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‘Strictly would be my worst nightmare' Olympian Paula Radcliffe on her new BBC role, her daughter's cancer and embarrassing moments on air
Olympic athlete Paula Radcliffe chats to OK! about her role commentating on the BBC ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, how her daughter overcame cancer and the importance of family
Yet, despite winning so many long-distance races, she says for all the career highs and lows – including her infamous roadside toilet stop at the London Marathon 19 years ago – she doesn’t know how she would have done it without the support of her husband Gary Lough. As the Olympic Games gets underway on Friday (26 July) in Paris, Paula, 50, who has been married to Gary for 23 years, says, “When I look back and think, ‘Would I do my career again?’ – had I not had my family with me for a big bulk of it, it would have made it so much harder. Singling out the men’s British 1500m superstar, Josh Kerr, and women’s 800m Keely Hodgkinson as potential medal winners on the running track, she predicts this year’s games will be as thrilling as London 2012.
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