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London based restaurateur Tom Aikens shot to culinary fame when he became
the youngest ever Michelin-starred chef at the age of 26. His restaurant, Tom
Aikens, has received numerous accolades, and has been joined by Tom’s
Kitchen, Tom’s Terrace and soon, Tom’s Deli.
Sarah has appeared in many TV series including the Bill, Casualty, Where the
Heart Is, and documentary Day’s That Shook the World, plus TV commercials for
Birds Eye and Ladbrookes, and also has many stage productions in her portfolio.
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Tony Audenshaw is an actor best known for his role as Bob Hope on the popular ITV1 soap
Emmerdale. Tony is also the lead singer of a band called White Van Man.
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James is a leading star of the TV series The Only Way is Essex. It was in Spain
that he received a call from the producers of the show The Only Way is Essex.
They had been auditioning for the show and had decided on Mark Wright as
one of the main characters and after doing some research had found marks long
time friend James.
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Is an actor in the channel 4 hit show Hollyoaks, he plays the role of Will Savage.
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Is an interior designer and television presenter. At present she publishes design
books, writes a column for the weekend Daily Express magazine, and is on the
design team for the ITV daytime series 60 Minute Makeover. Has appeared on
I'm A Celebrity, Come Dine With Me, and Hider in the House.
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Andrew Barton is one of the UK’s most celebrated hairdressing names. His work
graces global magazines from cover to editorial and his skill and personality are
showcased on TV shows around the world. Andrew is a brilliant voice for British
Hairdressing and works tirelessly for it’s export and success. An Ambassador for
the British Hairdressing Fellowship and The British Hairdressing Council, his
commitment to the industry is renowned. Andrew and his award winning
Creative Team are world-leading educators, presenters and creative genii. Led
by Andrew, the ethos is fashion edged, bang on trend, gorgeous sexy hair. From
the heart of it’s creative base in London, Andrew and his team design stunning
signature collections and hair imagery. The teams bespoke techniques thrill
audiences and ensure education is a worthwhile investment.
Casualty actor William Beck (Dr Dylan Keogh) is taking part in the London
Marathon to support the Lymphoma Association, a charity which supports
people affected by lymphoma – the UK’s fifth most common cancer. He chose
to support us after his father in law, Stephen Mallatratt, died of non-Hodgkin
lymphoma in 2004. Stephen was the original adaptor of The Woman in Black,
the second longest running play in West End history (and of course now a major
feature film), and prior to that, as an actor, was one of the runners in Chariots
of Fire.
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Former five time Olympic skier turned TV presenter, adventurer and journalist,
Graham Bell is the face of the BBC's Ski Sunday as well as a successful
commentator and sporting pundit. Until recently Graham held the prestigious
title of International Performance Director for The Ski & Snowboard Federation
and is the patron of The British Ski Academy. Graham was also a significant
member of the board of SnowsportGB and the Olympic committee. As a
member, Graham became very much involved with Team GB's coaching, helping
to motivate the team for the challenges on the slopes ahead! Graham is
regarded as one of the finest downhill skiers the UK has ever produced and now
brings this passion and enthusiasm to our screens presenting and
commentating on major sporting events, including the 2010 Winter Olympics
Nordoff Robbins
from Vancouver.
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Appeared on series seven of The Apprentice. Has a master’s degree in
manufacturing, engineering and management from the University of
Nottingham, where she was awarded a Rolls-Royce Manufacturing Technology
Prize. Working as a territory manager for an outdoor/snow footwear retail
company. She suffered two bouts of cancer, aged 15 and 18.
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Signed and given his debut by Ron Atkinson, it was only under the management
of Sir Alex Ferguson the Clayton Blackmore truly rose to prominence at Old
Trafford. The Welshman had the unique distinction of sporting every outfield
shirt number between 2-11 for the reds, (prior to the modern advent of squad
numbers) so ranging was his versatility. Used primarily as a full-back or a
midfielder. Clayton developed a reputation for his fearsome shooting, especially
from dead-ball situations, and was an integral part of Sir Alex's side as the reds
began picking up silverware. A key player in the FA Cup and European Cup
Winners' Cup triumphs of the early 1990s, Blackmore also picked up richly
deserved Premier League winner's medal in 1993 before injury curtailed his
United career, and he followed former team- mate Bryan Robson to
Middleborough in 1994. Currently Clayton is an Academy Coach at Old Trafford
alongside his media work for both SKY and MUTV, he is dedicated to raising
money for Charity both through his Foundation and other ventures such as the
London Marathon!
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Callum is a British/American former fashion model turned celebrity, and
television personality. He is the son of Northern Ireland football legend George
Best.
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Ricky Boleto is one of Newsround's presenters.He has reporter has spoken
candidly about the glue ear, infections and operations he experienced
throughout his childhood, and the permanent hearing loss he now has as an
adult. His own experiences have prompted him to support a charity he feels
passionately about supporting, knowing intimately the challenges that deafness
can present.
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Matt Chambers is an actor and director and most popularly known for his role as Dr Daniel
Granger in the successful BBC daytime soap opera Doctors. He began his TV career in
2001 in the BBC comedy People Like us with David Tenant and from 2003 had a recurring
role in Mile High. He has also appeared in As If, Family Affairs and Doctor Who.
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James Cracknell is a British Olympic rower who has won two gold Olympic medals as well
as numerous World Championship appearances.
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One of the world’s most inspiring athletes of the modern era - Former T46 arm
amputee, 2004 Paralympic Champion, European Champion, Paralympic World
Cup winner and world record holder. Danny then turned his attention to the
800m - a great move which resulted in him capturing both the 2003 World
Indoor 800m title and European 800m outdoor titles. In 2004 he set a new
world outdoor record and become the 2004 Paralympic champion. After Athens
Danny set his sights firmly on the 2006 world championships. Taking the gold
medal, Danny can now claim to have achieved at every major level of
paralympic athletics. Or as he likes to put it “the icing on his career cake!”
Having fulfilled his burning ambition to take the Gold medal in Athens 2004,
Danny was looking forward to defending his title in Beijing 2008. Sadly however
Danny, who had been given the honour of carrying the GB flag at the Opening
ceremony but was unable compete due to an injury sustained the day before
his race. Danny reluctantly retired from International competition in July 2009
but now has his sights firmly set on becoming one of Britain’s top platform
motivational speakers.
Celebrity Publicist and Enterprise Guru Richard Curson is known for his eccentric
ideas and reputation for getting the job done. Richard co-founded fitness
brands FamouslyFit.com and OK!FamouslyFit with Steps Star Lee Latchford
Evans and Northern & Shell Media Group. More recently, Richard Curson and
Alex Reid founded Reid Living Limited to grow the Reid brand with a portfolio of
exciting ventures currently in development. He also founded Club4Climate and
hosted monthly elaborate showbiz parties in London to promote Climate
Change. He has worked with hundreds of celebrities on magazine features,
charity projects and brand development. Richard is running in the Virgin
London Marathon 2012 with Alex Reid for The British Heart Foundation, a
charity close to his heart because his father lost his life to a heart attack 11
years ago.
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Debbie Daley lives in Plymouth with her 3 sons, Ben, Will and Great British diver, Tom
Daley. This will be Debbie's first Marathon. She's currently training hard, incorporating
running, cycling and circuit training into her weekly regime. Debbie is running for the
Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, a charity for which Tom is patron and a cause that
Debbie has raised significant funds for so far.
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After modelling in Germany for 5 years, CJ returned to the UK and applied to a couple of
quiz shows as a contestant. His now infamous tirade when being voted off The Weakest
Link earned him invitations to many other programmes until he landed a place on the new
programme Eggheads. After 8 years as one of the country's foremost quiz professionals, CJ
announced at the end of 2011 he was leaving the show to pursue his first love of acting,
primarily musical theatre. He will be spending most of this year touring around the
country in plays and musicals but perhaps the quizzing will return at some point! CJ spent
the last 3 of his teenage years homeless and sleeping rough and is therefore honoured to
be able to run the Virgin London Marathon 2012 for The Albert Kennedy Trust.
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Shaun has worked extensively in British theatre and has appeared in London's West End
several times including The Man Who Had All the Luck and Beautiful Thing at The Donmar
Warehouse. Other appearances have included Incomplete and Random Acts of
Kindness at The Royal Court and Achilles in Troilus and Cressida at The Old Vic and Henry
IV, Part 1 at The Bristol Old Vic. Shaun has played leading roles in many drama series such
as the BAFTA winning BBC One serial Charles II: The Power and The Passion, The Long
Firm and the epic serial In A Land of Plenty, the BBC adaptation of Crime and
Punishment and Doctor Who. He has been a regular in ITV's series of police thriller
serials, Touching Evil. He was involved in the BBC epic serial In A Land Of Plenty the
adaptation of The Long Firm and the BBC docu-drama Hannibal - Rome's Worst
Nightmare. In 2007, he appeared in the BBC television movie Learners, together
with David Tennant. In 2008, he plays David Grant, Abby's husband, in the re-imagined
BBC series Survivors. More recently he was in the TV drama Above Suspicion and Rock &
Chips, a prequel to the long-running series Only Fools and Horses. Shaun alo appeared as
Detective Superintendent Stuart Barlow in New Tricks, on BBC1.
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Craig spent six years hosting BBC One'sHoliday. He also had a live music show on
London's Capital Radio, every Saturday from 8am–11am. He was a key member of the BBC
Sport team from 2004, anchoring International Rugby including the Six Nations
Championship, and triathlon, amongst other sports. He then joined ITV Sport in February
2008, replacing Jim Rosenthal by hosting the UEFA Champions League highlights on ITV1.
He also presentsITV4's coverage of the Isle of Man TT. Doyle left Capital Radio at the end
of 2008. In April 2010, he returned to Irish TV once again to host his own chat show
Tonight with Craig Doyle on RTÉ One.[3]and in September 2010 he joined the team on
ITV's Lorraine as an investigative reporter. Doyle presented Irish satirical program The
Panel up to 2011. After that he became the presenter for a new live chat show called The
Social from November 2011.
Chris is an English stage, film and television actor. His films include Let Him Have
It, Shallow Grave, Elizabeth, 28 Days Later, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Others, and
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In 2005, he became the ninth incarnation of the
Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who and in 2007 was the main
villain in The Seeker.
Tim Ewart is the ITV News Royal Correspondent and has reported on royal tours
in Canada, the USA, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. He is the author
of "Queen Elizabeth II: The Treasure," a book to commemorate the Diamond
Jubilee. Tim joined ITN in 1981 and has worked as a foreign correspondent in
Warsaw, Washington, Moscow and Johannesburg. This will be his fifth Virgin
London Marathon to raise money for Guide Dogs in order to help provide blind
and partially sighted people with mobility and freedom
Jenni is a Scottish television presenter and best known as a presenter for ITV
morning television. Most recently, Jenni has hosted ITV’s This Morning and
Fantasy Homes by the Sea for UKTV as well as hosting the daily quiz show, Word
Play, for five. She continues to present the National Lottery draws for the BBC
and most recently hosted the first Scottish Royal Variety Show (STV).
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Flower is a former Zimbabwean cricketer and current England coach. Under his
leadership England have won the Ashes twice and the Twenty20 World Cup. He is
the only Zimbabwean in the ICC’s 100 all-time test batting rankings. He was made
an OBE in 2011 and named BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year last
December.
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Mark Goodier is a radio DJ and the presenter of the morning show on SmoothFM. Mark
began his career presenting the UK Top 40 Countdown and was a regular host on BBC’s
Top of The Pops.
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Leah Gooding has been a presenter with Newsround for two years, branching
out recently to work on the BBC's flagship nature show Autumnwatch. Working
with children primarily for Newsround Leah has always been aware how
important communication is for children, without being able to project
thoughts and feelings as easily as others can make the world seem like a
frustrating place. And this was ever more apparent for Leah when her 5-yearold nephew needed help from I CAN. He found it difficult to sound out words
and complete sentences but since attending an I CAN nursery he has blossomed
into a confident and outgoing child. Everyone at I CAN does such an important
job, Leah is thrilled to be able to represent the charity and help raise some cash
along the way."
Gooding,
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Team Manager of the GB Men’s Hockey squad and Head Coach.
WellChild
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Former English rugby union international, who is now the chairman of the
charity CRY. Simon also played nine first-class cricket matches.
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Harland is a modern pentathlete who won the bronze medal at the 2004
Summer Olympics in Athens. Georgina took up the modern pentathlon in 1996.
She says it appealed to her as the ultimate sporting challenge – demanding both
mental and physical toughness. Georgina already had a string of impressive
international performances behind her when she travelled to Athens, including
bronze medals at the 2001 and 2002 World Championships and gold at the 2003
European Championships. She was Great Britain’s travelling reserve at the
Sydney 2000 Olympics, where she saw team-mates Steph Cook win gold and
Kate Allenby take bronze. She finished 10th overall in the individual competition
at the 2006 European Championships – helping Great Britain secure team gold.
She rounded off her 2006 season with seventh place at the World
Championships in Guatemala City, when she also helped Great Britain to win
silvers in both the team event and the team relay. Georgina, who has a
Geography degree from Loughborough University, trains at the Modern
Pentathlon Association of Great Britain’s high performance centre at the
University of Bath’s Sports Training Village.
Steve Hartley has had a number of television roles with his first serious television
part being EastEnders. Steve is probably best known for his role in The Bill as
Superintendent Tom Chandler and has recently in the Hollywood movie The
Walker. Steve played a lead in the Stage musical Dirty Dancing and went on to
play Bill Sykes in the West End musical Oliver. He has recently been in TV shows
including The Borgias and Merlin. He has also proformed in the RSC play Fit and
Proper People.
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Danielle Harold has been in Eastenders since July 2011. She plays
Lola Pearce, the granddaughter of Billy Mitchell. Prior to that she
was featured in Channel 4‟s Jamie's Dream School.
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Richard Harrington has recently appeared in TV Series, Spooks and Casualty, Holby Blue,
Dalziel & Pascoe, Silent Witness and Larkrise to Candleford.
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Charlie presents the KISS Breakfast show; Rickie, Melvin & Charlie in the
Morning. Charlie DJ’s in & around London, as well as at Global Gathering, Space
in Ibiza and Britain's Next Top Model 2010 Live.
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Mark Heyes is one of Britain’s most trusted fashion stylists, watched by millions
in his role as resident stylist on ITV’s Lorraine and named amongst the
Guardian’s top 100 most influential people in the fashion industry. Mark is a
global brand ambassador for Debenhams and a consultant for the high street,
and has also worked with an array of superstar clients including Lady Gaga, Cat
Deeley and Lorraine Kelly. In 2010 Mark released his first book, entitled Get The
Look, and in 2011 he launched the Mark Heyes Style Academy.
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Rachael is a news-presenter on BBC Radio 5 Live. She also presents the news on
BBC News Channel and BBC World. A keen triathlete and distance runner this
will be her third London Marathon
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Is an actor best known for his role as the violent womaniser Cain Dingle in the popular
ITV1 soap Emmerdale.
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Aaron was the winner of Britain’s Biggest Loser reality television show (ITV1) and
currently a weight loss Guru and mentor with The Jeremy Kyle talk show (ITV1). He will be
undertaking the Virgin London Marathon for a sixth time in April (and have an already
confirmed place, from the ballot)., although this will be his ninth marathon in all as also
completed the Edinburgh and New York races also and due to also complete the NEW
HULL marathon also. The marathon is to be part of a “Celebrity” fundraising event which
along with Suggs (Madness), will see him walk from Lands End to John O Groat’s and BACK
again. His pr team are Eskimo Soup, Kingston Upon Hull.
Aneirin is a Welsh actor and singer. He has appeared in Casualty, Family Affairs, Spooks,
Take Me and Judge John Deed
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Greg started presenting the Radio 1 Early Breakfast show full time in October 2007 and
was promoted to the afternoon show, weekdays 1-4pm, in October 2009, which he
continues to do. He still covers regularly for Scott Mills and fills in on The Official Chart
show from time to time and continues to climb the ranks of Radio 1. Greg has also
branched out from radio and lent himself to voiceover work for Mumford and Sons, the
Take That Progress Tour, 500 Days of Summer DVD and The Sims 3 video game. His CV
extends to TV presenting following his role hosting the Red Button coverage for Radio 1's
Big Weekend, Glastonbury and Reading and also BBC Three documentaries, 'Young,
Jobless and Living at Home' and 2010's 'Sun, Sex and Holiday Madness' on location in
Magaluf. He is set to host a new comedy entertainment show for BBC3 this April, „Look at
the State of You‟ in which him and Russell Kane explore what us Brits really think and get
up to.
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Ben Jones has appeared in several television shows with his main role in BBC
One's doctors.
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Ex Leeds United, Leicester City & Wales International Matt Jones is
dedicating a year of his life in 2012 to pay a special tribute to an old friend
and team mate Gary Speed, who tragically took his own life in November
2011. The total funds raised will be split three ways into - The Spinal Injuries
Association, the Bobby Robson Foundation and the John Hartson
Foundation. “The charity I support personally due to my spinal injury is
obviously the Spinal Injuries Association, but I wanted to continue all what
Gary has done for the other two charities and do everything on his behalf
which I know he would be proud of”. Including Matt‟s first ever marathon,
which he ran on the day of the Gary Speed Memorial Match at the Cardiff City
Stadium on 29th February, Wales against Costa Rica, Matt will also complete
four half marathons, one at each club he represented. Swansea City as a
youngster, Leeds United and Leicester City around their pitches ahead of
league games, with the remaining run being the Llanelli Half Marathon where
he has been invited to be part of as its Matt's home town. Then he will visit
London to take part in the Virgin London Marathon on 22nd April.
Adam produces the KISS Breakfast Show on the KISS network; Rickie, Melvin &
Charlie in the Morning. Adam is a Producer and DJ with many years of
experience who also runs his own club night and record label.
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Cara Kilbey is 24 yrs old, born and raised in Loughton Essex and is currently
appearing on ITV2's hit show 'The Only Way Is Essex'. Cara's love of fashion led
her to set up her own fashion blog. When she's not hanging out with her childhood
friend Billi she's taking her dog Ralph for walks in his doggy pram.
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Andrew Kojima was a contestant on the BBC’s MasterChef 2012. After ten
years working in finance as a research analyst, Andrew, who is half
Japanese, decided to pursue his passion for food and apply to enter
MasterChef. His impressive culinary flare and inventiveness led him to the
final but he lost out to Shelina Permaloo. Since MasterChef, Andrew is
spending his time working long shifts in the kitchens of some of the best
restaurants in London. He has completed marathons in London, Paris,
Berlin, New York and Lewa in Kenya. Andrew lives with his wife, Jemma,
and their 18 month old son. They are expecting a second child after the
Olympics.
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Paula Lane is a British actress originally from West Yorkshire. Having previously
appeared in numerous acting roles she is currently playing Kylie Platt in
Coronation Street. Since joining the soap in 2010 her character has caused
havoc on the street and been involved in numerous storylines. Such was the
impact of Kylie, Paula was nominated for best newcomer at the National
Television Awards, British Soap Awards, Inside Soap Awards and most recently
she won at the TV Choice awards 2011. In 2011 Paula became ambassador for
Henshaws, Manchester’s oldest charity for the blind. During her spare time,
Paula tries to be involved in as many charity projects as possible and is making it
her aim to raise vital funds and awareness by running the London Marathon in
support of Henshaws.
Sky weather presenter, Isobel started her career in 1991 when she joined the
Met Office where she prepared forecasts for the press, and presented the
weather on local radio. She joined the BBC in 1995, presenting weather
forecasts on BBC One,BBC World and BBC News 24. She joined Sky News in
September 2006. She took part in the Virgin London Marathon for the first time
in 2010 running for Cancer Research UK. This year Isobel is running with her
husband.
Langley is best known for playing the character of Todd Grimshaw in Coronation
Street, most recently making a return to the cobbles in 2011. Bruno has also
appeared in Doctor Who, The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, and a number
of stage productions including Calendar Girls.
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Mark Lewis-Jones is a Welsh actor, whose roles include that of a police inspector in BBC
drama series, 55 Degrees North, a whaler in the movie, Master and Commander: The Far
Side of the World , Troy and Robin Hood with Russell Crowe.
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Thomas Brown is known by his stage name Tom Lister. He is best known for his portrayal
of Carl King on the British soap opera Emmerdale.
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Giles Long mbe is one of the most successful and well-respected Paralympic
swimmers of our time. His journey to elite success is very different from the
typical athlete. At the age of thirteen Giles was diagnosed with cancer. The
bone tumour in his arm meant that his dreams of going to the Olympics, held as
a seven year old boy, were shattered. Giles has joined Channel 4, presenting the
IPC World Swimming Championships from Eindhoven in August 2010, a key
event in the lead up to the station’s coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics.
He has presented Channel 4’s That Paralympic Show and The BT Paralympic
World Cup live from Manchester. Most recently he fronted coverage from the
IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin and the European Wheelchair
Fencing Championships in Sheffield.
Sonya Mac has been a full time Radio Presenter for Northern Ireland’s
number 1 commercial radio station, Cool FM for over 10 years. She is a
popular presenter who appeals to all ages through her 6 weekly shows.
She has a core following who she encourages to interact during her shows
on a daily basis through various features and social media sites. She has
entertained many people as a DJ in pubs and clubs in Ireland, North and
South, since 1995. An advocate for road-safety, an ex-rally car driver and
keen motor sports fanatic, she never even dreamed of swapping two or
four wheels for a pair of trainers and a sweaty t-shirt!
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Shauna Macdonald was born in Malaysia and shortly after moved back to her
family's native Edinburgh, Scotland. She has appeared in various British TV
series, most notably as Sam Buxton in Spooks and as Sarah in the horror film
The Descent and its sequel.
Antonio Magro is an actor, running the Marathon for The Meningitis Trust in
loving memory of his Brother Vito. Antonio will be starring in Julian Fellowes'
retelling of TITANIC on ITV and ABC this April.
Ivan Massow has been described as “an entrepreneur, financier, personality,
maverick, Politico, gay rights campaigner, benefactor, Patron of the arts, film
director, business mentor, man about town – and much more!” He is currently
CEO of Massow’s Paymemy.com. After suffering an aneurysm a year and half
ago that nearly killed him, he has changed his life around and the Virgin London
Marathon is the greatest challenge in this so far. “I was approached by I CAN,
the children’s communication charity, who knew that I have an interest in
communication difficulties (I have dyslexia and can directly relate to the
frustrations and difficulties children with communication needs face). I’ve been
in training every day since that phone call despite never having even run for the
bus before!”
Nell is a model and TV presenter who rose to fame as the real life Lara Croft.
Her father, Ted, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2003; he is
currently in remission. She has been a contestant on the reality TV show I'm a
Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Celebrities under Pressure, Family Fortunes and
Dancing On Ice. As Cancer Research UK’s running ambassador, Nell has
completed several runs, including the London Marathon and the Great North
Run.
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Ray MacAllan has had many television appearances; The Bill, Easterenders,
Holby City, Above suspicion and Lord Girls.
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Tens of thousands of people applied for Britain’s Got Talent 2011, but it
was Jai McDowall who won the judges and public over with his
unforgettable voice. “I started singing at around 15 and I’d always had a
real love for music.” Jai says of his decision to enter the show. “I used to
sing alongside my dad in bands in pubs and clubs. We sang covers of pop
hits from bands like Westlife, as well as country tracks. I’d always hoped I
could make a career out of singing one day, which is why I wanted to try
out for Britain’s Got Talent.
Iain McKee is an English actor best known for his role as Frank Gadney in BBC1
drama series Lilies and Michael in BBC sitcom The Visit. He has most recently
appeared in the acclaimed drama The Promise
McDowall, Jai
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Amanda Mealing is an actress, best known for her role as Connie Beauchamp in
Holby City. She recently starred in Sky1’s, Strike Back. Amanda was diagnosed
with breast cancer in 2002.
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Jason got his break in the TV hospital dramaCasualty back in 1994, where
he spent three years playing receptionist Matt. The actor then moved on to
the series Queer As Folk, before moving to the acclaimed drama Clocking
Off. After that he appeared in the hugely popular Cutting It before starring in
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the BBC drama Waterloo Road. He is now a familiar character in the soap
Emmerdale where he plays Declan.
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John is an actor who has had many guest appearances on programmes including
Casualty, Lovejoy, Poirot, Bugs and Heartbeat. John is best known for playing DI
Robbie Ross in the series Taggart which he made his first appearance in 1990.
John started his career on stage and has appeared in many west end shows. He
is now appearing in Coronation Street as Karl Munro.
Michie, John
PT:5.10
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Diane is one of Britain’s most successful 800m runners. She won a Gold Medal
in the 1990 Commonwealth Games, and followed this up with a further Silver
and Bronze Medal. She has also competed in 4 Olympic Games, 1988 in Seoul,
1992 in Barcelona, 1996 in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney. Diane is both the former
British and Commonwealth Record Holder. Her determination, perseverance
and strength were well documented on the track but she had to muster all her
reserves off the track to deal with being falsely accused of taking performance
enhancing drugs. It was a battle that tore her whole life apart, but one that she
finally won and after being proved innocent in 1996 she went on to win another
medal in the Commonwealth Games in 1998. Diane is also an author, a
TV/Radio presenter/contributor, has an honorary doctorate from four
Universities including Manchester Metropolitan University and some people
may recognise her from her appearance on “I’m a Celebrity – Get me out of
here!”
TBC
Billi Mucklow is 24 yrs old and hails from Loughton, Essex. Billi can be seen on
the ITV2 show 'The Only Way Is Essex' with her beloved chihuahua Elvis. Billi
owns a beauty salon in Essex called Belles & Beaus which is a favourite of all the
TOWIE cast. Billi is a Bikram Yoga instructor and plans to open a Bikram Yoga
studio in Essex soon.
Mucklow,
Billi PT:4.30
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Alan Murchison is a Michelin-starred Scottish chef and restaurateur. Murchison
returned to L’ortolan in 2001. This time as head chef. In 2003, the restaurant
was awarded a Michelin star. Two years later he left to take up a position as
executive head chef at Chewton Glen hotel in New Milton, Hampshire. He left
three months later. Ofter a few minor consultancy jobs, Murchison rejoined
L'ortolan in september 2004, this time as director-executive head chef with an
option to buy the restaurant.
Eddie Nestor is an actor, comedian, TV and BBC Radio presenter. Eddie was
meant to run the marathon back in 2007 but whilst training he was diagnosed with
Hodgkins lymphoma. Happily, still in remission Eddie is facing his demons and
finally running the Marathon almost 5 years to the day after his first bout of
Chemotherapy
Modahl,
Diane PT:4:30
TBC
Murchison,
Alan PT:2.30
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Lachlan Nieboer is a talented young British actor who gave a moving
portrayal of a soldier blinded by mustard gas during the First World War in
the hit series Downtown Abbey. It was while he was researching the role
of Lieutenant Courtney that Lachlan encountered the work of Blind
Veterans UK, and he has been a keen Ambassador for the charity ever
since. He has just starred in the film Into the White with Harry Potter‟s
Rupert Grint and is currently involved in a multitude of projects including a
Mike Figgis movie. He has also appeared in Torch Wood as Gray‟s
brother.
Melvin presents the KISS Breakfast show; Rickie, Melvin & Charlie in the
Morning. Melvin has been a judge on the BAFTA Rising Star panel and is a
Princes Trust Ambassador
Georgie Okell hails from Chester, where she left after school to study
International Relations and French at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
During her four years there she hosted The Georgie O Show on St Andrews
Radio, a new music show for which she won an award in her final year. After
graduating, Georgie moved to London and worked briefly for a major record
label, before being approached to screen test for T4 in 2010. She is now an
established and popular member of the T4 presenting team. Georgie also cohosts Channel 4's Freshly Squeezed and the youth campaigning series
Battlefront.
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Jonathan Pearce a British football commentator for the BBC. Known for his
loud, passionate commentaries, he has worked for both Radio Five Live and
Match of the Day, as well as participating in other lower key sports
programmes. Pearce is also a long time Bristol City fan having worked as sports
editor for Radio West in Bristol.
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Bertie (as he is known) has just succeeded in rowing the Atlantic with James
Cash. Out of the intial 17 boats that started the race his was one of 9 to
complete the 3000 mile row. His recent film career has included the Iron
Lady, My Week with Marilyn, The King's Speech and You will Meet a Tall
Dark Stranger. His TV projects have included Psychoville, Heartbeat and
Ashes to Ashes.
Nieboer,
Lachlan
PT:4.00
Odoom,
Melvin
PT:4:45
Okell,
Georgie
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Jonathan
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Robert
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Scottish soap actor Duncan Pow got his first big break playing Liam
Mackay, the captain of Harchester United Football Club in Sky One’s
popular series Dream Team. He has since gone on to become a regular
fixture on viewers’ television screens playing the part of Linden Cullen
in BBC One’s Holby City. Duncan made his first appearance in the
medical drama in the episode entitled Stolen in January 2008. Most
recently he starred in a short film called Hitting the Wall. Other previous
parts have also included Kevin in Kill Me If You Can, a Channel 4
dramatisation of a real life story screened in May 2005 and the role of
Francis Begbie in Trainspotting at The Broadway Theatre, Catford.
Duncan, 34, was born and raised in Lockerbie until the age of 12 when
he moved to Wells in Somerset. After leaving school he went on to
study Media Technology at Leeds Metropolitan University where he
graduated with a first class honours degree. Duncan is a Patron of
children’s cancer charity, CLIC Sargent having had first hand experience
of the work the charity does. His cousin, Westley Hendry, lost his
battle with cancer in 2006 at the age of just 16. The family were
supported by CLIC Sargent and Duncan has become an active supporter
of the cause. He recently won a special edition of the BBC quiz show
the Weakest Link and raised £8,600 for the charity. Duncan also ran the
2008 Great South Run in Portsmouth and Flora London Marathon in
2009 for CLIC Sargent. All the money raised will go directly towards
helping the charity provide clinical, practical and emotional support for
families affected by childhood cancer.
Pow, Duncan
PT:3:30
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Stephen Prescott MBE , is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. Son of
Eric Prescott, a formidable forward with St Helens in the 1970s, Steve Prescott played for St. Helens
in the Rugby League Premiership and the Super League, and for Hull (twice) and Wakefield Trinity
Wildcats in Super League. He is regarded as a living legend at both St. Helens and Hull, gaining the
utmost respect for his time at both the clubs. After playing two internationals for England in 1996,
“Precky” changed his allegiance to Ireland in 1998, qualifying under the grandparent rule. Steve
represented Ireland at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and also represented Lancashire in the
Origin Series. In September 2006, Prescott was diagnosed with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, a rare
form of cancer, he was told that he would not see his two children grow up; he was given months
to live. He underwent a Major Operation in Basingstoke Hospital and tumours were removed from
his abdomen. The Concept of undertaking fund raising took shape in August 2007, after Steve was
Guest of Honour at Wigan v Saints Charity Supporters Rugby League match. The game signified the
starting point of The Steve Prescott Foundation, with two organisations close to his own heart set
to receive the benefits of his own fund raising activities. The Christie Cancer Hospital and The Try
Assist Fund. The Long Walk Home was the first Event organised for the Foundation, it was 200 mile
walk involving all the Super League Clubs within the M62 Corridor, it was a huge success £60,000
was raised, since then the Foundation has expanded and at the moment we have given over
£320,000 to the Charities with a wide range of events from Rugby Legends Boxing each other to
Steve completing the London Marathon plus the highly successful Carnegie Challenge which
entailed a 900 mile bike ride from Catalans (Perpignan), 26 Mile Dragon Boat down the Thames
and Half Marathon run into Wembley to deliver the Carnegie Challenge Cup Final Ball in time for
the Kick Off.
After graduating from Manchester University he joined the National Youth
Theatre, and, around the same time, he won a Goldman-Sachs Scholarship
to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. On graduation in 2006
his first professional engagement was as D'Artagnan in the Bristol Old Vic's
swash-buckling Christmas entertainment of 'The Three Musketeers'. He has
also appeared with the National Theatre in "Chatroom/ Citizenship", and in
2008 appeared to a wider audience as the disturbed son of policeman
Trevor Eve in the television series,'Waking the Dead.' His most recent
project has been in the highly acclaimed BBC Drama Call The Midwife.
Prescott,
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Scottish by birth, Gordon was brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. With an injury
prematurely putting an end to any hopes of a promising career in soccer, he went back to
college to complete a course in hotel management and his dedication and natural talent
led him to train with some of world’s leading chefs. In 1993 Gordon became chef of
Aubergine in London and within three years was awarded two Michelin stars. In 1998, at
the age of 31, Gordon set up his own restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, which
quickly received the most prestigious accolade in the culinary world – three Michelin stars.
One of only four chefs in the UK to maintain three stars, Gordon was awarded an OBE in
2006 for services to the industry. Now internationally renowned, Gordon has opened a
string of successful restaurants across the globe, from Italy to LA. 2011 has proved to be
another exciting year and saw the opening of Bread Street Kitchen in London’s City
district, as well as a venture across the pond in Montreal, Canada. Gordon has become a
star of the small screen both in the UK and internationally, with two top rated shows in
the US. Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares and Hell’s Kitchen are both into their third and ninth
series respectively, whilst his latest show, Masterchef US, is now in its second series and is
proving to be another massive hit with viewers. Gordon has also published a number of
books, many of which have become best sellers across the world, notably his
autobiography, Roasting in Hell’s Kitchen.
Sophie Raworth is a BBC newsreader and journalist. She is the face of the BBC’s
News at One and often presents the BBC News at Six and Ten as well. In 2011,
Sophie took part in the Virgin London Marathon, collapsing two miles from the
finish line from heat exhaustion. Following first aid treatment by St John
Ambulance volunteers Sophie was able to complete the marathon. It inspired
her to run the Virgin London Marathon for the charity in 2012. In November she
hosted St John Ambulance’s inaugural First Aid Awards.
Ramsay,
Gordon PT:
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Raworth,
Sophie
PT:4:15
Celebrity Big Brother 2010 winner, Alex is a mixed martial artist, kick boxer,
personal trainer and actor. Hi is currently engaged to model and fellow
Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle Houghton who is expecting their first
child. He is a regular guest on TV shows such as 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Daybreak,
Loose Women, and Alan Carr: Chatty Man.
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Susanna Reid is Presenter of BBC1 Breakfast. She also hosted the
discussion programme Sunday Morning Live from 2010 to 2011 and for
five years has been the main newsreader on the Andrew Marr Show. She
has also appeared on other BBC programmes including Pointless, Ask
Rhod Gilbert and Through the Keyhole. She lives in London with her
Sports Relief
partner and three young children. She is running the London Marathon for
Sport Relief.
Martin Richardson trained at the prestigious Drama Studio London graduating
in 2010. Since then he has had the opportunity to work with several film,
theatre and television companies within the UK. After several appearances on
children's television shows and starring in a number of short films Martin made
his professional feature film debut in Superman: Requiem, playing the title role
of Superman/Clark Kent.
Ried,
Susanna
Richardson,
Martin
PC Jess Rojek has been appearing in BBC1's "Motorway Cops" since the start of
2011 and will be in the new series later this year. She is a serving Police Office
for West Midlands. Jess won her place in a price draw with Leukaemia and
Lymphoma Research and TV Times.
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Laila has recently filmed Holby City , Spooks and Sarah Jane Adventures ,
regular roles for the BBC. Other recent regular roles include Prime Evil for
ITV and Footballers Wives for Shed Productions. Other credits include,
Casualty for the BBC, Life Isn’t All Ha Ha Hee Hee for Hat Trick, I Dream
for 19 Entertainment, regular Dale Jackson in Hollyoaks for Mersey TV,
Meet The Magoons for Tiger Wark Clements and Family Affairs for
Pearson TV. Laila’s film credits includes Shoot on Sight for Shoot on Sight
Films starring Greta Scacchi and Brian Cox, Don’t Stop Dreaming for
Media...What Else, The Hunt Feast for John Hannay & Co, Two Minutes for
Oxford Film TV, The Four Feathers directed by Shakhar Kapur and The
Sandstorm, both for High Command/Miramax, Split Wide Open for Tropic
Films and Senso Unico for Bengal Films. Laila continues to appear as a
panellist for the popular The TV Book Club for Channel 4 and Angela &
Friends for Sky1.
Michel Roux Jr took over the helm at the world famous Michelin starred Le Gavroche in
1991. Since then, he has won numerous awards for his cuisine and has continued to set
the standard for classical French fine dining in London. Prior to Le Gavroche, Michel honed
his skills working for master chefs in Paris, Lyon, Hong Kong and London, spending two
years with Alain Chapel and cooking at the Elysée Palace for President Mitterand.
Michel has recently opened two new restaurants Roux at Parliament Square and Roux at
The Landau, with his father Albert. Michel is a judge and presenter on the BBC’s popular
prime time show MasterChef: The Professionals. He recently hosted a new BBC show
‘Michel Roux’s Service’, in which he trained 8 young people in the art of front-of-house.
Michel is a keen runner, and this year's London marathon will be his 20th marathon in 16
years. Michel will be running in support of the children’s charity VICTA, for which he is a
patron, and also the Dispossessed Fund.
Rouass, Laila
Roux, Michel
PT:3.35
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Ryan's first major role was in the 2007 film Garage, which starred Pat Shortt and
Anne-Marie Duff and based on this, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor
in a featured film at the Irish film and television awards (IFTA's) in 2008. Conor
trained at Spotlight Theatre School and Centrestage Theatre School in Limerick.
He comes from a theatrical family, his father Richie being an Irish director, actor
and singer. His mother Susan (nee O'Connor) is a choreographer in Limerick.
Conor is currently appearing as Len Windass in Coronation Street.
Matt Salter, an iconic figure in the club's recent history, captained Bristol for four
consecutive seasons from 2004-2008. During this time the club regained its position in the
Guinness Premiership and finished third in the table in the 2006-07 season. A nononsense, tough tackling blindside flanker, Salter was an excellent ambassador for Bristol
and revelled in the role of skipper. He enjoyed a varied career, including spells in rugby
league, and was unfortunate not to receive representative honours at senior level.
Nikki Sanderson is best known for playing ‘Candice Stowe’ in the award winning television
soap opera ‘Coronation Street’. She joined the soap in 1999 age 15 and left in the autumn
of 2005. Prior to this, she launched her acting career with an appearance in the children's
drama ‘Children's Ward’ for Granada Television. Since leaving ‘Coronation Street’, Nikki
has acted in the BBC TV series ‘New Street Law’ alongside other notable Coronation Street
actors Shobna Galati and Chris Bisson. She played a solicitor’s assistant in ‘Holby City’ and
appeared as guest leads in ‘Strictly Confidential’, ‘The Afternoon Plays’ and popular TV
Drama ‘Cold Blood’. Nikki then went on to play ‘Heartbeat’ regular ‘Dawn Bellamy’ (niece
of the late ‘Phil Bellamy’) until the end of 2009. Most recently, Nikki has filmed a guest
lead for BBC drama ‘Casualty’. Film credits include an appearance in the British Film
‘Clubbed’ and Nikki played lead role ‘Audrey’ in feature film ‘The Boogey Man 3’. Radio
includes regular character ‘Faye’ in BBC Radio play ‘Silver Street’. Nikki has also appeared
on stage in four productions of ‘Vagina Monologues’ starring alongside Su Pollard, Myleen
Klass, Jerry Hall to name but a few… and also played ‘Kathy’ in theatre production ‘Living
Under One Roof’ at Nottingham Playhouse. Most recently in 2011 Nikki toured with ‘The
Naked Truth’ playing the role of pole dancing instructor ‘Gabby’.
Ryan, Conor
Salter,
Matthew
Sanderson,
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Actress, TV presenter and cookery expert Nadia Sawalha first showed off her culinary skills
when she won BBC1's Celebrity Masterchef. She has since proved herself to be a guru of
healthy eating on ITV1's Lorraine, coming up with delicious diet-friendly dishes for the Real
Woman's Bikini Diet and the Real Woman's Little Black Dress Diet. The mother-of-two is well
known for playing Annie Palmer in BBC1's EastEnders from 1997 - 1999 and has enjoyed a
varied career, including theatre acting and TV roles in BBC1's Casualty and ITV1's The Bill. She
has also appeared on ITV's Loose Women. Nadia has written a bestselling book of her own
Middle Eastern recipes called Stuffed Vine Leaves Saved My Life and has had cookery
columns in Best Magazine, Closer Magazine and The Mirror. Nadia is a supporter of Kentbased children’s hospice chYps. Since signing up as a chYps Champion, Nadia has done lots to
support the charity including taking part in its annual Twilight Walk and putting herself
forward to run the Virgin London Marathon.
A Great Britain international representative Stand-off/Five-eighth, and Loose
forward/Lock, he played club football for St. Helens, with whom he won a total
of four Grand Finals, three Challenge Cups and two World Club Challenges.
“Scully” grew up in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Educated at Counthill School,
he started his professional career with Warrington Wolves as a 20 year-old, and
shortly after that made his debut for England. In 1996 he was named in the
Super League Dream Team. St. Helens paid a World Record Fee £300,000 (at the
time) for Paul Sculthorpe when he moved from Warrington Wolves in 1997
(based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £469,000
in 2009). He was named as Man of Steel in 2001 and 2002, becoming the first
player to retain the award. He was Saints’ sole representative in the 2002 Super
League Dream Team, a feat he repeated in 2004. In 2004, his first season as
captain, he lifted the Challenge Cup after Saints’ 32-16 win over Wigan Warriors
at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. He also joined a select band of players to
have scored 100 tries and 100 goals in Super League, and in 2005 scored his
1000th point for Saints. Paul has been one of Great Britain’s leading performers
in recent years, and it was no surprise when he was named as captain in 2005.
Sawahla,
Nadia
PT:5:00
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Is an actor in the channel 4 show Hollyoaks, he plays the role of Barney HarperMcbride.
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Chris played DC Mickey Webb in ITV’s The Bill, he has also starred in Casualty,
Touching Evil and entered Celebrity Fear Factor and donated his winnings to the
Rhys Daniels Trust. Chris ran in the 2008 London Marathon in support of the
Rhys Daniels Trust and finished in an amazing time of 4hr 15 minutes.
Sinclair was a professional footballer for 19 years, playing for Blackpool, QPR,
West Ham, Manchester City and Cardiff. He won 12 caps for England including
four in the 2002 World Cup. He now hosts a football talk show on the Abu Dhabi
Sports Channel.
Simmons,
Chris PT:3.40
Sinclair,
Trevor
PT:3.29
Michael is a former Australian cricketer who played in 74 Tests and 42 ODIs for
the Australian cricket team from 1993 to 2001. He subsequently became a
cricket commentator. He is Charlton Athletic Chairman.
Slater,
Michael
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Paul trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. His theatre credits
include: Overspill, A Conversation, Twisted, The Golden Goose and Christmas is
Miles away. His film credits include: Atonement and Mark of Cain and he has also
appeared in Blue Murder, Doctors and Casualty. Paul was the recipient of the
2004 NSDF Leading Actor Award.
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Started Karate at 12 yrs old and have been training ever since. Black Belts Obtained 1st
and 2nd Dan with Sensei Enoeda, Sensei Oaska and Sensei Kase in Crystal Palace as part of
the KUGB. Obtained 3rd and 4th Dan with Sensei Kawasoe at Edinburgh as part of UKTKF.
In that time she had represented England & Great Britian in many International
Competitions over nearly 20 years. Resulting in best achievements of 3rd in World
Championships in Poland in Kumite (fighting). 3rd in Italy in European Championships also
in kumite. And a 1st Place in Italy Sardina in Kata. She has achieved numerous National
Titles in both disciplines of Kata and Kumite over 20 years to many to mention. She
recently completed in Veteran World Championships in Italy where she was placed a
creditted 3rd again in kumite. Just obtained her 5th Dan with Master Shirai of Italy 9th
Dan and Sensei Mc Cluskey of Glasgow 6 th Dan. She has brought on many students also
to compete at the highest level also.After the marathon she is going in for an operation to
release her ankle in the hope to improve her karate ability again to where it used to be.
London born actor David Sturzaker currently stars in the Award-winning BBC
soap, Doctors playing gay GP Dr. Simon Bond. Before his TV break David spent
most of his time on stage starring in various productions in the UK and US. Parts
have included playing Gamelin in Liberty at Shakespeare’s Globe and tour; Ross
in Visiting Mr. Green (UK Tour) and Claudio in Measure for Measure
(Shakespeare’s Globe and US Tour).
BriefDuring a diving career spanning more than 20 years, Leon enjoyed
sustained success at the highest level. He participated at 3 Olympic Games and
was a member of the Great Britain team for 16 years. The highlight of his career
was Silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Among other interests, Leon now works
as a TV presenter, mentor to members of the British team, athlete ambassador
for London 2012 and speaker to corporate and other audiences.
Actor Jay Taylor graduated from Rada in 2006 and has built an extensive resume working
in the theater, television and film. His TV work includes Casualty, Sirens, Misfits ,Good
Night. and A Fantastic Fear of Everything. He’s part of the cast of the new audio drama
Minister of Chance where he stars as Ilias.
Noel Thatcher is a visually impaired runner and a five-times
Paralympic gold medallist. He carried the British team flag in the
opening ceremony of the 2004 Paralympic Games. He is a
physiotherpaist and was the first Paralympic athlete to be inducted in Action for the Blind
England Athletics hall of fame.
Stokes, Cheri
Stuzaker,
David
Taylor, Leon
PT:3:50
Taylor, Jay
Thatcher,
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Ben is a former tenor of the group G4. Ben started singing lessons at 14 and
sang in his local church choir. He played the clarinet in an orchestra while at
Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge. He studied on a one year
undergraduate course at Royal Northern College of Music and three years at
Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he graduated from in 2004. Since
the split of G4 Ben is returning to Royal College of Music, London for post
graduate training.
Iwan Thomas MBE; A former European Champion, Commonwealth Champion,
World Cup Winner and current British Record Holder. Iwan was part of the
Great Britain 4 x 400m team at the 1997 World Athletics Championship in
Athens and went on to win Silver. However, in January 2010 it was announced
that Great Britain's 1997 World Championship 4x400m relay team are to be
awarded the gold medal they were denied by the disqualified USA team. New
medals are to be minted for the ceremony, as not all of the American quartet
have returned the originals. He is the current UK record holder at 400m with a
time of 44:36 seconds and he is the current holder of the Commonwealth
Games record in the 400m which he won in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.
Thapa, Ben
PT:4:50
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Iwan PT:4.00
Tony is regularly seen on our TV screens, most recently appearing in ‘Let’s
Dance for Comic Relief’ and ‘Total Wipeout’ and well known for his regular
appearances on ‘Ready Steady Cook’. Tony is the Patron of Matthew’s Friends,
the dietary treatments for Epilepsy charity.
Tobin, Tony
PT: 4:30
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James Toseland is a double World Superbike Champion and the
youngest person to ever take the title after clinching his first victory at
just 23 years of age. The Yorkshireman, known for his piano-playing
prowess as well as his sporting achievements, retired from motorcycle
racing, due to injury, in 2011
Toseland,
James
PT:3.30
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Twist and Pulse are the street dance and „streetomedy‟ duo most well-known for
starring in Britain‟s Got Talent. They are running the Virgin London Marathon
2012 for their charity danceaid for whom they work tirelessly to transform the lives
of vulnerable children.
Twist & Pulse
Oliver was recently in Mysterious Skin in Dublin for which he picked up
Best Actor award, he has also just completed his first feature film in
Switzerland called Trapped. He does a lot of theatre work and is also a
model.
Appeared on series seven of The Apprentice. Took apart and rebuilt an
entire computer aged 8 and his entrepreneurial streak ensued when he
began washing cars in his local area at age 14. An amateur footballer, who
cites Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as his inspiration
Ward, Glen
PT:
An athlete during her youth, Charlie completed a degree in English Language and
Linguistics before starting a career in television - first with MTV before her sporting
background led her to Spain as a presenter for Real Madrid International Television. After
a year in Madrid, Charlie joined ESPN Asia presenting their coverage of the English
Premier League to an audience of 300 million. Charlie returned to the UK in 2007 where
she has since worked for Sky Sports, ITV and the BBC. Charlie thrives in a live environment
and currently presents on Sky Sports News as well as featuring on BBC1’s Football Focus.
The past 2 motor sport seasons she has presented Live Speedway on Sky Sports every
week. Also for Sky Sports in 2010 she presented the Goodwood Festival of Speed which
went live for the first time and for Channel 4 Charlie presented the coverage of the UK
School Games.
Wellington is a British triathlete and four-times World Ironman
champion. She is unbeaten in 13 Ironman events over five year and
holds the women‟s world record. She is running the Paris Marathon
on 15 April then cycling 600 miles via Yorkshire before running in
London.
Nicola Wheeler made her debut screen role in Coronation Street and in 2000
began her role as Nicola Blackstock in Emmerdale.
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Webster,
Charlie
PT:3:35
Jane Tomlinson
Appeal
Wellington,
Chrissie
Wheeler,
Nicola
PT:4.45
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Appeared on series seven of The Apprentice. Was a salesman for a high street
clothing store, and became the manager at the age of just 16. A passionate
football fan, Gavin started up his own online opticians, which now has two highstreet stores.
Nick is currently playing Jack Hollins in BBC's The Doctors. He also appeared in
Nearly Famous and Teenage Kicks.
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Sally Woodward Gentle is the BAFTA award winning executive producer of British
television dramas such as Any Human Heart, Enid and Whitechapel. As Creative Director
of Carnival Films, producers of Downton Abbey, she is responsible for the development
and production of all new dramas for both the domestic and international market. Prior to
Carnival, Sally was the Creative Director for BBC Drama Production. While at the BBC she
was also Head of Development for all drama working across a range of output including
Tipping the Velvet, Cambridge Spies, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Waking the Dead,
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!, the first series in the re-launch of Dr Who, Philip
Pullman’s The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow of the North, William Boyd’s A Waste of
Shame and the BAFTA nominated Fear of Fanny. Sally was also responsible for the
development of the HBO co-production, The House of Saddam.
Will Young has sold 9 million records worldwide. He has been rewarded with
countless Brit and Ivor Novello nominations and awards. His eclectic career
began in 2002 when he won ‘Pop Idol’. His first solo number 1 ‘Evergreen’ still
holds the record as the best-selling single of this decade. Since then he has
continued to dominate the charts with singles such as ‘Friday’s Child’, ‘Leave
Right Now’, ‘Grace’ and ‘All Time Love’ but regularly diverge from the straight
and narrow. Earlier this year Will collaborated with Groove Armada on their
album Black Light, co-writing and singing vocals on the track 'History'. He has
worked with a variety of artistes from Nitin Sawney, Eg White and Calvin Harris.
He has also performed live with James Brown, Elton John and Burt Bacharach.
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