It was so beautiful and so peaceful, that it gave me time to sort of, I don't know, reconnect."ĭon't Look Down will see the celebrities pushed to their limitsĪlex will be close to Victoria's heart quite literally when she takes on TV’s scariest challenge show in aid of Stand Up to Cancer later this month. I feel very lucky to have been with such a great group of individuals, thoughtful individuals, and yeah, being in the mountains as well. I think it came around at the right time for me to sort of get involved and because I was in such a supportive and understanding group that definitely helped. "So for me, I know that he'd want me to get out and do something and there's nothing I wouldn't do for him. He wouldn't have wanted to get on the highwire himself but he'd be like, 'you can do it, you want to do it, you go and I'll support you.' He was always very encouraging and one of my biggest supporters and fans throughout my entire athletic career. Alex would always be the one encouraging me to get involved in, give it a go. "I thought, you know, he'd want me to do this. And it was for such a great cause, Stand Up to Cancer. So for me, it was really nice to take that first step out back getting involved with a project or a show or something. "So I've been very reluctant to get involved with anything for a long time because he comes first and I didn't want to let anyone else down. Like, without having to make my excuses or apologies or leave. We didn't know how long he had left and if anything happened, I wanted to be able to drop everything and go home. Moving on to discuss her grief, Victoria continued: "It definitely helped give me some kind of focus to do something constructive because I haven't really accepted any projects over the last couple of years because Alex was ill and then it came on quite suddenly. It was really it was really nice experience." "First of all, having something to focus on and to put my energy into learning a new skill, alongside getting to know new people. "I think I found it really therapeutic," Victoria mused when looking back on her time training in Austria. The cycling champion recalled during the final months of her sibling's life, she was hesitant to take on any projects in order to put Alex first. Speaking exclusively to the Mirror last month, Victoria touched on how therapeutic the experience was and shared how it was the first job she agreed to following the death of her twin brother. It came to me pretty late – I think they were thinking I wouldn’t necessarily be interested in doing something so soon, and I was like, 'Actually, no, I think it sounds really interesting'." "I needed to do something, get back into the swing of things and it was the perfect opportunity coming around at the perfect time," Victoria said when explaining why she agreed to the challenge. The Stand Up To Cancer challenge saw Victoria recently join stars like Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt and and Love Island finalist Chris Hughes spend several weeks training in Austria in a bid to try to master the vertigo-inducing skill, with their progress captured on Channel 4 cameras for a special series called Don't Look Down. Alongside hosted and team leader Paddy McGuinness, Victoria will be one of the brave celebrities tasked with tackling a never-before-attempted feat: highwire walking across a yet-to-be-revealed iconic London landmark.
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