Doncaster stage and screen star Sheridan Smith surprised staff and customers at a city beauty salon – when she dropped in for treatment ahead of a trip to Australia for a new filming assignment.

The television favourite was given a lip blush treatment by Belton-based semi-permanent make-up artist Sasha Wakefield, who shared photos of the star’s visit.

The visit came ahead of Sheridan heading Down Under to film ITV series Two Birds, in which she plays a troubled police officer.

Said Sasha: “It was an absolute pleasure doing her lip blush.

TV star Sheridan Smith had a make-up treatment courtesy of Doncaster make-up artist Sasha Wakefield.

placeholder image — TV star Sheridan Smith had a make-up treatment courtesy of Doncaster make-up artist Sasha Wakefield.

“Not only insanely talented, but honestly one of the loveliest people I’ve met.”

She added: “She requested brown shades and a natural healed look - the initial colour will soften over the coming weeks.”

It was double delight for Sasha who has also been selected as a finalist representing Doncaster at this year’s nationwide Hair and Beauty Awards.

Said Sasha: “As a local mum of two building my business, this feels like a huge milestone, and I’d love to share my journey and achievements with the community.

"I also offer complimentary treatments to clients who have experienced hair loss following cancer treatment, which is something very close to my heart.”

Last year, Sheridan confirmed that she had moved back to live in the Doncaster area.

The 44-year-old Epworth born star said she was drawn to move back to her roots after filming recent series I Fought The Law, which was set in the North East.

In an interview with Chronicle Live she said: “I’ve loved filming up here so much, I’ve moved up north.

"I moved back after filming this, I loved it – I’m in Doncaster, not quite Newcastle, but I’m back up this way.”

Born on 25 June, 1981 in Epworth, in 2020, she returned to shoot an advert for Google and was filmed in the town she grew up in promoting a number of local businesses.

She has repeatedly described “Donny” as her home in media appearances.

On winning her Olivier theatre award in 2011, she exclaimed: ‘I don’t think I deserve to be here. I’m just a complete scrubber from Donny’ while on Twiter, while raving about her brother’s band performing at former town centre pub Cask Corner in 2013 she wrote: “Great to be back home in Donny, loveliest people up here!”

In the 2018 ITV documentary, Sheridan Smith: Coming Home, the actress described herself as ‘a little girl from Donny’ and revealed how she worked at a burger van in Doncaster while growing up.

The programme also saw her performing at Bentley Top Club in Bentley, following in the footsteps of her parents, who performed as popular country and western duo The Daltons in Doncaster throughout the 80s and 90s.

Filming for ITV’s Two Birds will soon begin in Australia.

The Mrs Biggs and Cilla star is playing Constable Izzie Cornwell, who moves Down Under to rebuild her life after she is widowed.

In the six-parter, Ms Smith’s character, who has a self-destructive streak, is assigned to the murder investigation into a death in a notorious local crime family.