The Liverpool native first began her long and impactful journey as a model, actress and activist in the mid-1950s. After serving in the Merchant Navy, April moved to London and Paris.
During her stay in Paris, she captured audiences as a performer at the famous Le Carrousel nightclub. In 1960, April became one of the first trans individuals to undergo gender reassignment surgery.
She was the ninth patient of Dr Georges Burou to receive the groundbreaking procedure at the time. Following her recovery, April went on to become one of London’s most in-demand models.
She often graced the pages of Vogue and was photographed by some of the industry’s most prominent photographers like Richard Dormer, David Bailey and Terry Donovan.