2019-09-30_Hello!_Magazine_UK

REPORTS: EMILY HORAN. KATHRYN WILSON. PHOTOS: AMANDA HOLDEN. BACKGRID. GETTY IMAGES. LADY

FARAH.

MEGA.

REX

FEATURES

SIMPLY THE (PERSONAL) BEST

ingtheredoesn’thavetobe

elinessfora long-distancerunner,

arahprovedherselftobethe

t runningpartnerwhenshetook

theGreatNorthRun.

ning herOlympic champion

ndSirMotorunthe13.1miles

Newcastle-upon-Tynetothe

l townofSouthShields,the

ar-oldmumoffourwas

htedtosmashherpersonal

runningtime.

ftertenweeksoftraining,

a crossedthefinishlinein

mpressiveone hour, 42

utesand 37 seconds.

ir Mo,meanwhile,romped

is sixthconsecutivevictory

record fortheevent–

shingafter 59 minutesand

enseconds(right).

Sharinganimageofthe

o ofthemcelebrating(left),

niatoldherfans:“The

ardworkpaid off... No

tterfeelingthancrossing

e finishline.”

Herhusbandwasequally

elighted, writingonhis

nstagrampage:“Amazing

ayintheofficeforFARAH

amily.Proudofher..!!”

Speaking before the

race, Tania, who has

children Rhianna, 14,

seven-year-oldtwingirls

Aisha and Amani and

Hussein, three, with Mo,

saidshelovedthefactheryoungsterswerenow

talkingaboutherrunning,too.

“Oneofthetwinswasbraggingtoherfriend

thatI’drun 100 milesinonego,”shesaid.“Itwas

sosweet.It touchedmethatshewastalkingabout

merunningandnotherdad. It feels nice that the

kids are proud of me.”

The Inside Story

W

itha successfulTVandradiocareer,Am

Holdenknowsallaboutbeingonair.

plummetingthroughitandheadingfor

groundfromsome10,000ftupwasa firstfor

Britain’sGotTalentjudge.

Amanda,48,tooktheplungeoutofa pl

flyinghighoverBrackley,Northamptonshire

partofHeartRadio’sBigSkydiveinaidofpar

companyGlobal’sMakeSomeNoiseinitiati

which funds small charities that h

disadvantagedchildren,youngpeoplea

their families.

Sayingshewas“super-excitedtodoit,[b

alsomorethana littlescared”,theHea

BreakfastShowco-presenterputherlifein

freefallwitha tandemskydive(left).

“It’sa positivething,”shesaid.“Iknowth

withthemoneyraisedwecanmakesom

massive,life-changingdifferences.”

Helpingtokeeptheactressgroundedwer

sisterDebbieandmumJudy,whoproudl

describedAmanda as“alwaysgame for

anything”astheysignedupforthesky-high

challengethemselves.

Followinghersafelanding– andwitha

broadsmile– Amandadescribedthejumpas

“adreamcometrueanda realboxticked”.

Sheadded:“Ifoundanoverwhelming

senseofcalmas wewentupintheplane...It

feltveryserenewhenthedoorsopenedand

I hadabsolutelynoworriesaboutjust

jumpingout.”

Sharinga videoonline,shetoldher

Instagramfollowers:“What an incredible

experience that was.”

IS A CHUTE-ING STA

WITH CHARITY JUM

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