Scarlett Moffatt pulls out of Great North Run at the last minute after raising just £150 of her £5,000 sponsorship target
The telly star has said fans can get back their money after she was unable to race
SCARLETT Moffatt pulled out of the Great North Run at the last minute today after raising just £150 of her £5,000 target.
The telly star has offered to give fans back their sponsorship money now she's unable to race.
Scarlett, 28, had been due to join the other runners in Newcastle today for the gruelling 13-mile course.
However, she pulled out with just minutes to go and posted an apology on her Gofundme.com page.
She wrote: "Unfortunately I can no longer take part in this year's run - instead I will be doing it next year.
"Thank you all so much for your donations.
"I have matched donations to date and have closed the donations on this page.
"I completely understand if you want your sponsorship back, which you can do by contacting the charity directly."
The star, who has just come back form a holiday in Cyprus, was raising money for the Angel Trust
She's an ambassador for the charity, which aims to provide community services in her native North East.
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By the time she pulled out of the run this morning, Scarlett had raised just £150 of her £5,000 total.
The Gofundme pages revealed she had received donations from just 12 people since announcing her plans to take part in the half marathon.
When announcing her plans to race, she wrote on the page: "If you said to me 'Scarlett you're going to run a half marathon 13.2 miles'
"I'd have laughed and said I can't even run a bath! I'm the kind of person who doesn't even go on long walks let alone run.”
Other stars who took part in today's race included fellow Geordie Vicky Pattison, Towie's Pete Wicks and pop star Ollie Murs.
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