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Amy
Nuttall
The actress and singer, 43, who has appeared in Downton Abbey and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, on her reasons for running
Growing up, I always enjoyed team sports, but anything competition-based, forget it.
Swimming galas were always the worst, I would shy away from any sort of attention on me in a sports capacity. Performing and singing were always more my strengths.
When I was in Emmerdale and coming up to 20, I used to run.
Lots of the cast supported leukaemia charities, so I ran with them at the Great North Run twice.
But I didn't train that much, so found it impossibly hard; both times I came over the finish line crying, thinking I'll never do anything like that again.
I did feol extremely fit when I used to perform in West End shows. We did eight performances a week so l was also exhausted. Sadly, I've never played a role where I needed to be super athletic, although I've always fancied a part where I was forced to get really fit to learn kickboxing or some skill like that for the character.
When my mum passed away two years ago, it inspired me to run again. Mum was diagnosed with a glioblastoma [the most aggressive type of cancer, which starts in the brain] in July 2023 and died in the October. Before she passed, I remember her saying that someone like me should help spread the word about brain tumours and raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity.
That became my focus to deal with
my grief and the trauma of losing Mum.
It was after sharing a bottle of wine with a friend that I thought, I've got to get fit. I'd recorded a song for The Brain Tumour Charity last year, but decided to commit to a race and step outside my comfort zone.
I've signed up for this year's Royal Parks
Half. I've been training since the spring, doing a 10K each week along
Training for a run in her mum's memory and raising money for
with three shorter runs.
I've increased my
The Brain Tumour Charity
distances as the big
day gets closer. And when life doesn't get in the way…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sgr2i2zdyxfvfm27vpjf5vbl/bafkreidftu7tk3zoyzawfrrnp3evaccfitao4qaa5nfzitj644txyonqua)
