Transsexual trucker Vikki-Marie Gaynor from Wirral to star in Channel 4 documentary MotherTruckers

Feb 6 2012 by Gemma Jaleel, Liverpool Echo

TRANSSEXUAL trucker Vikki-Marie Gaynor from Merseyside will star in a one-off Channel 4 documentary MotherTruckers following the lives of women lorry drivers.

Vikki-Marie Gaynor, 41, will feature alongside a line-up of female truckers trying to make their way in a male-dominated industry.

The Channel 4 show, MotherTruckers, which airs on Thursday, chronicles Vikki- Marie’s struggle to find work and acceptance.

Vikki-Marie, who lives in Seacombe, Wirral, told the ECHO: “I had such a fantastic time making the programme. The girls were great and it was great to be able to relate to someone who knows the job as well as you do.

“Driving is something I’ve done all my life, so it was great to chat to the girls about it and hear about their experiences – the majority of which have been very positive.”

Vikki-Marie, who began life as Mike, joined the Army and became an LGV and HGV driver, and then proud dad to a baby girl.

But five years ago she made the decision to become a woman – a decision which ended with her taking her employers to court for sexual discrimination.

She won the case and now fits freelance agency trucking around her work as a mobile beautician and masseuse.