Writer, TV and radio presenter, performer, nightclub hostess and all around chubby glamourpuss (she said it) Amy Lamé, helps open this year's Equality Walk.

She is joined by other famous faces, Antony Cotton (Corrie's gay seamstress Sean Tully) and eye candy in the form of Mr Gay UK.

The annual walk, designed to help stamp out homophobic bullying, sets off from the Royal Pavilion at 2pm led by Stonewall chief executive, Ben Summerskill.

Ten sweaty kilometres and an aching pair of thighs later the post-walk party kicks off at Legends at 4pm. Expect champagne and something special for top fundraisers and raffle winners.

Prizes include a weekend for two in Paris, including hotel accommodation, Eurostar tickets and £250 in American Express travellers' cheques, a night's stay for two at the five-star Dorchester Hotel in London's Park Land and two tickets to the 2008 Stonewall Equality Dinner.

  • Entrants register on the day or log on to www.royalpavilion.org.uk Call 020 7593 1874.