31/08/2026
Meet wonderful Lowri, who is 47 and took part in 40 Over 40 Portrait Experience. This is her story — part 1 (1 of 5)✨
Who is Lowri?
‘ I’d say she’s a mixture of many different things. But perhaps most importantly, she’s a woman currently rediscovering herself and reigniting her spark for life.
I’m originally from Wales, eldest daughter of Malcolm and Carol Prtichard, I have three younger sisters. I had a very traditional Welsh upbringing in the seaside town of Rhyl. My Dad was a local GP, my Mum was a housewife and then went back to nursing and retrained as a Health Visitor when I was in my teens. I was raised as a fluent Welsh speaker within a faith community and went to a Welsh Presbyterian Chapel every Sunday where my Dad was a Deacon. In many ways it was a wonderful childhood, but I’ve always had a bit of a rebellious spirit and was never particularly good at conforming and doing as I was told.
Growing up in Wales was a privilege in so many ways and I was brought up with music, wildlife and a strong sense of community. The Welsh language in the 80’s and 90’s was having a resurgence, and protecting the language was drummed into me from a young age. We had to speak Welsh at my high school, if you were caught speaking English in the corridors, you could be sent to the headteacher’s office. I noticed teachers would tend to speak to my Dad at parent’s evenings more than my mum, although she had spent years learning to speak Welsh, I always got the sense she wasn’t considered “truly Welsh.” Even though she was born in Wales. It created a strange sense of not quite belonging. I was friends with the die-hard Welsh folk and the folk who were “ not so Welsh” like me. I suppose I carried a feeling of not quite fitting in. The more I was taught to see the English as our opposition, the more fascinated I became with England. I loved Shakespeare, The Spice Girls and couldn’t wait to live in London. As soon as I turned 18, I left home to pursue what I had always dreamed of doing, acting, singing, dancing, performing. By the age 25 I have left acting wanted something that felt more secure and stable.
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