West Sussex prison officer's hobby lands her 'Wonder Woman' stunt job

Amy's swapped work in a custody centre for the silver screen

Author: Emma GrantPublished 5th Mar 2021

From prison officer to Amazon warrior - all in a day's work for a West Sussex-born prison officer who found herself working on one of the biggest hit movies of 2020.

Amy Obiajalu spends her working hours at Berwyn in Wrexham - but originally hails from Worthing.

She was totally shocked when she got a call asking if she would be interested in working on a superhero movie!

Off-duty she's a keen horse rider - and it's that skill that caught the attention of the team behind Wonder Woman 1984.

Once Amy got the green light she had to ask her bosses for five weeks off work.

Wonder Woman 1984


Wonder Woman 1984


Wonder Woman 1984


Wonder Woman 1984


Wonder Woman 1984


She learnt how to do stunts for the high action scenes required to play an Amazon warrior.

WATCH full interview here.

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