'The Traitors' winner Leanne completes Pretty Muddy 5K
The-mum-of-two, who won season three of the hit BBC One show alongside Jake Brown, joined thousands of people for the event at Liverpool's Sefton Park on July 25.
She took part alongside her fiancée Sophie Jones, who was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in July 2024.
Sophie was later given the all clear from cancer in January of this year.
Leanne, who spent 12 years in the army before starring on The Traitors, said: 'It felt like our world came crashing down when Sophie was diagnosed with cancer. It was incredibly hard watching the person I loved most in the world going through so much.
"Race for Life is close to my heart, and it was wonderful to be able to take part in Pretty Muddy with Sophie by my side as well as our family and friends."
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Leanne added: "It was an amazing fun experience – there's no atmosphere quite like it and it's so motivating to know that we were there to help make a difference to so many people's lives through the money raised for Cancer Research UK.'
On March 5 this year at Glan Clwyd hospital, Sophie rang the bell to mark the end of treatment surrounded by her loved ones. She is now in remission.
Cancer Research UK's Race for Life, in partnership with headline sponsor Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, is an inspiring series of 3k, 5k, 10k, Pretty Muddy and Pretty Muddy Kids events which raise millions of pounds every year to help beat cancer by funding crucial research.
Ruth Amies, Cancer Research UK's spokesperson in Wales, said: 'We are so grateful to Leanne and Sophie for taking part in Pretty Muddy.
'It was a fantastic weekend, full of emotion, courage, tears, laughter and hope as people celebrated the lives of those dear to them who have survived cancer and remembered loved ones lost to the disease. Every donation, every pound raised will make a real difference.
'Sadly nearly 1 in 2 of us will get cancer in our lifetime but all of us can support the research that will beat it. We're proud that Race for Life has had such a positive impact. Every pound raised supports our life-saving work, which has helped double cancer survival in the UK over the last 50 years.'
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