1 week Ago
(Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty) Sunday marks the return of the London Marathon for 2025 on the BBC as the legendary race marks its 45th anniversary. Having started in 1981, the London Marathon receives hundreds of thousands of applications every year from elite and amateur runners all over the world. Every year – among both the amateurs and elites – there are numerous famous faces from the world of TV and entertainment, often raising money for their chosen charities.
In 2025, the likes of Romesh Ranganathan, Harry Judd, Alexandra Burke, Joel Dommett and more will be running the 26.2 miles from Greenwich Park to St. James' Park.
Of course, they won't be the first celebs to ever take part – but they'll be hoping to avoid London Marathon scandals that have hit celebs down the years. Here's every occasion a big name entered the Marathon but probably finished the race wishing they hadn't bothered. Katie Price (2018) Katie Price attempted the London Marathon on two occasions (Picture: Jonathan Hordle/REX/Shutterstock) Katie Price entered the 2018 London Marathon aiming to raise funds for research into idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, on behalf of her mother.
IPF causes scarring of the lungs and makes breathing increasingly difficult, but there are no known causes for the disease and still no known cures either. Dressed in a costume that featured a giant pair of lungs, Katie set off, aiming to finish under the seven-hour finishing time she'd recorded back in 2009. The I'm A Celeb star tragically suffered a miscarriage in the middle of the 2009 race, but soldiered on and still finished bravely with a more than respectable time.
Sadly for Katie, a knee injury that cropped up just six miles into the 2018 Marathon brought her second attempt to a premature end, leaving her unable to finish. Although Katie didn't make it to the end, her costume did. A police officer picked it up for her and cycled over the finish line later in the afternoon.
Jade Goody...
Robert Oliver.
