Geordie Shore star takes swipe at A-listers after one-legged mountain climb for charity

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Geordie Shore's Natalie Phillips shares fighting talk as she goes up against Lewis Hamilton and Marcus Rashford at the National Diversity Awards.The reality TV star, 33, is up for the Celebrity of the Year award against some big names but believes she has done "more" than the others and deserves the win.

When talking about her nomination, she told the Daily Star: "When I heard the news I was shortlisted and saw all of the other names such as Lewis Hamilton, Marcus Rashford, Raheem Sterling - I nearly keeled over."I'm just a small-town kid from Consett, a town outside of Newcastle."I finished Geordie Shore years and a bit ago.

I never really pushed being a big name. I've just pushed on with my charities."Natalie continued: "Whether I win or not. to even be set by those names for me was massive."Ashley Banjo is a lovely bloke and I speak to him regularly but I never thought my name would be next to theirs."Since leaving the MTV show, the star has been incredibly busy racking up charity work and taking part in multiple mountain climbs.Over the past few years, she has worked with charities such as Centre Point, Get Fit for Mental Wellness and Joe’s Giants, as well as being an ambassador for both Lyla and Lilley’s Stars and Amp Camp Kids.In October 2021, Natalie climbed Mount Snowdon using “just one leg”, to raise awareness for Amp Camp Kids, a charity for amputee children.Talking further about her competition, she also chimed in to add: "What I will say and this may sound a little bit bitchy but if you read the bios on the nominations, I am the only one who has gone out and physically done something."I went out and climbed Mount Snowdon I did it one-legged for amputee children.