Jonathan Woodgate’s ex is bringing the sexy back to distance running

Whether it’s a pantomime horse, a full diver’s suit or a giant pair of novelty testicles, many people like to add a little spice to the London Marathon by breaking away from the normal tight shorts and vest dress combo. However, all those running in this year’s race (including myself) could face the welcome distraction of Jonathan Woodgate’s former beau Kate Lawler running in lingerie, a promise she has made on the condition of raising £20,000 for a Cystic Fibrosis charity. Yet runners shouldn’t get too excited at the prospect of seeing some celebrity skin - so far the Ann Summers model has raised £145.

Back in 2002, Kate was a humble IT Support worker, whose twin sister pushed her into a Big Brother audition. It proved to be an excellent career move, as she became the first female winner and subsequently the WAG of one the most notorious injury table residents in professional football. She has also participated in some of the finest television programming in the land, including RI:SE (cancelled), Celebrity Wrestling (cancelled), Celebrity Love Island 2 (whose biggest draw was Paul Danan)and Playdate, a late-night ITV2 dating show whose audience could be counted on one drunk unemployable hand.

According to her MySpace profile, Kate is ‘unquestionably one of the most in demand and popular female DJs in the UK today.’ Her current position as a breakfast show co-presenter on the obscure digital station Kerrang! Radio is a solid testament to that fact.

Spoiler bonus: Kate has recently had an unsightly stomach tattoo thing lasered off, and she could be about to get a boob job. Cue uninformative ITV-style documentary: