Liberty Baker
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Liberty Gidigbi is a fictional character
on ITV
British
drama Footballers' Wives
, played by English actress Phina Oruche
. She is a parody
of English
model
Naomi Campbell
.
five years prior to Series 5. During Tremaine's time in prison, Liberty had an affair with her female personal assistant Urszula Rosen
.
Aside from her affair, Liberty goes for a girls' night out with the other wives, and Lucy Milligan
talks Liberty into commissioning one of her fashion designs.
Liberty and Urszula spend a weekend in Paris
together, all alone, as Liberty is there for business and conveniently as her personal assistant, Urszula, must accompany her. However, Tremaine comes to Paris to surprise Liberty and almost catches them having sex. But Tremaine is too pre-occupied with his surprise for Liberty to notice anything else that is occurring around him, and presents her with an engagement ring. Liberty rejects Tremaine's marriage offer, feeling she isn't ready to commit to anything and that it seems sexist. At the same time, she is suspicious as to why Urzsula has remained so calm, while Tremaine has tried to spoil their fun. On seeing her flirting with another woman, Liberty immediately accuses Urzsula showing how insecure and jealous she is.
Liberty and Urzsula return to London and have lunch in a hotel, but seeing this as a perfect opportunity for some alone time, they book a room for themselves and say that they are simply "freshening up", not staying the night. The concierge is convinced that Liberty is using cocaine
and calls the papparazzi to spy on Liberty's room, instead the photographer takes a snapshot of Urzsula's breast in Liberty's mouth which becomes front page news. Realising that she has no other option of keeping Tremaine under-wraps, she accepts his proposal for marriage before he sees the paper. Horrified after seeing it, Liberty manages to convince Trey that the photograph has been faked and they go on Richard & Judy
in order to try and prove Liberty's innocence.
Liberty and Tremaine quickly prepare for marriage after this incident. However, Liberty has strong doubts about getting married, Urzsula manages to convince her that after her marriage, the press will leave them alone and they will be able to conduct their affair more freely. Instead of having a hen night, she cavorts around in the pool with Urzsula instead.
The wedding goes ahead. It is a lavish Egyptian-themed ceremony, where Liberty is carried down the aisle towards her Pharaoh sitting on the throne. After the ceremony during an interview with Eva De Wolfe, Liberty sees Urzsula flirting with a waitress and catches them making out in and upstairs bedroom. Urzsula claims to Liberty that she never promised to be faithful. Liberty has been sleeping with two people after all, so it would be unfair for her to condemn Urzsula. Unfortunately, Tremaine hears this conversation and is shattered. Liberty also shows her cocaine addiction after this argument, snorting a line in the bathroom. At the end of the episode, Urzsula leaves forever.
After Urzsula leaves, Liberty decides she will be a good wife, but Tremaine avoids her completely, even rejecting her when she seduced him as a sexy referee. He breaks down and reveals to her that he knows about the affair and tells her to leave home. Since leaving home, Liberty's addiction has taken a turn for the worse when her nose begins to suffer badly. She tells him that she can't cope without him and after pulling at his heartstrings, he takes her back and they make love passionately. They are once again Britain's golden couple.
Later, Liberty goes to Tokyo
to film a £500,000 30 second commercial for stock cubes. Liberty ignores the storyline which involves her cooking a white man in a pot to feed black kids as she is only interested in the money. Upon her arrival home, pictures of her in a cannibal outfit turn up quickly in the news and she is sent a gift in the mail of dog poo with "Racist Bitch" written on the package. Liberty goes to the press to confirm that she is proud of her culture and deeply regrets doing the commercial. Later that day, Liberty is confronted by a black woman in the toilet of a club, who claims she sold their race for money. After Liberty becomes defensive, the woman smashes a bottle. Shortly after, she is seen staggering onto the dance floor, clutching her bloodied face and crying out.
Fictional character
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on ITV
ITV
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British
Great Britain
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drama Footballers' Wives
Footballers' Wives
Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006...
, played by English actress Phina Oruche
Phina Oruche
Phina Oruche is a British actress, radio presenter and former model best known for her performances as Liberty Baker in ITV's Footballers' Wives, for which she won a Screen Nations Award for Favourite TV Star....
. She is a parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell is a British model. Scouted at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion world...
.
Character Description
Liberty Baker is daughter to immigrant parents who came to England in the 1950s. She has been dating Tremaine GidigbiTremaine Gidigbi
Tremaine Gidigbi is a fictional character on ITV British drama Footballers' Wives, played by English actor Chucky Venice.-Series 5:Tremaine is first introduced in prison, where he is being released after a sentence for GBH. He then gets into a limo with his long-time girlfriend Liberty Baker...
five years prior to Series 5. During Tremaine's time in prison, Liberty had an affair with her female personal assistant Urszula Rosen
Urszula Rosen
Urszula Rosen is a fictional character on ITV British drama Footballers' Wives, played by Lucia Giannecchini.-Series 5:Urszula is a lesbian who engaged in a sexual affair with her boss Liberty Baker whilst the latter's boyfriend Tremaine Gidigbi was in prison...
.
Series 5
Liberty arrives at Earls Park at the beginning of the season with her newly released boyfriend Tremaine, who is signed as the new midfielder for Sparks. Liberty is an international supermodel who at first appears arrogant and spoilt. Liberty tells Tremaine that Urszula has been living with her while he was gone, and she will continue to do so. Naturally, Tremaine isn't happy, but Liberty makes him feel guilty by saying that it was Urszula that kept her company while he was away in jail and she is also extremely important to rising Liberty's career. Liberty puts her foot down and says it would be unfair to throw her out now. Later during one of Liberty's photoshoots, Tremaine and Urszula bond and he suspects that she is attracted to him. Liberty immediately shrugs this idea off as she knows that Urzsula is in love with her, not Tremaine. Liberty and Urszula continue their affair as they undergo many close calls. Tremaine arrives home early from work one day and almost catches Liberty and Urzsula in a passionate embrace. Liberty answers the door and comforts her husband about issues at work, covering it up gracefully.Aside from her affair, Liberty goes for a girls' night out with the other wives, and Lucy Milligan
Lucy Milligan
Lucy Lockheart is a fictional character on ITV British dramas Footballers' Wives and Footballers' Wives: Extra Time, played by English actress Helen Latham.-Series 4:...
talks Liberty into commissioning one of her fashion designs.
Liberty and Urszula spend a weekend in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
together, all alone, as Liberty is there for business and conveniently as her personal assistant, Urszula, must accompany her. However, Tremaine comes to Paris to surprise Liberty and almost catches them having sex. But Tremaine is too pre-occupied with his surprise for Liberty to notice anything else that is occurring around him, and presents her with an engagement ring. Liberty rejects Tremaine's marriage offer, feeling she isn't ready to commit to anything and that it seems sexist. At the same time, she is suspicious as to why Urzsula has remained so calm, while Tremaine has tried to spoil their fun. On seeing her flirting with another woman, Liberty immediately accuses Urzsula showing how insecure and jealous she is.
Liberty and Urzsula return to London and have lunch in a hotel, but seeing this as a perfect opportunity for some alone time, they book a room for themselves and say that they are simply "freshening up", not staying the night. The concierge is convinced that Liberty is using cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
and calls the papparazzi to spy on Liberty's room, instead the photographer takes a snapshot of Urzsula's breast in Liberty's mouth which becomes front page news. Realising that she has no other option of keeping Tremaine under-wraps, she accepts his proposal for marriage before he sees the paper. Horrified after seeing it, Liberty manages to convince Trey that the photograph has been faked and they go on Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy was a British magazine/chat show which was presented by married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. It originally aired on Channel 4 from 2001 to 2008 but later moved to digital channel Watch in October 2008. It featured the world's most famous stars, along with their Book Club...
in order to try and prove Liberty's innocence.
Liberty and Tremaine quickly prepare for marriage after this incident. However, Liberty has strong doubts about getting married, Urzsula manages to convince her that after her marriage, the press will leave them alone and they will be able to conduct their affair more freely. Instead of having a hen night, she cavorts around in the pool with Urzsula instead.
The wedding goes ahead. It is a lavish Egyptian-themed ceremony, where Liberty is carried down the aisle towards her Pharaoh sitting on the throne. After the ceremony during an interview with Eva De Wolfe, Liberty sees Urzsula flirting with a waitress and catches them making out in and upstairs bedroom. Urzsula claims to Liberty that she never promised to be faithful. Liberty has been sleeping with two people after all, so it would be unfair for her to condemn Urzsula. Unfortunately, Tremaine hears this conversation and is shattered. Liberty also shows her cocaine addiction after this argument, snorting a line in the bathroom. At the end of the episode, Urzsula leaves forever.
After Urzsula leaves, Liberty decides she will be a good wife, but Tremaine avoids her completely, even rejecting her when she seduced him as a sexy referee. He breaks down and reveals to her that he knows about the affair and tells her to leave home. Since leaving home, Liberty's addiction has taken a turn for the worse when her nose begins to suffer badly. She tells him that she can't cope without him and after pulling at his heartstrings, he takes her back and they make love passionately. They are once again Britain's golden couple.
Later, Liberty goes to Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
to film a £500,000 30 second commercial for stock cubes. Liberty ignores the storyline which involves her cooking a white man in a pot to feed black kids as she is only interested in the money. Upon her arrival home, pictures of her in a cannibal outfit turn up quickly in the news and she is sent a gift in the mail of dog poo with "Racist Bitch" written on the package. Liberty goes to the press to confirm that she is proud of her culture and deeply regrets doing the commercial. Later that day, Liberty is confronted by a black woman in the toilet of a club, who claims she sold their race for money. After Liberty becomes defensive, the woman smashes a bottle. Shortly after, she is seen staggering onto the dance floor, clutching her bloodied face and crying out.