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. Since the show's success, Charity Shop Sue has become popular within the

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and on social media, with Mosinski making various media appearances as the character as a result, including on ''

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'' and '' MTV Cribs UK'', as well as appearing in an online comedy segment for ''

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'' and annually at

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events.

Life and career

Career beginnings and ''Charity Shop Sue''

Mosinski was born on 16 September 1981 in

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. She held various jobs, including working as a

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and a sales assistant at

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, as well as running her own online business selling homemade paper craft dolls. 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. Mosinski, who was working at a

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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

. 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). The series follows Sue inviting a cameraman into the shop to film a documentary in an attempt to increase revenue and her own popularity. The final episode sees Sue refuse to partake in any further filming. 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. In 2017, a Christmas special was filmed which featured a cameo from actress

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, who hails from Nottingham. The online series was posted to

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in October 2019 and consisted of eighteen episodes.

Media appearances

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. She also attended the wrap party of

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of ''

'' and in March 2021, hosted the final VIQ private screening with the finalists of the

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where

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was revealed as the winner. In the

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of ''

'', drag queen

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, who went on to win the series, portrayed Mosinski in character as Charity Shop Sue in the Snatch Game. The following episode, Mosinski herself appeared as the character as part of a charity shop chic runway challenge. In July 2020, she appeared on the

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series ''Dragony Aunts'', hosted by Crystal Rasmussen and Candy Warhol. In August 2021, she appeared on '' MTV Cribs UK'', showing viewers around her home in Nottingham. In December 2021, Charity Shop Sue appeared in an online comedy segment for ''

''. Mosinski was interviewed as herself on the ''Something Soon Podcast'' in January 2022. 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. In May 2023, Mosinski appeared as Charity Shop Sue in an online comedy segment for the

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, in which she assumed the role of delegation manager. In August 2023, Mosinski appeared in the music video for "I Am Pulling My Eyes Out" by band The Happy Soul. Later that month, Mosinski embarked on her debut acting role outside of Charity Shop Sue, in the

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comedy series '' Starstruck'' where she portrayed the role of nurse Ashley Deacon.

In popular culture

Charity Shop Sue is popular with the

and has become a staple of gay culture. Mosinski appears as the character annually at Nottinghamshire Pride. In 2021 and 2022, she appeared at the "Mighty Hoopla" event at Brockwell Park. In June 2022, she appeared at the Victoria Centre in

to celebrate its 50th anniversary. She also appeared at that years' Manchester Pride, performing on the

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stage on 28 August.

Filmography

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosinski, Selina 1981 births 21st-century English actresses 21st-century English comedians Comedians from Derbyshire English Internet celebrities English web series actresses English television actresses Living people English women comedians Actresses from Derby