Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm is gearing up to carry the Olympic torch through her hometown on Friday (01Jun12), ahead of the London 2012 Games this summer (12).
The pop star will show off her British pride as she jogs with the famed flame through Liverpool, England and she took to her Twitter.com page on Thursday (31May12) to tell fans she can't wait to get running.
In a series of posts, she writes, "I Am Carrying The Olympic Torch Tomorrow!!!! Arrrrgggghhhhh! I'll (be) running on Park Drive, Birkenhead Park 6.15pm tomorrow... I will then accompany the torch across the River Mersey to the glorious city of Liverpool for celebrations...! Pride."
Chisholm is the latest star to carry the torch as part of its 70-day journey around the U.K. - Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am, rockers Muse and actor Matt Smith have all participated in the relay.