{"id":51862,"date":"2025-04-26T10:23:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T10:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/51862\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T10:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T10:23:15","slug":"adele-roberts-chris-evans-and-all-the-celebrities-lining-up-for-the-tcs-london-marathon-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/51862\/","title":{"rendered":"Adele Roberts, Chris Evans and all the celebrities lining up for the TCS London Marathon in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday thousands of people will run the 26-mile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/athletics\/london-marathon-2025-mens-womens-favourites-b1223604.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London Marathon<\/a> and, among the 50,000 participants, there will be some well-known faces. <\/p>\n<p>Among competitors will be reality TV stars, radio DJs, musicians, former football players, actresses, Olympic athletes and even racing drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Evans, Kelly Brook, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/showbiz\/adele-roberts-marathon-maggies-cancer-charity-stoma-national-lottery-b1182812.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adele Roberts<\/a> and John Terry are among the big names to have secured their place for the run.<\/p>\n<p>And many have been sharing their training tips in the lead-up to the 42km test, which will begin, as ever, in Greenwich and finish at The Mall. <\/p>\n<p>For seasoned marathoners like Roberts and Evans, it will be the latest of many trips around London but for others, like Brook, it is a step (or many steps) into the unknown. <\/p>\n<p>Radio host Brook wrote on Instagram on March 2: \u201cI\u2019m not a runner, in fact, I\u2019ve never run more than 5k &#8211; so this was a huge achievement today! Rocky &amp; Apollo would be Proud \ud83e\udd29 20k Completed it .\u201d <\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re attending or participate, you can check the rest of our list to see who you might see on the big day. <\/p>\n<p>Which celebrities are running in the London Marathon?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adam Woodyatt (EastEnders) <\/li>\n<li>Alexandra Burke (singer and actor) <\/li>\n<li>Clara Francis <\/li>\n<li>Craig Parkinson (Line of Duty, Grace) <\/li>\n<li>Jack Greenlees (Shetland, Joan) <\/li>\n<li>Kedar Williams-Stirling (Sex Education) <\/li>\n<li>Kelly Brook (also model and TV personality) <\/li>\n<li>Kimberley Hart-Simpson (Coronation Street) <\/li>\n<li>Lisa McGrillis (Rivals, Sex Education) <\/li>\n<li>Patina Miller (Sister Act, Pippin) <\/li>\n<li>Randall Park <\/li>\n<li>Sam Heughan (Outlander) <\/li>\n<li>Stephen Mangan (also TV presenter) <\/li>\n<li>Thomas Law (EastEnders) <\/li>\n<li>Tony Audenshaw (Emmerdale) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PA-75947491.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sc-eqUAAy kRUyJB\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chris Evans, here with wife Natasha Shishmanian, is a London Marathon veteran<\/p>\n<p>PA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adele Roberts (radio personality) <\/li>\n<li>Cel Spellman (radio host)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Evans (radio presenter) <\/li>\n<li>Craig Doyle (This Morning) <\/li>\n<li>Jenni Falconer (Smooth FM, TV presenter) <\/li>\n<li>Joel Dommett (comedian, presenter) <\/li>\n<li>Joe Wicks (fitness coach, presenter) <\/li>\n<li>Marcus Bean (TV chef and presenter) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/newFile-34.jpg\" width=\"2970\" height=\"1980\" alt=\"\u00c2\u00a9UNICEF\/Soccer Aid Productions\/Stella Pictures\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sc-eqUAAy kRUyJB\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jack Wilshire has a reputation for being injury prone but can he run 42km?<\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chris Newton (former Olympic cyclist) <\/li>\n<li>Danny Mills (former footballer) <\/li>\n<li>Darren Randolph (football goalkeeper) <\/li>\n<li>Gary Rowett (football manager) <\/li>\n<li>Jack Wilshere (former footballer) <\/li>\n<li>James Rodwell (former rugby player) <\/li>\n<li>Jamie Jones-Buchanan (former rugby league player) <\/li>\n<li>Jody Morris (former footballer) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John Terry UCL.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sc-eqUAAy kRUyJB\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if former Chelsea defender John Terry will run the marathon in his full kit<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Terry (former footballer) <\/li>\n<li>Leonardo Bonucci (former footballer) <\/li>\n<li>Michael Jamieson (former Olympic swimmer) <\/li>\n<li>Shane McGuigan (boxing coach) <\/li>\n<li>Sir Alastair Cook (former cricket captain) <\/li>\n<li>Sir Andrew Strauss (former cricket captain) <\/li>\n<li>Sir Jason Kenny (former Olympic cyclist) <\/li>\n<li>Stef Reid (former Paralympic athlete) <\/li>\n<li>Steve Sidwell (former footballer) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reality TV\/entertainment personalities<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Baasit Siddiqui (Gogglebox) <\/li>\n<li>Dr Amos Ogunkoya (The Traitors) <\/li>\n<li>Emon Choudhury (Race Across the World) <\/li>\n<li>Jake Quickenden (singer and TV personality) <\/li>\n<li>Joe Sugg (social media personality) <\/li>\n<li>Kitty Scott-Claus (RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race UK) <\/li>\n<li>Michael Griffiths (Love Island) <\/li>\n<li>Ollie Proudlock (Made in Chelsea) <\/li>\n<li>Spencer Matthews (Made in Chelsea) <\/li>\n<li>Stephen Webb (Gogglebox) <\/li>\n<li>Stevie Bradley (Love Island) <\/li>\n<li>Suzanne Shaw (TV personality and singer) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Harry Judd (McFly) <\/li>\n<li>Rou Reynolds (Enter Shikari) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Helen Thorn <\/li>\n<li>Jack Skipper <\/li>\n<li>Paul Tonkinson <\/li>\n<li>Rob Deering <\/li>\n<li>Romesh Ranganathan <\/li>\n<li>Shabaz Ali <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Influencers\/social media personalities<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Candice Brathwaite (fitness writer and broadcaster)<\/li>\n<li>Courtney Clare (fitness influencer) <\/li>\n<li>Dr Alex George (TV personality and presenter) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other\/multiple categories<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emma Campbell (author, speaker, podcaster) <\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Joseph (nightclub founder) <\/li>\n<li>Paul Ainsworth (TV chef) <\/li>\n<li>Steve Bland (podcast host, journalist) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Sunday thousands of people will run the 26-mile London Marathon and, among the 50,000 participants, there 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