I've been lucky enough to have one of Beat's charity places for the London Marathon. Beat is a wonderful charity who's work doesn't go unnoticed. It is a charity with a really big space in my heart and forever thankful for all the tremendous work they do.

Running the London Marathon has always been a dream of mine and I can't wait to run it for this special charity.

I am fundraising for Beat, the UK's eating disorder charity. Beat supports anyone with an eating disorder, their friends and family, as well as professionals working with or worried about an individual in their care.

These serious mental illnesses include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. 1.25 million people in the UK have a diagnosed eating disorder. They affect people of all ages and backgrounds, and up to one in four sufferers are male. Eating disorders cost the UK's economy £16.8 billion each year.