Essex celeb to dress as a bone for London Marathon in memory of little brother
10.04.2023 - 06:43
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© Provided by Colchester Gazette Jake Quickenden will run his first ever marathon dressed as a (Image: PA)"/> AN Essex celeb has revealed he will run his first ever marathon dressed as a “massive” bone in memory of his younger brother. Jake Quickenden’s brother Oliver was just 19 when he died of bone cancer in 2012, the same disease that killed their father four years earlier. Quickenden, who lives in Boxted, rose to fame on the X Factor, but has also won Dancing on Ice, come second in I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here and featured on SAS: Who Dares Wins.
He said running the London Marathon on April 23 will be difficult and emotional but remembering Oliver will motivate him to complete the 26. 2 miles. © Provided by Colchester Gazette Gazette: The Quickenden family (left to right) Adam, Jake, father Paul, Oliver and mother Lisa The Quickenden family (left to right) Adam, Jake, father Paul, Oliver and mother Lisa (Image: PA) “I like to test myself and do these things because I can, I’m still on this Earth with air in my lungs, and my little brother can’t,” he told the PA news agency.
“I’ll remind myself that Oliver would love to be here, doing this and it will drive me on. “It’s a massive outfit. I don’t know how it’s going to be to run in.
” Just Quickenden’s face, arms and legs will be visible in the huge costume which will feature information to explain that sarcoma is bone and soft tissue cancer. “I think when I’m 20 miles in and I can barely walk, I will be quite emotional,” said Quickenden, who hopes to raise £10,000 for Sarcoma UK. “That’s why I have got him there on the costume with me, that will give me the extra motivation.
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