‘I set up a twitter account in 2012, and had no idea where it would lead’ – Manchester Evening News

The name came about almost by accident Conaill Corner and Helena Vesty NHS, social care and patients reporter 10:09, 20 Aug 2025 Steph Johnson opened the Scouse Bird Shop in 2013 (Image: Steph Johnson) When Steph Johnson launched a novelty Twitter account in 2012, she never thought it would become her life. The Aintree mum, now 40, found herself trapped in an office role she despised when she began sharing self-deprecating jokes about “Scouse bird problems.” She told the ECHO: “It was kind of a happy accident. I just started sending a few tweets about Scouse bird problems and they just exploded. “Within the first week of the account, I had 10,000 followers.” What started as social media banter grew into something bigger than she could have imagined. Never miss a story with the MEN’s daily Catch Up newsletter – get it in your inbox by signing up here The next year, Steph brought out the first ‘Scouse Bird Diary’ – a planner that mixed organisation with Scouse wit – and it swiftly became the foundation of her brand, reports the Liverpool Echo. She continued: “The following year, I brought out notebooks, mugs, pens – and it sort of just
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