Hi I'm Peta, a Page 3 Girl for The Sun, an FHM 2008 Calender girl, model in publications worldwide and I also work in television.

In December 2007 I visited Headley Court to deliver Christmas stockings to the injured Servicemen and women, and I was profoundly moved by everyone I met. It really inspired me to want to do something to help.

In May 2008 I joined the Halfords Big Battlefield Bike Ride through France which I completed, all 350 miles of it, along with some great blokes from Headley Court who made me determined to keep going. Since then I have climbed Kilimanjaro, cycled across France, marched into London, tobogganed, wingwalked and jumped out of plane in support of Help for Heroes, and in April 2010 I ran the London Marathon. I am honoured to be a Patron and wholeheartedly support the charity.

Virgin London Marathon 2010

In April 2010, Peta ran the Virgin London Marathon to raise money for H4H. The marathon consists of 26.2 miles of hard work but Peta was spurred on by her team mates: Ben McBean, Matt Kingston, and Martin Hewitt, three incredible wounded Servicemen who are ran the marathon alongside her and H4H Chief of Staff, Mark Elliott.

Peta says: "As a patron of this amazing charity I think every little helps and if me making a twit of myself struggling round 26 miles helps, then I'm there."

Please click here to donate to Peta's London Marathon challenge

Kilimanjaro Heroes 2009

Peta joined H4H co-founders Bryn and Emma Parry and five wounded soldiers to climb Kilimanjaro in 2009. Our patron climbed for seven days to the highest point in Africa, 19,300 feet up, battling through driving rain, sleet, splitting headaches and altitude sickness to reach the summit on day six, before descending on day seven. Climbing up to seven hours a day, Peta slept in a one man tent in temperatures ranging from 0 to 15 degrees at night.

The attempt on the summit started at 11pm on the 28th October and our girl climbed for six hours with 1/3 of the normal oxygen available, enduring temperatures as low as -12 degrees. That morning, Peta and the team reached the summit, describing it as 'emotional'.

The Sun Campaign

Peta Todd featured in the Sun's latest campaign for Help for Heroes, which was shown on TV and across billboards in London. Join Peta and 'do your bit' for Help for Heroes!

Horseguards Hotel Launch

Whitehall’s landmark building, The Royal Horseguards, announced its commitment to help support British soldiers wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq through a unique partnership with Help For Heroes and the hotel’s neighbouring regiment, The Household Cavalry. Peta came to the official launch and presented the prizes in the raffle.

Wingwalking

Peta did a wing walk with Cpl Rory Mackenzie, who lost his right leg in a roadside blast in Basra, and Team Guinot. They were sent through the air at 180mph! The trip was aided by The Sun, who wanted to help Rory fulfil his lifetime ambition to do a wingwalk.

Read more at The Sun's website

Peta Bobsleighs with Team GB

Peta Todd joined Royal Marine Paul Trickett in Sestriere, Italy, as he fulfilled his dream of bobsleighing with the national squad. Paul was sent to Italy by The Sun newspaper after his leg was paralysed during his service in Afghanistan. Both he and Peta were sent shooting down the run at 85mph!

The Sun Page 3 Calendar 2009

The Sun's Page 3 Calendar 2009 was produced in support of Help for Heroes, and featured Peta Todd. The calendar was 1940's themed, with models dressing up in wartime inspired costume to raise funds to support our wounded Heroes.

ICAP Charity Day 2008

In December 2008, Peta joined Help for Heroes in a visit to The City for ICAP Charity Day. Every year, ICAP branches across the world hold an event to raise money for many charities. The 2008 event raised over £11 million and Help for Heroes were delighted to be involved.

Exercise Mercury's March

In August 2008, 30 Tri-Service personnel from Blandford Camp and Headley Court carried a stretcher from Plymouth to London in support of Help for Heroes. The stretcher was a symbol of all those Servicemen and women who have been injured on operations in recent years, particularly in Afghanistan and Iraq. This was a 285 mile march across five days whilst carrying a stretcher along some of the highest peaks that the South had to offer.

Our girl Peta joined in the last leg of the march, which raised a phenomenal £15,000 for Help for Heroes!

When it comes to the real thing, the lads will have to complete a ten-mile speed march loaded up with a 35lb rucksack and an 8lb gun. To be successful, a recruit has to nail it in under one hour and 50 minutes. Peta and the recruits faced a two-mile practice run and our girl astonished everyone by completing the course, although a little slower than the pack. Next came the steeplechase, a daunting 1.5 miles of water troughs, tunnels, climbing walls and general hard graft.

Peta said: “It’s cold, wet and muddy. My clothes are soaked and it’s demoralising. I take my hat off to these boys.”

Parachuting with the Red Devils

Giving our girl a taste of free-falling were the Red Devils - the Parachute Regiment’s legendary aerial display team. Strapped to the stomach of instructor Sergeant Jay Webster, Peta leapt from a plane at 13,000ft and plummeted earthwards at 120mph. Once through a cloud bank Jay opened the canopy and they drifted down, landing on the airfield at Netheravon, Wiltshire.

If you would like to do a parachute jump with the Red Devils like Peta, please click here to find out more.

Peta at the Celebrity Driving Challenge

Peta took part in the Celebrity Driving Challenge at the British Motor Show in London's ExCeL Centre in July 2008. The event was held in support of Help for Heroes and aimed to raise awareness for our wounded Servicemen and women. As part of the challenge, two teams of celebrities were tested on manouvres found in the national driving test and our girl was on the winning team!

Peta Joins Halfords' Help for Heroes Bike Ride

In May 2008, Peta joined 300 riders on the first Halfords' Help for Heroes Bike Ride. She cycled 350 miles across the battlefields of France in support of our wounded soldiers, raising several thousand pounds in sponsorship.

Peta's Bikeride diary

Friday 30th May 2008

"Today the Help for Heroes bike ride visited a memorial to all those soldiers who were never found in WW1. It was one of the most moving experiences of my life. To see the endless list of names of men who died fighting for us but could never be given a proper burial is so sad. It was definitely an emotional moment for the soldiers who are doing the ride as well. It’s not often you see hard-as-nails Paras and Marines with misty eyes.

I think everyone is getting tired but it’s close to the end now. The pace has certainly slowed and even thosespeedy guys who were racing ahead on the first couple of days are feeling the strain. I’m looking forward to getting home and seeing my friends and family too.

As the ride has gone on, people have really opened up with each other and the team spirit is great. I’ve made countless friends and have so much respect for the attitude and resolve of Our Boys.

When I do get home I’m going to sit in the bath for about three days. My legs are numb and I lost feeling in my bum days ago."

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