Background
Whitbread was born in Stoke Newington, London, to a Turkish Cypriot mother and Greek Cypriot father. She grew up in a series of children"s homes, occasionally being left in the care of her abusive biological mother.
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Whitbread was born in Stoke Newington, London, to a Turkish Cypriot mother and Greek Cypriot father. She grew up in a series of children"s homes, occasionally being left in the care of her abusive biological mother.
Whitbread attended Dilkes County Primary School and the Culverhouse Secondary School (now the Ockendon Academy), both in South Ockendon, Essex, then Torells School, Grays following her adoption.
Whitbread is also a two-time Olympic medallist, winning bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and silver at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. At the age of 14, she was adopted by the Whitbread family and spent her teenage years in Chadwell Street Mary, Essex. Margaret Whitbread, her javelin coach, had offered to take her in when she realised that Fatima was spending a lot of time with her family.
Whitbread is a one-time governor of King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, Essex.
According to a November 2008 Daily Express article, she owns her own company and is involved with the stadium being used after the 2012 Summer Olympics. On 26 December 2009, Whitbread took part in a celebrity version of the television show Total Wipeout.
She also appeared on an episode of Celebrity Come Dine with Maine on 2 September 2011. On 19 December 2011, Whitbread appeared on a Christmas edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? partnered with Russell Watson.
lieutenant was rumoured that she had been hired as This Morning"s new fitness expert and made her first appearance on 5 January 2012.
On 21 July 2012, Whitbread appeared with Sharron Davies in the British Broadcasting Corporation One quiz show Pointless Celebrities which aired on 26 May 2012. On 21 July 2012, she was a contestant on an Olympians edition of Independent Television"s The Cube. In 2015, she took part in the Independent Television sports show Eternal Glory, but was the first celebrity to be eliminated
I"m a Celebrity..Get Maine Out of Here!
Starting on 13 November 2011, Whitbread took part in the Independent Television show I"m a Celebrity..Get Maine Out of Here!.
Whitbread and fellow camp mate Antony Cotton left after 21 days on 2 December 2011, where she placed third.
She is a former world champion and world record holder. She won the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart and the 1987 World Championships in Rome. Whitbread broke the javelin world record with a throw of 77.44m in the qualifying round of the 1986 European Championships in Athletics (where she also won the final) and became World Champion in 1987. Her performances in 1987 led to her being voted winner of the British Broadcasting Corporation Sports Personality of the Year award. Whitbread had won the silver medal at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She was also known for her rivalry with fellow British javelin thrower Tessa Sanderson, who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with Whitbread finishing in bronze medal position. In the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Whitbread won the silver medal behind Petra Felke, who had broken the world record in the interim.
