Debbie Moore

Aged 14 she suffered from whooping cough, which kept her out of school for several months, and after her recovery she joined a local commercial college.

After the end of her first marriage in 1968, she moved to London to work with agencies Laraine Ashton, and JCJ for TV commercials.

Notable campaigns included Revlon, and a billboard in Times Square in New York plus Silvikrin shampoo, Rolo, Timex, and The Guardian.

Moore married accountant Norris Masters (d. 1988) in June 1976, and they had a daughter, Lara, who suffered two spinal haemorrhages during her teenage years, leaving her paralysed.

[citation needed] With the success of the developing Pineapple brand, she took the company public on the London Stock Exchange on 5 November 1982.

Three years later, she opened a Pineapple flagship store in London's King's Road, and opened a total of twelve stores in succeeding years in shopping centres across the UK including Trafford Centre in her native Manchester, Bluewater in Kent, and Churchill Square in Brighton.

The documentary featured events celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Pineapple Dance Studios, as well as personal insights into the life of Debbie Moore.

[citation needed] Moore was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours for services to business.