Annie Tagoe

She was excluded from school 32 times before being introduced to the charity Track Academy, set up using money from Comic Relief.

She became the England Under-17 100 metres champion, she attended Royal Central School of Speech and Drama at 18 years-old, and graduated after three years.

[2][3][4] In 2010, Tagoe worked with MP Dawn Butler and musician Chipmunk on a project to help young people associate with politics.

[9] Tagoe won a European Athletics U23 Championships silver medal for Britain in the 4x100m relay alongside team-mates Corinne Humphreys, Jodie Williams, and Rachel Johncock in Tampere, Finland in 2013.

[11] Competing at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester in July 2023, Tagoe was one of the fastest qualifiers for the final of the women’s 100m race, behind Dina Asher-Smith.