Shilpa Shetty to run London Marathon

Shilpa Shetty will follow in the footsteps of Celebrity Big Brother rival Jade Goody and run the London Marathon.

The Bollywood star - and CBB winner - plans to take part this year and raise funds for Water Aid. She will run as part of a team of ladies from London Pimlico Plumbers who will all dress up as taps.

"I'm excited but also nervous," she told the Daily Mirror. "I keep fit with dancing and working out but this is a big test."

She added: "The Pimlico girls have been helping me with training. They'll want me to fix drains next!"

Water Aid provides sanitation to rural communities in India and other less developed countries. Goody collapsed while running last year's marathon.