EastEnders star Lacey Turner on ‘really scary’ London Marathon challenge — and how you can donate to Babs’ Army

EastEnders star Lacey Turner as Stacey Slater wearing her hair down and a red jacket

The London Marathon 2023 takes place this Sunday, April 23, and amongst the 50,000 competitors pounding the tarmac is a group of familiar faces from EastEnders decked out in orange vests.

Babs’ Army is their name, and they’re taking on the grueling 26.2-mile challenge to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK in memory of EastEnders legend Dame Barbara Windsor — better known as the iconic Peggy Mitchell — who sadly passed away from the illness in 2020.