Which celebrities are running the TCS London Marathon 2024?
PLENTY of well-known faces will be taking to the starting line to take on the 2024 London Marathon.
The annual event will be held in the capital on Sunday April 21, 2024. Here’s which celebs are set to run in this year’s event.
Which celebrities are running the London Marathon?
Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh Ranganathan is making his London Marathon debut this year.
He has been a patron of Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) since October 2023 and will be running in support of the mental health helpline charity.
Emma Barton and Jamie Borthwick
Emma Barton and Jamie Borthwick have already ran the London Marathon but are doing it for a second time for an EastEnders storyline.
Their characters Honey and Jay are running in memory of Jay’s wife Lola who died of a brain tumour in a storyline from 2023.
Chloe Meadows
After revealing her diagnosis with ulcerative colitis during Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week in December 2023, The Only Way is Essex’s Chloe Meadows will be taking on the marathon in support of Crohn’s and Colitis UK.
She was diagnosed with Colitis six years ago and is now raising awareness of the condition.
Phil Dunster
Actor Phil Dunster will be taking on his first London Marathon for Young Lives vs Cancer.
His cousin’s son Rory was diagnosed with a brain tumour aged just four months old and the charity helped his family.
Natalie Pinkham
Sky Sports F1 presenter and Flackstock co-founder Natalie Pinkham is running the marathon for Samaritans in memory of her friend Caroline Flack.
She said: “Samaritans is one of the charities we support at Flackstock and I love everything that it stands for.”
Joshua Patterson
This isn’t Joshua Patterson’s first marathon but it is his first London Marathon.
He broke the record of running one in every 76 UK cities in 76 days and recently completed the LA Marathon.
Izzy Christiansen
Izzy Christiansen wants to raise awareness of bowel cancer when she runs the London Marathon in memory of her aunt.
The England midfielder told BBC Sport: “I lost my auntie to bowel cancer 18 months ago.
“I was really, really close to her and it was a really tough time.
“I was so determined when I finished playing football to do some fundraising.”
Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain’s richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe is set to take part in the 2024 London Marathon.
Appearing on Geraint Thomas’ podcast he talked about his marathon experience.
He said: “It’s somewhere approaching 40. My project certainly doesn’t have a one in it!
“I did London last year. I did four and a half. I’m doing London again this year. It’s only six weeks away.
How to watch the 2024 London Marathon
Here's how you can watch the London Marathon:
- You can watch on TV on BBC One
- Two live streams – from Tower Bridge and the Finish Line on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport app
- In person – there are five accessible viewing areas on the course
- Highlights show on BBC Two at 6pm
“I trained for London last year and I had a hamstring issue. I was out for five weeks and I didn’t have much time to retrain. I went to Africa, it was quite warm and I had a go. It was okay.
“Exactly the same thing has happened this year. I’ve had five weeks out with a hamstring so I only started training a week ago for London. It’s not very long. I need to get going.”