Andrulla Blanchette

Andrulla Blanchette (born Androulla Veronica Blanchette 29 July 1966 in Hackney, London) is a retired English professional female bodybuilder. Blanchette decided to start lifting weights only to help her out in her judo, but realized her strength. She progressed to lifting 200 lb (91 kg) weights, leading to obtaining her IFBB pro card at the World Games (Netherlands) in 1993. In 1996, Andrulla was named Women's Physique World's European Bodybuilder of the Year. She won the Ms. Olympia lightweight title in 2000, and just missed retaining the title the following year. In 2002, Blanchette was scheduled to compete Ms. International, but was disqualified on Thursday night for not signing a contract to compete. Currently, she is the most successful female British bodybuilder in the world, by being the only British bodybuilder to win the Ms. Olympia. She currently lives in London, England. She is currently an artist, photographer, design worker, chess-player, and personal trainer who owns her own gym in London. She is a Christian. Andrulla has been featured in many UK television shows during her bodybuilding career. In 2002, Blanchette starred on the TV show Lexx, in the episode Viva Lexx Vegas, as "Queen of Sheba" In 2003, Blanchette starred in the film, The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space, as an Amazon.