Taking The Plunge

A host of celebrities take on a Channel-swimming challenge for charity

- Caren Clark, Ian Macewan

She braved the jungle last year in I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Now Coronation Street actress Sair Khan is facing a considerably more daunting task as she takes part in a Channel-swimming relay challenge to raise money for charity Stand Up To Cancer.

Along with Khan, the other celebs taking part are Olympic gold medallists Linford Christie, Tessa Sanderson and Greg Rutherford, The Last Leg’s Alex Brooker, TOWIE stars James Argent and Georgia Kousoulou, singer Simon Webbe, Love Island’s Wes Nelson, Hollyoaks actress Rachel Adedeji and presenter Diane-Louise Jordan.

Helping them to get into shape are experts including Olympic swimmer Keri-anne Payne and Ross Edgley, who last year became the first person to swim around Great Britain. We caught up with Khan, 31, to find out more…