Stars from the worlds of film, music, TV and sport are taking on the challenge of running the 2022 TCS London Marathon on Sunday 2 October.
Among the famous faces is award-winning actor Cynthia Erivo, who is also a renowned singer, songwriter and guest judge on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.
Londoner Erivo knows what it takes to complete a marathon, having run the TCS New York City Marathon in 2016 – but this will be the first time she has tackled her home-town marathon.
Erivo won a Tony Award in 2016 for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Celie Harris Johnson in The Color Purple and a Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album the following year. She was also nominated for both Golden Globe and Academy Awards for her portrayal of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the film Harriet.
Acclaimed film and TV star Stephen Mangan will also be on the Start Line. Mangan – who has most recently appeared in BBC drama The Split and provided the voice of the eponymous character in Postman Pat: The Movie – will be raising money for Marie Curie.
Other celebrities taking part include McFly drummer Harry Judd and radio DJs Chris Stark and Reece Parkinson.
In addition, reality TV star Mark Wright will also be hoping to make the start line this year after injury prevented him from doing so in 2021.
The full list of famous faces preparing to take part on Sunday 2 October is:
Dr Rangan Chatterjee: British physician, author, television presenter and podcaster
Emon Choudhury: BBC Two’s Race Across the World winner 2020
James Cracknell: double Olympic rowing gold medallist
Cynthia Erivo: actor and singer
Chris Evans: radio and television presenter
Jenni Falconer: radio and TV presenter
Harry Judd: musician
Stephen Mangan: actor
Danny Mills: pundit and former England footballer
Greg O’Shea: 2019 Love Island winner and Irish Olympian
Reece Parkinson: radio and TV presenter
Chris Stark: radio DJ
Iwan Thomas MBE: TV presenter and former GB Olympic athlete
Helen Thorn: comedian and podcaster, one half of Scummy Mummies
Stephen Warnock: former England footballer
Mark Wright: TV personality
The 2022 TCS London Marathon will take place on Sunday 2 October. It will be the final time the event is held in October before returning to its usual spring slot in the calendar in 2023, when it will take place on Sunday 23 April.
