2019 VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON CELEBRITIES
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document date: 12 March 2019
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2019 VIRGIN MONEY
LONDON MARATHON
CELEBRITIES
Abdullah Afzal Tanya Franks Keith Senior
Sam Attwater Kirsty Gallacher Kellie Shirley
Saffron Barker Ed Gamble Helen Skelton
Emma Barton Paul Konchesky Jane Slaughter
Matt Brammeier Saffron Lempriere Cel Spellman
Nikki Brammeier Hannah MacLeod Paul Tonkinson
Marcus Bean Amelie Mauresmo Jake Wood
Jamie Borthwick Nell McAndrew Adam Woodyatt
Candice Brown Scott Mitchell Charlie Webster
Natalie Cassidy Chris Newton Laura Wright
Katie Chapman Leon Ockenden Mark Wright
Rob Deering Jamie Peacock MBE
Chris Evans Jonathan Pearce
Jenni Falconer Dani Rowe
Scroll down for full biographies
A B D U L L LAH SAM
AFZAL ATTWATER
Charity: Penny Appeal Charity: The Children’s Trust
Abdullah is an actor and stand-up Sam played Leon Small in the BBC One’s
comedian who has portrayed the soap EastEnders and its online spin-off
character of Amjad Malik in BBC One’s EastEnders: E20 and also won the sixth
Citizen Khan since 2012. He landed the series of Dancing on Ice in 2011. He has
role after playing Asif Khan in the BBC3 also appeared in numerous West End
sitcom Lunch Monkeys. productions including Dreamboats &
Petticoats and The Rocky Horror Show.
S A F F RO N EMMA
BARKER BARTON
Charity: Dementia Revolution Charity: Dementia Revolution
Saffron is a YouTuber known for her lifestyle, Emma is one of eight EastEnders
beauty, fashion and challenge vlogs. She stars who are running the 2019 Virgin
has amassed four million followers across Money London Marathon for Dementia
YouTube, Instagram and Twitter. Revolution to support their former
colleague Dame Barbara Windsor. Emma
has played Honey Mitchell in the show
since 2005.
MA T T N IKKI BRAMMEIER BRAMMEIER Charity: Headway Charity: Headway Matt is a former professional cyclist who Nikki – the wife of Matt – is another won the Irish national road race title on four talented cyclist who is a multiple British occasions. Matt rode professionally for 12 champion in cyclo-cross and mountain years and was part of three UCI WorldTour bike disciplines. She is also a talented teams before retiring last year. He is now rider on the roads and has been a the lead coach of British Cycling’s under-23 member of the dominant women’s road academy and the elite men’s national squad team Boels-Dolmans since 2016. manager at major competitions. MARCUS JAMIE BEAN BORTHWICK Charity: Teens Unite Fighting Cancer Charity: Dementia Revolution Marcus has been one of the UK’s most Jamie is part of the EastEnders cast popular celebrity chefs since he won taking on the 2019 Virgin Money London Iron Chef UK on Channel 4 in 2010. After Marathon for Dementia Revolution. Jamie winning Iron Chef UK, Marcus went on has been playing the role of Jay Brown to become a regular chef on ITV’s This since 2006. Morning. He has also appeared on Good Food’s Market Kitchen, Channel 4’s What’s Cooking and Drop Down Menu.
C A ND I CE N ATALIE
BROWN CASSIDY
Charity: Dementia Revolution Charity: Dementia Revolution
Candice was the winner of The Great Natalie is one of the most recognisable
British Bake Off 2016 and a contestant on members of the EastEnders team
Dancing on Ice 2018. The former teacher running for Dementia Revolution. She has
now combines running her own pub with played the role of Sonia Jackson since
regular TV and food show appearances she was a schoolgirl. Natalie has also
and writing cookbooks. appeared on Strictly Come Dancing and
Celebrity Big Brother.
K A T IE ROB
CHAPMAN DEERING
Charity: Plan International UK Rob is a popular comedian and running
podcaster. He was the host and writer of
Katie is a former England international Out to Lunch on BBC Radio 2 and has
footballer who won 96 caps for her hosted 99 Things to Do Before You Die
country during a 16-year career. She had on Channel 5. He has also won celebrity
an illustrious club career for Millwall, editions of The Weakest Link and Celebrity
Fulham, Charlton, Arsenal, Chicago Red Mastermind. Rob hosts a podcast
Stars and Chelsea. alongside fellow comedian and runner Paul
Tonkinson called Running Commentary.
C H RIS JEN N I
EVANS FALCONER
Charity: Dementia Revolution Charity: The Children’s Trust
Chris is one of the UK’s most famous Jenni is a television and radio presenter
presenters and has just returned to Virgin who currently presents her own show
Radio to present the station’s breakfast on Heart FM. She is well known to TV
show. Previously he presented The Chris audiences thanks to her presenting
Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2. roles on GMTV, This Morning and The
He shot to fame in the 1990s as the host National Lottery.
of Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast and then
TFI Friday.
T A NY A KIRS TY
FRANKS GALLACHER
Charity: Dementia Revolution Charity: Safe Hands
Tanya plays the role of Rainie Cross in Kirsty is a sports and news presenter who
EastEnders. She has acted in a number enjoyed a successful 20-year career at
of other high-profile television shows Sky Sports News, anchoring their flagship
including Pulling and Broadchurch. Tanya show as well as fronting Sky Sports’
has also appeared in leading roles at The coverage of major annual sporting events
National Theatre. including The Ryder Cup and The Masters.
She now hosts her own Classic FM show.
ED P AUL
GAMBLE KONCHESKY
Charity: JDRF Charity: Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity
Ed is a stand-up comedian who is best Paul is a former Premier League footballer
known for co-presenting The Peacock who won two caps for England. The
and Gamble Podcast and for regular left-back played top-flight football for
appearances on Mock the Week. Charlton, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham,
Fulham, Liverpool and Leicester City
during a lengthy professional career.
S A F F RO N H AN N AH
LEMPRIERE MACLEOD
Charity: Children with Cancer UK Charity: Beat Eating Disorders
Saffron is one of the recent additions to the Hannah was part of the Great Britain hockey
hit reality TV show The Only Way is Essex. team which won a famous gold medal at the
Rio 2016 Olympics. This capped a fabulous
12-year international career for Hannah
during which she amassed 150 caps for
Great Britain and England.
A M E L IE N ELL
MAURESMO MCANDREW
Charity: Dementia Revolution,
Cancer Research UK,
Amelie is a former world number one Caudwell Children
tennis player and two-time Grand Slam
winner with victories at the Australian Nell is a model and TV personality who is
Open and Wimbledon. She won a total of also one of the quickest female celebrities
25 tournaments on the WTA Tour before to have ever run the London Marathon.
she turned to coaching after retirement. Her personal best (PB) time of 2:54:39
She became Andy Murray’s coach in 2014 was set in 2012.
– a role she held for two years.
S CO T T C H RIS
MITCHELL NEWTON
Charity: Dementia Revolution Charity: Anthony Nolan
Scott Mitchell is the husband of Dame Chris is a multiple world track cycling
Barbara Windsor. Scott works in the champion and triple Olympic medallist.
entertainment business including casting Chris won a bronze medal in the team
and artist management. He is running his pursuit at the 2000 Olympic Games and
first Virgin Money London Marathon on a silver medal in the same discipline at the
the day of his 56th birthday in order to 2004 Olympics. At the Beijing Olympics
raise awareness of dementia and to help in 2008, Chris competed solo and won a
raise vital funding needed for research. bronze medal in the points race.
L E ON JAMIE
OCKENDEN PEACOCK MBE
Charity: Softbones Charity: Sue Ryder
Leon is an actor who has appeared in a Jamie is a former Rugby League star who
string of hit shows including Waterloo Road played for Leeds Rhinos and Bradford
and Mr Selfridge. In 2016, he took on the Bulls in the Super League and captained
role of Will Chatterton in Coronation Street. both Great Britain and England at
international level. He won a total of nine
Super League titles and four Challenge
Cups during a glittering career.
J O NA T HAN D AN I
PEARCE ROWE
Charity: The Lily Foundation Charity: Great Ormond Street Hospital
Jonathan has got one of the most Dani is a former professional cyclist who
recognisable voices in football. He has won three world titles and an Olympic
been part of the BBC Match of the Day gold medal on the track in the team
commentary team since 2004. Before pursuit at the 2012 London Olympics. She
that Jonathan made his name on radio focused on road racing after the London
as part of Capital Gold Sport. Away from Olympics and had her best ever season
football, Jonathan has also provided the last year when she won a bronze medal at
commentary for Robot Wars. the Commonwealth Games and was third
in The Women’s Tour.
K E IT H KELLIE
SENIOR SHIRLEY
Charity: The Laura Crane Youth Charity: Dementia Revolution
Cancer Trust
Keith is widely regarded as one of the finest Kellie is a former EastEnders actor who
rugby league players of the Super League will be joining her ex-cast members to run
era. During a glittering career, he won the Virgin Money London Marathon for
every honour in the British domestic game, Dementia Revolution. She played Carly
representing Sheffield Eagles and then Wicks in the BBC soap. Recently she has
Leeds Rhinos. He represented both Great starred in The Long Run with Idris Elba.
Britain and England at international level.
HE L E N JAN E
SKELTON SLAUGHTER
Charity: Prostate Cancer UK Charity: Dementia Revolution
Helen is a TV presenter who started her Jane is the longest serving female
career on Blue Peter where she stayed member of the EastEnders cast having
from 2008 until 2013. She ran her first played ‘Tracy the barmaid’ since 1985.
London Marathon while at Blue Peter She worked closely with Dame Barbara
in 2009 and then ran again in 2014 and Windsor in scenes shot in The Queen Vic
in between has been part of the BBC and will be running to support her friend
presenting team at the London Marathon for the Dementia Revolution.
and at the Olympic Games.
CE L P AUL
SPELLMAN TONKINSON
Charity: WWF
Cel is the host of his own BBC Radio 1 show Stand-up comedian and DJ Paul is a
which airs every Sunday afternoon and is runnerholic and hosts his own podcast, the
also a well-known actor who has appeared Running Commentary, alongside friend and
in the BBC Two mockumentary The Cup fellow marathon runner Rob Deering. Paul is
a regular guest on TV comedy panel shows
and BBC One drama Waterloo Road.
and he was the first breakfast show presenter
of Xfm Manchester before taking over the
drivetime slot.
JAKE AD AM
WOOD WOODYATT
Charity: Dementia Revolution Charity: Dementia Revolution
Jake has played the part of Max Branning Adam is the longest-serving EastEnders
in EastEnders since 2006. Away from cast member having played the part of Ian
Albert Square, he reached the semi- Beale since the soap first aired on BBC One
finals of the 2014 edition of Strictly Come in 1985. He will be returning to the Virgin
Dancing and appeared in the Christmas Money London Marathon for the second
special in 2018. time, having made his debut in 2017.C HA RL IE LAURA
WEBSTER WRIGHT
Charity: David Shepherd
Wildlife Foundation
Charlie is a leading sports presenter who
has worked for Sky Sports, Channel 4 and The English Soprano is a popular classical
ITV on sports ranging from football to singer. She regularly performs at major
sporting events and in 2016, she wrote
cycling and speedway to boxing. Charlie
‘Heroes’ the first official anthem of the
recovered after contracting malaria in England Women’s Cricket team. This is her
Brazil ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics second London Marathon.
after she had completed a 3,000-mile
bike ride from the London Olympic
Stadium to Rio de Janeiro.
M A RK
WRIGHT
Charity: Dementia Revolution
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winner of the 10th series of The Apprentice
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