years.
2. I used to be a professional dancer (jazz and contemporary).
3. I am married to entrepreneur Guy Fisher and we are Co-Directors of boat rental business: Boat Rental Thames.
4. We have 3 children.
5. I have skied in over 50 resorts.
6. I grew up a market gardeners daughter and picked fruit every summer of my younger life.
7. Hence, I love vegetables and fruit.
8. And I love cake.
9. I have ski raced in 10+ Inferno races, the first ever City Ski championships in Aosta and many more, skiing with Damon Hill, Colin Jackson, Konrad Bartelski and Eddie the Eagle!
10. I work out regularly and have run two half marathons, London’s Royal Parks and The London Landmark Half. I ran the 2021 Virgin London Marathon and have a place in the Bath Half Marathon for October 2022.
11. Until I had my first child I took dance classes with Rambert Dance Company adult programme. I love theatre especially the Royal Ballet, other dance, musicals and live music.
12. I danced in a trio (age 14) with Gary Barlow’s wife!
13. I have a first level climbing qualification and love Reading Climbing Centre and I used to be an English teacher – (PGCE Secondary level English and Drama) and have a degree in English Literature.
14. My children learnt to ski in Wengen and Vaujany.
15. I learnt to ski in Flaine, France – my last ski of 2021-22 season was in Vaujany, France [part of the Alpe d’Huez Grande Domaine].
16. I spent a ski season living in Banff and skiing Jasper, Big Mountain, Nakiska, Mount Norquay, Sunshine and Lake Louise
17. I’m on my fourth Mini and I love them!
18. I am walking my way around the South West Coast Path and along the Ridgeway National Trail
19. My favourite films – Top Gun & Top Gun Maverick, Dirty Dancing and The Big Blue, Avatar & Daniel Craig as 007
20. In 2018 I took part in the Super 3, a series of three amateur downhill ski races in Switzerland, the only British female to take part and complete the triple in the last 10 years.