70YO UK Stuntwoman Finally Hears Back From Dream Job 48 Years Later

Tizi Hodson applied for her dream job as a motorcycle stunt rider in January 1976 but never received a response. She found the reason why in October 2024, 48 years later. The former stuntwoman from Gedney Hill in Lincolnshire recently received the employer's original letter which was unfortunately misplaced. She found out that the letter had been stuck behind a drawer at the Staines Post Office. More interestingly, Hodson had moved house numerous times in all these years.

Tizi Hodson: Stuntwoman In The 70s

The post office sent a handwritten note to Hodson that read, "Late delivery by Staines Post Office. Found behind a draw [sic]. Only about 50 years late.” Hodson told the BBC that she was amazed to get a response so many years later. "It means so much to me to get it back all this time later," she said. “How they found me when I’ve moved house 50-odd times, and even moved countries four or five times, is a mystery,” Hodson shared. 

Hodson recalled the time she applied for a job dominated by men. She told the outlet that she was very careful not to let the employers know that she was a woman or "I would have had no chance of even getting an interview." She recalled how she waited for days to hear back. "Every day I looked for my post but there was nothing there and I was so disappointed because I really, really, wanted to be a stunt rider on a motorcycle."

"I even stupidly told them I didn’t mind how many bones I might break as I was used to it," Hodson added. Though the response letter got misplaced, it did not stop her from pursuing her adventurous dreams. She found a new job that took her all around the world. She moved to Africa and worked many incredible jobs. She worked as a snake handler and horse whisperer, learned to fly and became an aerobatic pilot and flying instructor.