Celebrity News | Katie Price, Sinitta support Gold Challenge event at Olympic stadium

Celebrity News | Katie Price, Sinitta support Gold Challenge event at Olympic stadium. Sinitta, Katie value, Dionne Bromfield and Gareth Thomas were among the celebrities who turned out to support The Gold Challenge Olympic Stadium event yesterday (Sunday).

TV and music stars, Team GB legends and Gold Challenge fundraisers took half during a series of Olympic and Paralympic themed challenges to lift cash for one hundred fifty partner charities. The event featured performances from Britain's Got Talent's 2010 winners, gymnastic troupe Spelbound, and 2007 winner, opera singer Paul Potts, who performed 'Nessun Dorma' before the audience of twenty,000 people.

The X issue finalists a pair of Shoes, who additionally lent their support to the event, told Digital Spy: "It feel's 'totes amaze' to be here. It's good. We're here to induce concerned and begin a handful of the races. simply to literally support the entire event. "It's such an enormous issue and for it to be here - we tend to simply feel extremely proud for our country. We'd like to perform here. that might be superb. The Olympics meets 'The Shoes'. we will not run however we will entertain. there is different celebs."

Sinitta, who additionally participated during a track event, said that it had been "amazing" to be within the Olympic stadium in East London. "It's an excellent chance to be here and be one amongst the primary folks to run on the track," she continued. "I'm a mother of 2 kids and i am here to support Childline, who give a support system for youngsters who are suffering with difficulties.

"It's an enormous family event. it is a massive issue. It's just like the come back of Cool Britannia. It's superb. and that we do have nice sportsmen therefore it is a fantastic celebration coinciding with the jubilee furthermore." Model and reality TV star Katie value joined over one,000 kids for the parade along side boyfriend Leandro Penna and her kids.

"I'm here with Vision," she explained. "It's an amazing day. The sun's out and that i hope everyone's enjoying it. i am unable to wait [for the Olympics] and i am therefore honoured that I've really been on the track, touched and walked it furthermore." Meanwhile, 16-year-old singer Dionne Bromfield, who recorded 'Spinnin' for 2012', the official song for the eight,000-mile, 70-day-long Olympic Torch Relay with Tinchy Stryder, additionally took to the stage to entertain the gang.

"That was superb. completely loved it," she told Digital Spy afterwards. "I mean, to perform at the Olympic stadium. Who will say that? At sixteen furthermore. It's superb. i am an East London lady at heart. I used to measure in Mile finish therefore it's quite like my space. therefore it's nice to introduce young children to the Olympics as a result of not lots of youngsters can be fascinated by it otherwise."

Explaining why the event was therefore vital, she said: "Anything to try to to with supporting charities is extremely vital. i am a lucky, lucky lady with all the items that are happening on behalf of me over the last four years, therefore to be ready to simply facilitate others have even an in. of what I've got, why not? i believed it had been a superb event. " The Gold challenge was hosted by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) as a key take a look at event earlier than London 2012.

Locog Chairman Lord Coe said that the event would be a "fitting thanks to say many thanks to people who are impressed by the Games to induce active and additionally raise cash for charity". Gold Challenge is one amongst the official London 2012 "legacy projects", and aims to harness the joy around London 2012 to inspire folks of each age and physical ability to play sport, whereas raising cash for charity.