The cast of Coronation Street has heaped praise on Liam McCheyne after the star completed the Manchester Marathon. The Dylan Wilson actor shared a series of pictures running his first marathon, including a beaming shot posing with his medal.
The money that Liam raised for competing was donated to Charlie’s Promise, a charity “dedicated to helping the fight against the rising issue of knife crime in Surrey and across the UK”.
Sharing a post on Instagram, Liam thanked everyone who came to support him as well as his fellow runners, writing in the caption: “First marathon completed. With 2 weeks of training. But what an experience. Thank you so much to everyone that’s donated, all going to the amazing work done by @charliespromisecharity.
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“Thank you for everyone that came out today to cheer on the runners. Thank you to those that sent gorgeous messages throughout the day.
“Huge congratulations to everyone that took part, you should all be incredibly proud. Final thank you to @andy_geelan, wouldn’t have finished that marathon without you mate. 👊🏼👊🏼🙏🏼.”
Several of his castmates congratulated him in the comments, including Betsy Swain actor Sydney Martin, who called him a “star boy”.
Maria Connor star Samia Longchambon wrote: “👏👏👏❤️ Congrats Liam.. amazing achievement for a brilliant cause!”
Mason Radcliffe actor Luca Toolan said the feat was “incredible”, while Kyran Bowes, Kimberly Hart-Simpson, and Tony Maudsley also offered their congratulations.
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Ahead of the marathon, Liam took to Instagram to ask fans for their support while explaining how his choice in charity was linked to the ITV soap.
“Now, I don’t usually do videos like this, but I have a massive favour to ask and I really hope that you can help,” he said in a clip posted to Instagram.
“I’ve signed up to do the Manchester Marathon. I signed up last week, so I’m really cutting it short. I’ve got two weeks to train, I’m gonna give it my best shot.”
He continued: “The charity I’m gonna be doing it for is Charlie’s Promise, which means a heck of a lot to me.
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“We did a lot of work with them when we did the knife prevention story on Corrie. They’re doing unbelievable work, so that’s what’s gonna get me through this marathon.
“I’m gonna give it my best shot, like I said, for an amazing cause. And if you can help, it’d be greatly appreciated.”
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