May the 4th Star Wars Day 2025: Unmasking the North East's intergalactic hero cosplayers
The North East Legion are a group of Star Wars cosplayers who put their high-quality replica costumes to good use by helping to raise money for charities across the region.
They certainly catch the eyes of shoppers when they're out with their collection buckets, and we caught up with them at North East Nerd Fest at Gateshead International Stadium, where they mingled with everyone from Daleks to Michael Myers - as well giving as giving some performers from the original Star Wars trilogy an honorary induction into the group.
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Members spoke to us about helping out good causes, how they came to be involved, the cost of costuming - and even being in some of the more recent Star Wars films.
The group features in a free-to-view programme on TV channel Shots! - May 9 at 7.15pm on Freeview channel 262 - or watch on demand now on the Shots! website here.
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