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Virgin London Marathon Celebs 2010
Name
Abby
Francis
PT: 03:50
Adam
Banard
PT: 03:40
RNo.
Photo
Biography
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Abby Francis is actress best known for her roles in
Hotel Babylon, TV Series Waking the Dead and New
Tricks. Abby Francis also appeared in the West End
Show Calendar Girls.
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Adam Barnard graduated from Queens' College,
Cambridge in 2001 with a first class degree in English
Literature and trained in theatre directing at
Mountview Academy, London. Adam’s freelance
directing credits include: Virtual Heroes, (English
Speaking Theatre in Vienna); Look Back In Anger and A
Midsummer Night's Dream, (Garrick Theatre, Lichfield);
Pro-Active, White Lies. Adam is also founder and
artistic director of Activated Image for which he has
directed The Tempest; dream.2000; Amy Evans' Strike;
The Straight Man (Pleasance); Latin! (King's Head) and
The Principle of Motion and Patience (Finborough).
Charity
Alastair
Eykyn
PT: 03:45
TBC
Alastair Eykyn is a commentator for BBC Radio 5 Live.
He specialises in rugby and tennis, and has enjoyed
more than a decade working behind the microphone.
Andy
Priaulx
PT: 04:00
TBC
Andy was born and raised on the island of Guernsey
and from a young age has constantly dominated and
excelled in the world of motorsport, no mean feat
when you consider Guernsey has a speed limit of just
35 mph.
He became British Hill Climb Champion in 1995 and
progressed through the racing ranks to win the Renault
Spider Championship in 1999 with an unprecedented 13
wins in as many races. Next came stints in Formula 3,
BTCC and drives in the Australian V8 Supercar
Championship.
In 2004 Andy won the FIA European Touring Car
Championship and was named Autosport British
Competition Driver of the Year. He went on to win the
FIA World Touring Car Championship a staggering three
times with BMW UK and Team RBM.
Andy is again fighting to regain the WTCC
championship and is also racing across the globe with
BMW motorsport, partaking in various endurance races
including the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans. The season
is just hotting up and he will of course hope to be
pairing up with his racing partner Jenson Button at the
annual Race of Champions event.
In 2008 Andy was awarded an MBE by her majesty
Queen Elizabeth II for services to Motorsport and
Charity.
Anna
Williamson
PT: 03:45
Princess
Beatrice/
Beatrice York
TBC
Anna Williamson(born 1981) is a British television
presenter, currently working as a co-host on children's
television strand Toonattik, which is shown on GMTV
(ITV Network) and the CITV Channel in the United
Kingdom. She presents the show with Jamie Rickers at
the weekends.
Anna joined the programme in February 2005 after
several presenting jobs, including Milkshake! on
Channel Five and other shows for the Disney Channel.
In 2003 she presented a one-off CITV gameshow series
called Rescue Robots and she guest-presented on CITV
towards the end of the summer holidays the same
year. A year later in the autumn of 2004 she presented
another one-off series of another CITV gameshow
called Scary Sleepover, not long after she began
presenting Toonattik.
Anna is also well known for appearing regularly on
Toonattik in her bare feet.
TBC
Presently studying History at Goldsmiths College,
Beatrice will be running for Children in Crisis, for
whom she is a Junior Ambassador. The charity,
founded by The Duchess of York, was established in
1993 to give children in some of the world’s poorest
countries the education they need to help transform
their lives. www.childrenincrisis.org.uk
Herts Care Trust
Children In Crisis
Ben
Shephard
PT: 03:00
Ben
Thapa
PT: 04:30
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Ben Shephard is a well recognisable television
presenter who has a number of presenting roles under
his belt. He got his first TV break in March 1998 when
he hosted Control Freaks for Channel 4. This was
swiftly followed by co-hosting The Bigger Breakfast
(Ch4) with Melanie Sykes and Josie D’Arby. In 2000 Ben
joined GMTV as the co-host of Entertainment Today
with Jenni Falconer as well as filling in for Eamonm
Holmes on the GMTV sofa. Ben has also presented The
Xtra Factor, Soapstar Superstar as well as turning his
hand to radio when he presented Magic FM Saturday
Breakfast. In 2009, Ben took up a number of charity
challenges whilst continuing to anchor GMTV Monday
to Wednesdays. This is Ben’s first London Marathon.
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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.
Charlie
Webster
PT: 03:30
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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.
Christopher
Simmons
PT: 04:45
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Chris is best known for playing DC Mickey Webb in The
Bill. He has also had guest roles in Casualty and
Doctors.
Christopher
Villiers
PT: 04:15
Ciaran
Griffiths
PT: 03:55
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Chris is best known for his part in ITV1's, Emmerdale
in which he plays the role of the solicitor Grayson
Sinclair. He also played the part of Captain Nigel
Croker in Mile High from 2004 to 2005. He has
appeared in films such as The Scarlet Pimpernel, Top
Secret!, Bloody Sunday, and First Knight. In 2003 he
wrote and co-produced the British feature film Two
Men went to War. In 1983, he starred in Sweet Sixteen
with Penelope Keith and in 1998 he had a minor part in
Sliding Doors. He is also a script writer. In 1995,
Villiers co-founded 2020 Casting Ltd., one of the
largest film background (extras) agencies in the
country. Company credits include: Gladiator, Bridget
Jones's Diary, Shakespeare in Love, Star Wars, United
93. Villiers also appeared in two episodes of Midsomer
Murders, The Killings at Badger's Drift and Death's
Shadow. In 2007, he guest-starred in the Doctor Who
audio drama Absolution.
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Aisde from his long-running roles in The Bill and
Shameless, Griffiths has made guest appearances on
Coronation Street, Clocking Off and numerous other
programmes.
In 2007, he starred alongside Conrad Westmaas in the
short film The Visitor. He also appeared as "Psycho" in
the film There's Only One Jimmy Grimble.
Griffiths starred in Children's Ward at the age of
thirteen.
Charlie
Hollings
PT: 03:35
Conor
Ryan
PT: 04:20
TBC
Charlie Hollings is one of the countries top rising
Sportscars racers of the future. Already at 27 years old
Charlie has been competing in motorsport for 20 years
from representing his country in European and World
Championship Karting to rising through the ranks of
Single Seaters winning races all around the world from
Europe to Asia to Australia in many different formula's.
Charlie is now building a strong career in Sportscar
racing as a professional racing driver, with drives
already in Le Mans Series and Bathurst Charlie's future
is heading in the right direction. As a proud member of
the British Racing Drivers Club Charlie is looking
forward to running the London Marathon which he see's
as one of the biggest challenges of 2010!, as well as
being involved in a great charity and being part of a
team that will make a difference with the money it
raises.
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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.
Craig
Gazey
PT: 03:45
CJ De Mooi
PT: 04:00
Daniel
Sturzaker
PT: 04:00
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Craig Gazey attended Royal Welsh College of Music &
Drama and graduated in 2005. He has appeared in
Coronation Street as character Graeme Proctor former
cellmate and friend of David Platt.
TBC
CJ de Mooi is an accomplished actor, singer and
television presenter with extensive credits in all
aspects of the entertainment industry.
He is currently the President of the English Chess
Federation and is running the Virgin London Marathon
2010 for Amnesty International.
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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).
This is David’s first marathon and he will be running
alongside fellow Doctors actor Matt Chambers as a
CLIC Sargent nurse.
Darren
Turner
PT: 04:00
Dennis
Wise
PT: 03:45
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Darren Turner is one of the UK's most successful and
experienced racing drivers. His talent was recognised
early in his career when he won the much-coveted
McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year
Award, joining an elite group of racers including David
Coulthard, Dario Franchitti and current F1 World
Champion Jenson Button. Darren worked for many
years as a test driver for the McLaren F1 Team,
alongside a busy racing career in single-seaters,
touring cars and sportscars.
Since 2005 Darren has been a key member of the Aston
Martin Racing team, a project that has seen him win
the toughest race of them all, the Le Mans 24 Hours,
two years in succession. Now an Official Works Driver
for Aston Martin Racing, he is competing in the 2010
FIA GT1 World Championship in the DBR9, the Le Mans
Series in the Vantage GT2 and the Le Mans 24 Hours in
the Aston Martin LMP1 car.
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Dennis Wise is former footballer who and former
Executive Director at Newcastle United F.C. Wise
played as a central midfielder and was noted for his
fiercly competitive and highly-competitive style of
play. In a career spanning over 20 years, he played for
Wimbledon, Leicester City, Millwall, Southampton,
Coventry City and, most notably, Chelsea.
Dennis Wise in the
Community
Dominic
Wood
PT: 04:00
Duncan
Pow
PT: 03:40
TBC
Dominic is an English entertainer, magician and
presenter of radio and television, best known as one
half of the double act Dick and Dom.
From 14 October 2007 to September 2008 he and work
partner Richard McCourt presented the Sunday morning
show on BBC Radio 1.
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Scottish soap actor Duncan Pow got his first big break
playing Liam Mackay, the captain of Manchester 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 January 2008.
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 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.
Eddie
Jordan
PT: 05:30
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Eddie Jordan is the founder and former owner of
Jordan Grand Prix, a Formula One constructor which
operated from 1991 to 2005. The Irish born tycoon is
currently a pundit for the F1 coverage on the BBC
alongside David Coulthard. Eddie has been a patron of
CLIC Sargent for over 10 years and alongside his wife
Marie, they have recently helped raise the money to
open the first CLIC Sargent Home from Home in central
London.
Clic Sargent
Edward
Coats
PT: 03:30
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Dr Ed Coats was thrust into the limelight, when he was
chosen to join James Cracknell and Ben Fogle on the
first ever race to the South Pole in 2009. The race was
the first of its kind since Captain Robert Scott was
beaten to the pole by Norwegian Roald Amundsen 97
years ago. Six teams from around the world took part
in the race. Ed, James and Ben, also know as ‘Team
QinetiQ’, skied for 473.6 miles across Antarctica. The
trio, who had little cross-country skiing and no polar
experience between them prior to the race, skied for
16 hours a day in temperatures as low as -50 degrees
Celsius, while pulling 70kg pulks behind them. They
finished only 18 hours behind their Norwegian rivals,
and reach the finish line in second place. The trip was
filmed for the primetime BBC2 documentary series,
‘On Thin Ice’. Prior to the South Pole Race, this
intrepid doctor was no stranger to physical hardship.
His achievements include representing Great Britain as
a decathlete, swimming the English Channel with two
teams and completing various adventure races
including the Original Mountain Marathon. Ed is an
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in a busy Maternity
Unit in Bristol.
Elaine
Glover
PT: 04:00
Elen
Rivas
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Elaine has appeared in several television series
including The Queen's Nose, Footballers' Wives,
Footballers' Wives: Extra Time, Silent Witness and
Heartbeat and was an original cast member in the
musical production of Bad Girls. She can currently be
seen on BBC1's Police drama, HolbyBlue.
TBC
Elen Rivas is a succesful Spanish Model who was the
former fiance to Chelsea Footballer, Frank Lampard
and they have two children.
Emma
Lowndes
PT: 05:00
Frances
Grey
PT: 05:00
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Lowndes' television credits include Waking the Dead,
Burn It, Afterlife, Doctors and Moving On. She also
played Mary Rivers in the 2006 BBC adaptation of Jane
Eyre, and Bella Gregson in Cranford.
Emma appeared in the films All or Nothing (2002), This
Little Life (2003) and Frozen (2005). She has lent her
voice to the radio dramas Whitby Pier, Aperture and
Hanging and played Sarah Badger in the 2001 The
Tomorrow People audio drama, The New Gods.
Her theatre work includes Whose Life Is It Anyway?,
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The Seagull, Port and
Cold Meat Party. She has also appeared in productions
of Thérèse Raquin, Measure for Measure, Topless Mum
and Three More Sleepless Nights.
TBC
Frances Grey is a Scottish actress, perhaps most
famous for her portrayal of D.S. Kate Beauchamp in
the BBC television series Messiah. Frances played
Amelia Sedley in the 1998 BBC adaptation of Vanity
Fair and currently plays the sexy Marianne McKee is
series River City.
Gary
Speed
PT: 03:00
George
Burley
PT: 04:00
TBC
Gary Speed is a former Welsh international footballer,
and current coach at Sheffield United. He is one of the
most respected players of his generation having played
in the top flight of English football for over 21 years
with Leeds, Everton and Newcastle United and
captaining his country.
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Former Scotland Football Manager George Burley will
be leading the team of Brain Tumour UK runners in the
2010 Virgin London Marathon. The Virgin London
Marathon will prove a huge challenge for Burley whose
football playing career was nearly ended by a serious
knee injury in 1981 while playing for Ipswich Town.
Throughout Burley’s 21 year football career he played
for Sunderland, Gillingham, Motherwell, Ayr United,
Falkirk, Motherwell and Colchester United. Burley's
managerial career began officially in 1991 with Ayr
United and has since spent spells at seven different
clubs.
Gordan
Ramsay
PT: 03:45
Graeme
Hawley
PT: 04:00
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Gordon James Ramsay, OBE, is a chef, television
personality and restaurateur. He has been awarded a
total of 14 Michelin Stars, and in 2007 became one of
only three chefs in the United Kingdom to hold three
Michelin stars at one time. Ramsay currently ranks
third in the world in terms of Michelin Stars behind
Joel Robuchon and Alain Ducasse. Ramsay is known in
the United Kingdom for presenting TV programmes
about competitive cookery and food, such as Hell's
Kitchen and The F-Word. He is best known in the
United States as the host of FOX's Hell's Kitchen, which
premiered in May 2005, and of Kitchen Nightmares,
which premiered in September 2007, based on his
successful British show Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
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Graeme is most famous for his role in Coronation
Street as John Stape, and has appeared in Shameless,
Emmerdale & The Royal.
Graham
Bell
PT: 04:00
TBC
Graham Bell is a former professional skier with career
highs including being British Ski Champion eight times
and representing Britain at the Winter Olympics five
times.
Since retiring, Graham has turned his attention to TV
and presents shows including Ski Sunday and High
Altitude.
Guy
Smith
PT: 04:00
TBC
2003 Le Mans 24 Hour race winner Guy Smith is
considered one of the leading sportscar drivers in the
world.
The affable Yorkshireman earned Bentley a memorable
“comeback” victory at Le Mans – arguably the most
gruelling and toughest motor race in the world and
nowadays concentrates on contesting endurance
sportscar races in North America.
Guy began his career racing karts at age 12, earning
four championships and four runner-up titles before
progressing to Formulae Ford, Vauxhall, Renault and
Three single-seater competition throughout Europe
prior to contesting the Indy Lights Series in America.
But from 2000, Smith has focussed on sportscar racing,
near 200mph cars in races lasting anything in duration
from 100mins to 24 Hours, carving a niche for himself
out in this category.
Guy will make his seventh appearance at Le Mans in
June as well as racing a British-built Lola sportscar
powered by bio race fuel utilizing isobutanol and
ethanol in the American Le Mans Series throughout
2010.
Holly
Branson
Iain
McKee
PT: 04:30
TBC
When Holly and her brother Sam found out their dad
was sponsoring the London marathon they knew they
would get roped into to doing it. So they thought they
would pre-empt the question with a mad idea to break
a world record!
28 year old Holly is a qualified doctor who has taken a
few years out from the hospital world to work within
The Virgin Group.
Holly loves a challenge whether it’s an academic one
or physical one. The most recent was an attempt to
break the transatlantic (mono-hull) sailing record.
Sadly this record was not broken due to the main sail
ripping in a large storm in the middle of the Atlantic
but she is ready for the next challenge to get her name
in that Guinness world record book!
Having run the London marathon in 2004 she can
understand the challenge that lies ahead and is excited
if not a little terrified!
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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.
Iwan
Thomas
PT: 03:30
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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 Kula Lumpur in 1998.
James
McQuillan
PT: 04:30
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When James McQuillan was fired in the semi-final of
BBC1’s The Apprentice, there wasn’t a dry eye in the
house. His final words before Sir Alan pointed that
famous finger at him were, “You don’t have to reinvent the wheel with me, you just need to fix a
couple of spokes”. His sense of humour may well have
been his downfall, but he kept viewers entertained
though out the entire fifth series. Whilst his fellow
candidates were displaying uncomfortably high levels
of aggression and testosterone, James’ down to earth
attitude won viewers over. After The Apprentice, as
well as giving motivational talks and pursuing his
successful telecoms career, James is the resident
match-day host at Kempton Park Race track, and is
also a spokesman for Macmillan Cancer Support and
the National Childbirth Trust.
James says “The fastest I have ever moved is when the
last orders’ bell goes in my local, so I am pushing
myself way beyond my personal limits by taking part in
the Virgin London Marathon. I am running for
Macmillan Cancer Care because sadly I lost my mother
to cancer just before The Apprentice was televised and
she never had the chance to share in the tears and the
laughter of my journey. For her, for those who cared
so magnificently for her and for every other family
touched by cancer, I vow to cross that finish line even
if I have to crawl.”
Jacquetta
Wheeler PT:
04:00
TBC
Jacquetta’s modelling kick -started when she bumped
into Mario Testino at a road crossing in West London.
Enchanted by her androgynous, waif look he whisked
her off to Paris for a ten page fashion shoot with
French Vogue. By the age of 17 she had gone on to
become one of the foremost models of her generation.
In her first season in Milan she walked in 14 catwalks
including Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and Fendi. She went
on to star in major campaigns with fashion houses
including Prada, Chanel, Burberry, and Gucci, all
leading to The Face magazine hailing her Model of the
Millennium. At the height of her success inspired by
tales of her mother’s travels when she was younger,
and her spirit of adventure, Jacquetta packed her
backpack and travelled to India, Sri Lanka, South East
Asia, Vietnam and Ecuador. One of her greatest
passions is her charity work with Darna in Tangier,
Morocco. She managed to raise over $300,000 to help
build the girls shelter, which is soon to be completed.
Since returning to the UK she has become a patron of a
cause even closer to her heart Hemi Help, which raises
money for children and families affected by the
neurological condition Hemiplegia. Since returning to
the UK she is pursuing her photography, and writing a
blog on the escapades of her single life in London. Most
recently she appeared in V magazine, photographed by
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
James
Cash
PT: 04:10
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James has had several television roles including Holby
City, My Family, Little Britain, Spooks, Two pints of
Larger and a Packet of Crisps. He is currently working
on several films with Film4.
Jamie
Michie
PT: 04:35
28143
Jamie Michie has appeared in a number of television
programmes including the Bill, The IT Crowd, Ultimate
Force and Footballers Wives.
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Jason is probably best known for his role in Cutting It,
playing stylist Gavin Ferraday. Jason's other well
known role was more recently James Dowland in Lark
Rise to Candleford. In addition, Jason has had many
television roles including; Queer as Folk, Fat Friends, A
Touch of Frost, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries The
Project and Clocking It. Jason is currently appearing in
Emmerdale.
Jason
Merrells
PT: 04:30
Jeff
Hordley
PT: 04:00
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Jeff Hordley is best known for playing the character
Cain Dingle in Emmerdale.
Jenni
Falconer
PT: 03:30
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Jenni’s break into television occurred when work
experience at a local radio station coincided with a
memorable appearance on Blind Date. They led to a
presenting opportunity with Les Clips, a BBC Scotland
production. In March 1995 she became the copresenter of BBC Scotland’s The Big Country.
She joined GMTV in September 2000 where she
anchored Entertainment Today (2000-2008), GMTV’s
entertainment show with Ben Shephard.
During 2001/ 2002 whilst continuing to present on
GMTV, Jenni continued to film for Holiday (BBC1), as
well as making an ITV1 special with Cilla Black, Sing
With A Star.
2003 proved to be just as busy - reporting GMTV’s
coverage of “I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here” and
co-hosting Drop the Celebrity.
In November 2003, she was announced as Scotland on
Sunday’s “Most Eligible Female“, and hosted the
outside broadcasts for the live Pop Idol 2003 Final in
December. In July 2006, agreed to be a “rider” in the
BBC1 / SportRelief show, Only Fools on Horses. After
nine nights of gruelling competition, she was crowned
champion.
Most recently, Jenni has hosted Fantasy Homes By The
Sea as well as hosting the daily quiz show, Word Play.
She continues to present on GMTV as well as hosting
the National Lottery.
Jessie
Wallace
PT: 04:00
Jo-Emma
Larvin
PT: 04:30
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Jessie is best known for playing the role of Kat Slater
in BBC One soap opera EastEnders between 2000 and
2005. Jessie made her West End theatre debut,
replacing Denise van Outen in the role of "Maureen" in
Rent remixed at the Duke of York's Theatre. She also
played Amy Kriel in the third series of ITV1's Wild at
Heart, and starred in a run of the play Haunted at the
Arts Theatre.
Jessie ran a 10km race for CLIC Sargent in 2009 but
this will be her first full marathon.
Jo-Emma Larvin, is a model/actress who has made
many appearances in lads’ mags and newspapers and
was Jim Davidson's glamorous TV host assistant on The
Generation Game.
She is also a professionally trained actress and has had
roles in mainstream movies such as The Calcium Kid
(starring Orlando Bloom) and Goal 3 as well as playing
the lead female role in the widely acclaimed music
video for McFly's hit single, Lies.
John
Cameron
PT: 05:30
John
Conroy
PT: 04:20
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John Cameron is a graduate of Fine Art Valuation and
is a qualified member of both the Royal Institute of
Chartered Surveyors and the National Association of
Valuers and Auctioneers.
With many years experience as an auctioneer and
valuer John Cameron has written numerous articles on
Antiques & Collectables. In 2004 John joined the
popular BBC1 television series Cash In The Attic as an
Expert Presenter and is currently filming series 17 of
regular “Cash” and series 4 of “Cash in the Celebrity
Attic.” John has also appeared on BBC’s “Put Your
Money Where Your Mouth Is” and is about to start
filming “Sun Sea and Bargain Spotting.” In 2006 John
wrote and presented a DVD entitled “Auctions Made
Easy,” and is planning a follow-up book in 2010
entitled, “How to value anything.” John became a
patron of CF Trust in 2008 having experienced the
condition first hand. His niece, Jamie-Leigh Usher,
suffers from CF as well as autism.
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John is an actor currently touring with the stage
version of Porridge in Manchester. John has previously
appeared in the stage show, Dirty Dancing. He has also
appeared in several BBC period dramas as well as
Hollyoaks and Indiana Jones.
John
Michie
PT: 04:50
Jonathan
Kane
PT: 03:45
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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.
TBC
Racing driver, Former winner of The British Young
Driver of the Year Award, and Former British Formula 3
Champion. Currently racing in Sportscars and finished
2nd in class at Le Mans 24 Hours last year.
Contact, 07866 450430.
Johnny
Mowlem
PT: 04:00
TBC
Johnny Mowlem is a professional racing driver who
competes in sportscar endurance racing throughout the
world. He has won class victories in both the 24 Hours
of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, and has
earned class podiums at virtually every major sports
car race in the world, including the famous Le Mans 24
hours and the 1000 km Nürburgring. He has also
achieved overall podium finishes at the Daytona 24
hours as well as at the Petit Le Mans 10 hour race.
Most recently he has graduated from GT racing into
Class 1 prototype racing. He is currently racing a
ground-breaking "Hybrid" Le Mans class 1 Prototype in
the American Le Mans Series, the first of its kind in the
world to compete using a combination of petrol and
electric engine. In 2009, alongside teammate and exFormula One driver Stefan Johansson, the pair
delivered the first ever podium for a Hybrid race car in
the history of the series.
Kai
Owen
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Welsh actor, Kai Owen, is best known for his role as
Rhys in the BBC Sci-fi drama, Torchwood. Since
filming began in April 2006, the spin-off from the
television series Doctor Who has gone from strength to
strength, with the third series airing in summer 2009.
Kai, who was raised in Llanrwst, North Wales, first
became interested in drama at school. He then went
on to complete a three year Acting and Musical course
at Mountview Theatre School in London. Kai’s first
professional role was as Ariel in The Tempest at
Stafford Castle. Other previous roles have included
appearing on television screens in Welsh programmes
such as Treflan and Tipyn o Stad. Kai has also starred
alongside Robson Green playing the part of David
‘Shiner’ Owen in the television series Rocketman, in
2005.
Kai is a patron of CLIC Sargent and supports the charity
in everyway he can. Kai completed the 2009 London
Marathon in 5 hours 15 minutes and plans on beating
his time in 2010 whilst helping families whose lives
have been turned upside down by childhood cancer.
Kerry
Howard
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TBC
Kerry is sister to Russel Howard who is also running for
the National Society for Epilepsy. Kerry is an actress
who has had television appearances including Funny
Wimmin, Channel 4, Young, Unemployed and Lazy, BBC
3, to name a few, In addition, Kerry has also had
several radio roles as well as a presence at the
theatre.
Lee
Evans
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Ex-boxer Lee Evans is one of Britain's best-loved and
biggest comedy stars. His Big - UK Tour 2008 was the
UK’s biggest ever solo live comedy gig – breaking his
own previous record in 2005.
After leaving art school, Lee spent six years touring
clubs across Britain and landed a regular weekly spot
at London's Comedy Store.
Lee's break came in 1993 when he took the Edinburgh
Festival by storm, winning the prestigious Perrier
Award. That same year he achieved a life-long
ambition by performing and selling out for two nights
at The London Palladium. And he soon won the Time
Out Award for Comedy.
In 1996 Lee returned to London with a sell-out, eight
week run at London's Lyric Theatre breaking all box
office records for a solo comedian at a Stoll Moss
Theatre. He then took his show Same World, Different
Planet on a major UK tour before returning to London
for a two-week run at the Apollo Theatre. There he
recorded the best-seller, Lee Evans Live- Different
Planet Tour. A subsequent Christmas special of The Lee
Evans Show was shot for ITV at London Studios .
In 1998 Lee returned to the Apollo for a further tenweek, sell-out run. In 2002 Lee became the first solo
comedian to play Wembley Arena for two sell-out
nights performing to 20,000 people.
Lee
LatchfordEvans
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Lorraine
Kelly
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Lee shot to fame in one of Britain's most successful pop
bands ever, Steps, who achieved 14 consecutive top
ten hits in the UK alone and sold over 20 million
albums world wide. Since leaving the band in 2001 Lee
has stared as Teen Angel in the London West End
production of Grease but has mainly kept out of the
media spotlight to focus on training to achieve his
personal training and nutritionist qualifications with
Future Fit Training, which he achieved with distinction
in March 2009. Lee is keen to promote healthy living
and his new online fitness magazine, famouslyfit.com
which launched in May 2009.
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Lorraine is a Scottish television presenter and
journalist best known as a presenter for GMTV, the ITV
morning television station. She currently presents her
show GMTV with Lorraine which airs Monday to
Thursday at 08:30 on GMTV. Lorraine writes weekly
columns for The Sun and Sunday Post and is also the
agony aunt for Best magazine. She is an honorary
colonel with the Black Watch Cadets and lives in
Dundee with her husband Steve and daughter Rosie.
Marino
Franchitti
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Mark
Chapman
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TBC
Scottish born, Marino Franchitti began karting at the
age of eight and over the next six years won various
Scottish karting Chamionships. The following three
years saw Marino competing in Formula cars in the
British Formula Vauxhall and British Formula Ford
Championships. In 2001 he moved into sportscar
racing and in his first year was selected to drive for
Porsche Cars Great Britain and won the British GTO
Championship taking 11 podiums in the process, an
achievement for which he received various prestigious
awards including the BRDC’s John Wolfe Trophy for the
best endurance driver. Since 2002 Marino has
competed in the USA in Grand-Am and the American Le
Mans Series, initially in the GT2 category, but moving
to LMP2 in 2007. Last year Marino finished second in
the ALMS LMP2 Driver Championship, taking 10
podiums from 10 races. This year, in addition to the
ALMS, Marino will compete with his team at the 24
Hours of Le Mans. Marino, married to Holly, lives in
London and amongst his hobbies and interests he
enjoys reading, physical training as well as historic
motorsport and is a regular competitor at the
Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival
meetings.
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Mark is a sports presenter, journalist, BBC 5 Live
anchor and Radio 1 DJ. Mark recently presented Match
of the Day, anchoring the BBCs live coverage of Italy v
Northern Ireland. Mark has also hosted Five’s live
Series A coverage, Football Italiano, as well as its
weekly football show, Football Night.
Mark
Goodier
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Mark LewisJones
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Mark Goodier is one of the UK’s most respected
broadcasters. With a career spanning 25 years in both
local and national radio Mark has become one of the
most recognisable and trusted voices in British radio
today.
He is currently presenting Mid-mornings on Smooth
Radio in London and across the UK, Mark's other
presenter credits include BBC Radio 2, the Official
Classic FM Chart Show, Smash Hits! Chart across
commercial radio, Real Top 40 on Real Radio and
various programmes for the BBC World Service.
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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 , and a soldier
in Troy.
Matthew
Pritchard
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Star of the hit TV show Dirty Sanchez Matthew
Pritchard is putting his celebrity lifestyle on hold on
Sunday 25 April as he joins thousands of people in
running the Virgin London Marathon. Pritchard is
running for Samaritans, the charity that supports
people in emotional distress, including those
experiencing suicidal feelings and he is hoping to raise
a massive £10,000 for them.
Pritchard said: “I decided to run the marathon for
Samaritans as it provides an amazing service for people
in distress, confusion and those in desperate need for
help. Not everyone can speak to a member of family or
friends about their problems, but Samaritans is always
there 24 hours a day. Please donate however big or
small, every penny will help me reach my £10,000
total.”
Martin
Roberts
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Matt
Roberts
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Martin is one of the UK’s most respected Property,
Travel and Lifestyle TV presenters and journalists.
Over the past 25 years he has appeared on BBC TV and
Radio, ITV, CNN and Satellite TV Worldwide. He was a
regular presenter on ITV’s top rated travel show Wish
You Were Here for eight years and was the Travel
Editor of Woman magazine for 15 years.
For the past seven years he has written and presented
the hit BBC property auction show Homes Under the
Hammer, which is now in its 14th series, and is shown
on BBC1 and Satellite channels worldwide. He is also
the BBC’s UK and Overseas Property Expert, appearing
on programmes such as BBC Breakfast, The One Show,
BBC News 24, The Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2,
Moneybox on Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 LIVE.
Martin has written several books including Making
Money from Property and as well as several children's
books.
Matt Roberts is one of the world's most recognized and
leading personal trainers, and is the name that is
synonymous with training in the UK. Matt kick-started
the personal training phenomenon by opening London's
first exclusive one-to-one personal training centre in
1995. Now renowned as personal trainer to the stars,
Matt is responsible for creating some of the most
famous physiques in fashion, music, politics and
industry, including Tom Ford, Naomi Campbell, John
Galliano, Trudi Styler, Amanda Holden and Mel C.
Matthew
Wolfenden
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Matthew is famous for his role in Emmerdale where he
plays the son of Eric Pollard, David Metcalfe. He has
also appeared in Hollyoaks spin off Let Loose and was a
member of the British Gymnastics Squad before
retiring injured.
Michelle
Heaton
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Michelle Heaton was born in Gateshead, on 19th July
1979. From the age of 3 she attended the Sandra
Ravely’s Stage and Dance School. With a passion for
singing she annually entered into the Haven holiday
talent search from nine to 17 years old; each year
winning the regional finals.After studying at Emmanuel
College she decided to follow her passion for acting,
enrolling for drama and performing arts at Newcastle
College, where she graduated with distinction.
On leaving College, she had a brief career as a dancer
while auditioning for singing and acting jobs.
In 2000, ITV launched the nationwide talent search
Popstars.. Although Michelle made it to the final ten,
she unfortunately did not make it to the final five and
joined with the other final four contestants, who
formed ‘Liberty X’. Over six years the band received
many accolades, including nine top 10 singles, a Smash
Hits Award and a Brit Award.
Upon leaving the band in 2007, Michelle’s TV career
has gone from strength to strength including Michelle
and Andy’s Big Day, entering the Celebrity Big Brother
house in 2009, Channel 4’s ‘Celebrity Come Dine With
Me’, Co-presenting ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here
Now’, and an array of Irish TV Shows.
Michelle is currently studying to become a personal
training and nutritionist .
Michelle
Ryan
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Michelle was previously best known for portraying the
role of Zoe Slater on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
She has also starred in the 2007 television series
remake Bionic Woman. More recently she has appeared
as the wicked sorceress Nimueh in the 2008 BBC TV
series Merlin, and as Lady Christina de Souza in an
Easter 2009 episode of Doctor Who. Michelle is a
patron of CLIC Sargent.
Natalie
Imbrulgia
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Propelled by international hit Torn, her debut album,
1997’s Left Of The Middle, sold seven million copies,
but it was her last studio album, 2005’s Counting Down
The Days, that went to Number One, with lead single
Shiver becoming the most played song on British radio
that year.
She’s finished with acting for now, although she really
enjoyed making Closed For Winter, an Australian movie
released last year. She’s an enthusiastic charity
campaigner helping to fight against obstetric fistula
and has visited Ethiopia and Nigeria twice in the last
four years. ‘We’ve raised over £750,000 for women
suffering from this condition,’ she will say, ‘we’ve
started a project that trains community health workers
in basic healthcare, who can go back to their
communities and encourage others to come forward as
well as providing free treatment for women. We’ve
trained surgeons, and brought surgeons out from the
UK.’
Natalie is an ambassador for Sir Richard Branson’s nonprofit foundation of the Virgin Group - Virgin Unite.
She’s a campaigner who’s not to be trifled with – she
recently addressed the United Nations Economic and
Social Council in Geneva, encouraging government
ministers to return to their countries to make the fight
against fistula a priority on their finance and health
agendas.
She is running in aid of the Campaign To End Fistula
and Virgin Unite.
Nick
Anstee
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Nick Anstee became Lord Mayor of London in
November 2009. He is a keen runner who will be
tackling his 16th marathon at this year's Virgin London
Marathon.
Sport is a big part of Nick’s life and he first ran the
marathon in 1991, he has since run another 15
marathons raising more than £100,000 for various
charities. Nick Anstee joined the Board of Directors for
the London Marathon in 2005.
Nick Anstee believes that training for the Virgin London
Marathon has helped to develop the mental toughness
to take on the role as Lord Mayor of London as he
fights for the ‘City’. Nick’s best time is 3:45, but his
challenge this year will be to beat the Red Arrows who
he will be joining at the start line.
Nick will be running for Pitch Perfect, benefiting both
the Cricket Foundation and the London Symphony
Orchestra to make music and sport available to
disadvantaged young Londoners where such activities
are not part of the their school curriculum.
He will this year be running alongside his daughters
who will be running the marathon for the first time.
Nicola
Wheeler
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Oliver
Gavin
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Nicola Wheeler made her debut screen role in
Coronation Street and in 2000 began her role as Nicola
Blackstock in Emmerdale.
TBC
Oliver Gavin is one of Britain’s most successful
international GT sports car drivers. The former British
F3 Champion and Formula One test driver has plied his
trade in North America for the last nine years for
Corvette Racing, representing the automotive giant,
General Motors. He has achieved three American Le
Mans Series GT1 Championship titles and four GT1 class
wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the last decade, and
in 2010 will be gunning for more titles in the highly
competitive GT2 ‘production’ class. He will also be
racing a Corvette in Europe, South Africa and South
America in the new FIA GT1 World Championship.
A keen marathon runner in his spare time, he has
raised over £15,000 in recent years for charities along
the way. At his instigation, this year the British Racing
Drivers’ Club will be entering a team of 14 of its
members, of which Oliver is one, running for the CLIC
Sargent children’s cancer charity. He is married with
three children and lives in Northamptonshire.
Paul
Stocker
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Paul has appeared in several films including Atonement
and Mark of Chain, Wimbledon and Tomb Raider. Paul
has recently starred in Blue Murder.
Phoebe
Thomas
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Phoebe Thomas made a name for herself by playing
Holly Curran in Night and Day from 2001 to 2003.
Phoebe has also taken on roles in Family Affairs,
Teachers and is currently playing Student nurse Maria
Kendall in Holby City.
Ray
Macallan
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Ray Macallan has had many television appearances;
The Bill and EastEnders to name a few.
Red Arrows
The Red Arrows are swapping their famous red flying
suits for their running kits as ten of them take on this
year's Virgin London Marathon. They will be meeting on
the Start line, the new Lord Mayor of London, Nick
Anstee, and beginning the race formated around him.
Some of the pilots’ wives and partners will also be
running with them as they hope to raise a total of
£40,000 for the RAF Association’s Miles More Minutes
Wings Appeal project. The money raised will fund
more ‘talktime’ telephone credit so that personnel
serving overseas can call home to their loved ones
more frequently.
All Red Arrows pilots have served on operations
including Iraq and Afghanistan and so recognise the
importance of being able to keep in contact with
family and friends to give and receive support over the
months they are away from home.
2010 will be the Red Arrows’ 46th display season. Since
the Team’s creation in 1965, the Red Arrows have
flown over 4,200 displays in 53 countries.
RAF Association's
Wings Appeal
Richard
Branson
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Richard Branson born in 1950 and educated at Stowe
School. It was here that I set up Student magazine
when I was 16.
In 1970 I founded Virgin as a mail order record retailer,
shortly afterwards I opened a record shop in Oxford
Street, London. In 1972 we built a recording studio in
Oxfordshire where the first Virgin artist, Mike Oldfield,
recorded 'Tubular Bells'. In 1977 we signed the Sex
Pistols and we went on to sign many household names
from Culture Club to the Rolling Stones,
With around 200 companies in over 30 countries, the
Virgin Group has now expanded into leisure, travel,
tourism, mobile, broadband, TV, radio, music festivals,
finance and health and through Virgin Green Fund we
are investing in renewable energy and resource
efficiency.
In February 2007, we announced the Virgin Earth
Challenge - a $25 million prize to encourage a viable
technology which will result in the net removal of
anthropogenic, atmospheric greenhouse gases. In July
of the same year I had the honour of joining my good
friend Peter Gabriel, Nelson Mandela, Graça Machel,
and Desmond Tutu to announce the formation of The
Elders, a group of leaders to contribute their wisdom,
independent leadership and integrity to tackle some of
the world's toughest problems.
I am also very proud of the work of Virgin Unite, our
not-for-profit entrepreneurial foundation.
Richard
Harrington
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Rich
McCourt
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Richard Harrington has recently appeared in TV Series,
Spooks and Casualty, Holby Blue, Dalziel & Pascoe and
Silent Witness.
TBC
"Dick", Rich McCourt, is an English actor and presenter
of radio and television, best known as one half of the
comic duo Dick and Dom. His older brother is the TV
presenter James McCourt.
From 14 October 2007 to September 2008 he and work
partner Dominic Wood presented the Sunday morning
show on BBC Radio 1.
Richard
Westbrook
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TBC
Richard Westbrook is a professional racing driver from
London, notable for his success in International GT
racing.
He is the current FIA GT2 Champion, following a
sensational season driving a Porsche 997 GT3 RSR for
Prospeed Competition in 2009.
Having won the Porsche Carerra Cup Great Britain in
2004, Richard was crowned Champion of the Porsche
Mobil 1 Supercup in 2006 and 2007, and was rewarded
with a Porsche Factory Deal in 2008 to race in the FIA
GT Championship, American Le Mans Series and Le
Mans Series.
Richard started 2010 on a high with a podium finish at
the Daytona 24 Hours in his Prototype debut and hopes
to build on this success for the season ahead. In his
main programme Richard will compete in the Le Mans
Series in a Porsche with Prospeed Competition, and
will also compete in the Nurburgring 24 Hours, and VLN
Championship.
His busy racing schedule means that Richard will have
less time to train and he will even be flying back to
London after racing at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife in
Germany on the Saturday night before the marathin,
meaning he will have just under 14 hours between
getting out of his race car and standing on the starting
line in Blackheath.
Richard is currently based in Richmond, and enjoys
Ricky
Groves
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TBC
Ricky is an actor best known for playing Garry Hobbs in
Eastenders between 2000-2009. Ricky appeared in
Strictly Come Dancing, Series Seven where he reached
week 10.
Ricky
Whittle
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Ricky Whittle was born in Oldham near Manchester. His
father was in the RAF which involved travelling to
different RAF bases around the world. A keen
sportsman, Ricky excelled in various sports
representing his country at youth level in football,
rugby, American football and athletics.
After being scouted by both Arsenal and Celtic football
clubs, an injury forced Ricky to pursue a Law degree
with Criminology at Southampton University. Here he
began modelling, becoming the face of a Reebok
campaign in 2000.
After a successful audition for Sky One's "Dream Team",
Ricky left university to pursue an acting career. After
two action-packed seasons as Dream Team's "bad boy"
Ryan Naysmith, Ricky appeared as a guest character on
BBC One's Holby City.
Sadly, after breaking his leg, Ricky was bed bound for
a few months and was told he would never run again
and would be lucky to walk without limping.
However, Ricky returned to "Dream Team" and a new
storyline was written in which his character broke his
leg, allowing him to recover on the show.
Ricky is perhaps most recognised for his part in
Hollyoaks as Calvin valentine.
He has also made several guest appearances on shows
such as celebrity weakest link and lets dance for comic
relief.
Rick
Guard
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Rob
Barff
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Robert
Portal
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Hailed as the British Michael Buble and popular
amongst some of the world’s biggest celebrities such
as Barbara Streisand and the Bee Gees, swing and jazz
singer, Rick Guard's first ever single was one of the top
75 highest radio played records in the world. He wrote
the hauntingly emotional track Missing Person about
his mother's battle with Alzheimer’s after she passed
away and took time away from performing when
helping his father nurse his mother through the disease
before her eventual death. The song, and the album,
Anyone But Me, is dedicated to her and as such, Rick
has teamed up with Alzheimer’s Society, a cause for
which he has been a huge supporter, to make a
contribution from every sale of the album.
TBC
Rob is one of the UK’s leading sportscar drivers.
Specialising in endurance events, including the Le Mans
24 Hours, Daytona 24 Hours, Sebring 12 Hours, Dubai
24 Hours & Spa 24 Hours. He has numerous British GT
race victories & Le Mans Series 1000km podium
finishes. Currently he regularly races around the world
– most recently in the 2010 UAE GT Championship, and
will be racing in the Spa 24 hours and Sepang 12 Hours
later this year.
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Robert has appeared in several television series
including the Hogfather and BBC's The Amazing Mrs
Pritchard and film credits include Stiff Upper Lips and
Mrs Dalloway.
Russell
Howard
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TBC
Known to millions as a panelist on BBC Two's Mock The
Week, Russell has been a regular guest on Never Mind
the Buzzcock's (BBC Two) and Would I Lie To You? (BBC
One) along with hosting Comedy Central's Edinburgh
and Beyond and twice appearing on Live at the Apollo
(BBC One). In 2009 Russell brought his unique take on
the world to BBC Three with Russell Howard's Good
News – the channel first topical comedy show.
But it is on stage where Russell really storms it. Three
previous tours Wandering (2006/7), Adventures
(2007/8) and Dingledodies (2008/9) have all
completely sold out including three nights at the
Hammersmith Apollo and a huge show at Wembley
Arena. In 2009 Russell embarks on his Big Rooms and
Belly Laughs Arena tour playing 10 of his largest gigs so
far.
Russell's debut DVD, Russell Howard Live, was released
in 2008 and was one of the best selling stand-up titles
that year. His follow-up Russell Howard Live –
Dingledodies, recorded at Brighton Dome,
Ryan
Philpott
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Ryan is an actor and TV presenter. He has appeared in
many popular TV Drama Series and Comedy shows
including Harry Hill’s TV Burp, Rosemary and Thyme
and is currently to be seen as Sgt. Kenny Morris in
BBC’s EastEnders. Ryan is also a compere of live events
such as A Place in the Sun Live and The London Golf
Show. This will be Ryan’s fourth London Marathon and
he is determined to beat his time from last year of
three hours and fifty four minutes to cross the line in
under three and a half hours. Ryan has chosen to run
for Sparks the children’s medical charity who he has a
long association with. He says “Sparks is a charity near
to my heart and I am very proud to be a part of the
wonderful and dedicated work they do in helping
children to be born healthy and to stay healthy.”
Sam
Branson
TBC
Sam, 24, has been thrust into a non-stop adventure
filled life since leaving school. Sam travelled the world
before studying the art of music in Los Angeles CA. He
has also been on a number of Arctic expeditions to
raise awareness about climate change. This included a
three month expedition covering 1,400 miles.
After writing a book about the area he, his father and
sister attempted to break the Trans-Atlantic sailing
record. They were on path to smash the record before
the conditions became too much for the boat and they
had to abort the attempt due to a ripped sail.
Currently running a production company for TV and
film, Sam is no stranger to a mental and physical
challenge. The only thing holding him back on this one
is a number of injury’s, which could prove fatal to the
attempt.
Sarah
Hadland
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Shauna
McDonald
PT: 03:45
TBC
Sarah will soon be appearing in Abi Morgan’s latest
Drama "Royal wedding" as ‘Sherry Garvey’ on BBC2.
Sarah plays ‘Stevie’ in the recent BBC2 hit comedy
"Miranda" and starts filming series 2 this summer. She
has just finished filming her 3rd series of the award
winning sketch show "That Mitchell and Webb Look"
also BBC2. She has appeared as regular characters in
numerous comedy series including : ‘Gillian’ in 2 series
of "Moving wallpaper" for itv1 , Horrible Histories ,
Broken News, also The It Crowd, Saxondale,
Greenwing, Peepshow, Lovesoup among others.
Sarah was really excited to share a scene with Daniel
Craig in "Quantum Of Solace" and has starred opposite
David Tennant in the BBC film "Learners". She also
appears in the recently released "Leapyear" with Amy
Adams.
Other feature film roles include: "Confetti" , "Grow
Your Own", "Magicians" and "Basil".Sarah can be heard
in numerous BBC Radio 4 comedy series including
"Bleak Expectations" and "Edge Falls".
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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.
CHRISTOPHER PLACE THE SPEECH,
LANGUAGE AND
HEARING CENTRE
Sophie
Reade
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TBC
Sophie took part in the reality TV show Big Brother in
2009. She went into the house and very quickly won
over the hearts of the British public. Since leaving the
show, glamour model Sophie has up and moved from
her small town in Nantwich to the big city of London
and has been finding her feet. Now living only a few
doors down from JLS Sophie’s life has urned upside
down with her diary filling up with various TV
appearances, magazine interviews and shoots including
New Magazine and Star, charity events along with
touring the UK clubs and universities doing personal
appearances.
During Sophie’s time in the Big Brother house, the
women’s magazines closely documented her weight as
she publically went from a size 0, to a size 12. Off the
back of this she was asked to front the campaign
against skinny models at the London Fashion Week
event backing girls with curves. As soon as Sophie left
the house she was snapped up by Nuts, the UK’s
leading lad’s magazine, and she signed a contract
which has placed her on the front cover for numerous
releases. She later represented Ann Summers by
showing off their new bigger busted range and opened
a store in London which pulled in quite a crowd! Back
in November she filmed for the Channel 5 show
‘Celebrity Events of 2009’ which aired on Christmas
day and she is currently filming for an Endemol
production which will TX end of February.
Sophie
Thompson
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Steve
Hartley
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Steve
Rider
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Sophie was last seen on telly as 'Stella Crawford' in
EastEnders, and as Helen the clown in the BBC sitcom
'Big Top'.
Last year she was at The Vaudeville with Eileen Atkins,
in Joanna Murray smiths play "Female of the Species'.
Her film credits include, 'Four weddings and a Funeral',
'Gosford Park' and 'Dancing at Lughnasa' .
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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 where he is
appearing on stage.
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Multi award winning presenter, Steve Rider is a well
known English sports presenter and is currently
anchorman of ITV's Football coverage, including the
Champions League, England Internationals and the FA
Cup. He spent 20 years presenting the BBC’s golf
coverage as well as Grandstand, Sports Personality of
the Year and Sportsnight, before joining ITV in 2006.
Steve is no stranger to the London Marathon; he has
run it numerous times before but is excited to be doing
it for the Seve Ballesteros Foundation supporting
Cancer Research UK in 2010.
Steve
Prescott
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Steve Prescott played rugby league for St Helens, Hull,
Wakefield, Ireland and was a GB Lions Tourist. In
September 2006, Steve 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. After surgery Steve was
transferred to The Christie Hospital in Manchester for
chemotherapy treatment to try to control the
remaining disease.
The Steve Prescott Foundation was then created to
raise money for two charities, which were close to
Steve’s Heart, The Christie Cancer Hospital and the
RFL Benevolent Fund, which helps sick and injured
Rugby League Players. Steve at the moment is still
undergoing intense Chemotherapy but this does not
stop him from trying impossible feats, he pushes his
body to the limits.
Steve will again be taking part in this year’s Marathon
hoping to beat his Fathers time of 4hr 30 minutes
which he missed by one minte in 2008.
On New Years Day it was announced in the Queens New
Years Honours List that Steve Prescott had been
awarded a MBE.
Stuart
Hall
PT: 03:00
TBC
Stuart was born on the 18th October 1984 and started
racing in 2000 at the age of 15. He won his first race
in his first ever race that year and went on to win the
Championship in T-Cars. Stuart then did some Formula
Ford Racing until 2004 when he switched to Formula
Renault. He went on to win the Formula Renault
Winter Championship in 2004. In 2006 he competed in
British Formula Three and then in 2007 competed in
the Le Mans 24hours for the first time finishing 4th
Overall, first Rookie and first British Driver. Stuart also
came third in the Silverstone 1000kms race and 3rd at
the Mil a Milhas 1000mile race in Brazil. He competed
at Le Mans in 2008 and then in 2009 joined Aston
Martin Racing where he again competed at Le Mans
and also came 3rd in the 1000kms of Nurburgring.
Stuart has been a BRDC Superstar driver for the last
two years and am now a full member of the BRDC. This
will be his first London Marathon.
Stuart
Pringle
PT: 03:00
TBC
Stuart is the the Secretary of the British Racing
Drivers’ Club (BRDC), membership of which is only
offered to the most successful drivers and other key
personnel in motor sport and is the motor racing
equivalent to a ‘national cap’. Stuart looks after 850
of the top racing drivers from Great Britain and the
Commonwealth from Sir Stirling Moss OBE to Lewis
Hamilton MBE (inclusive!). From their number there
are a dozen other members of the BRDC team running
this year’s Virgin London Marathon for CLIC Sargent.
Much of Stuart's role revolves around the motor sport
that takes place at Silverstone, the circuit which is
owned by the BRDC. The current Club President is
Damon Hill OBE, whom he works closely with and gains
tremendous satisfaction from assisting the next
generation of young professional drivers through the
Club’s young driver schemes.
When not at Silverstone Stuart enjoys time with his
wife and their three young children; often in one of his
vintage cars which are a real passion.
Stuart ran the London Marathon once before in 2005 in
2:59.51 and is hoping to make it in around three hours
again, despite five additional years!
Tegla
Loroupe
PT: 02:40
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Few athletic champions can put the honing of their
talent and skill down to their morning school run.
However, for Tegla Loroupe, the first African woman
to win the New York City Marathon and consequent
marathons across the globe, this was indeed the case.
Each morning, from the age of seven, Tegla would run
10km to and from school, although it was only during
school hours that she became aware of her sporting
potential. At first Tegla was widely unsupported, with
the Kenyan Athletics Federation feeling she was too
small and thin. However in 1988, everything changed,
when Tegla won a prestigious barefoot cross country
race. Having proved her doubters wrong, she began to
carve a career which has cemented her place as one of
the world’s most iconic sporting figures.
The combination of philanthropy with athletics is made
seamless by Tegla, who has dedicated her life to using
her skill and platform to propel a greater cause. In
2003 Tegla created a series of ‘Peace Marathons’
sponsored by her own Peace Foundation.
This passion for making a difference has been
recognised, with Kofi Annan making Tegla a UN
Ambassador of Spirit in 2006. She was later honoured
as the International Sports Ambassador for the
International Association of Athletics Federation. The
following year Tegla was made the Ambassador of
Sport and Peace in Darfur.
Tim
Ewart
PT: 04:30
Tom
Lister
PT: 04:30
Tony
Audenshaw
PT: 02:45
TBC
Tim Ewart is ITN's most experienced correspondent and
has covered major news stories around the world. He
returned from the Africa bureau to become Sports
Editor. Tim's reports are frequently shown on CNN and
PBS station in the USA. This will be his fourth marathon
for Guide Dogs.
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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.
28217
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.
Tony
Gardner
PT: 03:30
Tony
Tobin
PT: 05:00
28198
Tony Gardner is well loved for playing the father in My
Parents are Aliens – ITV1's highest rated children’s
programme.
Other TV work includes two series of Lenny Henry in
Pieces (BBC), Bremner Bird and Fortune (C4), Cold Feet
(ITV) and lead roles in the BBC Grown Ups and
Sunnyside Farm (ITV).
TBC
Tony Tobin started his TV career in 1991 with an
appearance on Granada TV's This Morning and has since
featured regularly on Ready Steady Cook and Can't
Cook Won't Cook, with guest appearances on shows
from BBC's Food and Drink to The Generation Game
and Let's Dance for Comic Relief 2009.
Daniel
'Woody'
Woodgate
PT: 3:30
28206
Daniel Woodgate aka “Woody” is the drummer in the
band Madness. The band achieved huge success in the
1980s with songs such as “Our House”, “Baggy
Trousers” and “It Must Be Love” in total 20 hit singles!
They then took a break and reformed in 1992 for the
“Madstock” reunion festival in Finsbury Park. 3 further
Madstocks followed, including 2009 in Victoria Park
which was a storming success. This year the band
released their new Madness Greatest Hits album “Total
Madness’ which has now gone gold, and have also
released their first studio album in 10 years ‘The
Liberty of Norton Folgate’ which has received much
acclaim and has also achieved gold status. The
Hackney Empire performance is available as a film,
directed by Julien Temple. They have been seen live
by over 500,000 people in 2009 touring in the UK &
abroad, and also playing a triumphant performance on
the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury. 2010 looks set to be
just as busy!
Last year Woody completed the Marathon in 3hrs 42
and this year he is aiming for the 3hr 30min mark and
to raise £8k for Cancer Research UK.

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