In this capacity, Gradon successfully solicited financial support from Calum Best for the Great North Run in 2011.

Chronicle Live reported that Calum agreed to support this charity after he saw the work Gradon did for the Sara's Hope Foundation.

In 2011, Gradon appeared on Sky Sports in support of the campaign "The Great North Fitness Revolution".

[9] In a March 2018 interview with Radio Aire, Gradon revealed that she was the victim of intense cyberbullying and internet trolls.

[13] On 20 June 2018, at the age of 32, Gradon was found dead by her boyfriend and his brother at her parents' house in Medburn.

[14] A spokesperson for the Northumbria Police reported that there did not appear to be suspicious circumstances and a cause of death was not initially revealed.

[16] Her death sparked a response among media outlets, with the organisation of Miss Great Britain and several members of the cast of Love Island expressing condolences.