Andy Murray, Victoria Pendleton and Jonnie Peacock all want a piece of the Burberry action

 
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18 September 2012
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Sporting stars were queuing up for a spot in the front row of the Burberry Prorsum Spring/Summer 2013 runway show at London Fashion Week last night.

Olympic cycling champion Victoria Pendleton apparently fulfilled a "lifetime ambition" by being present at the show in Kensington Gardens, having recently ditched the Lycra in favour of rather more glamorous attire since her retirement from the track after the Olympics.

"I've wanted so long to come to an event at fashion week, and Burberry have asked me for a couple of seasons and I've been so busy training that I had to say no, so this feels like a lifetime ambition fulfilled," she said. "I've loved it."

Pendleton was not the only sporting star at the Burberry show. She was joined by Andy Murray, fresh from victory at the US Open, with his girlfriend, Kim Sears, Paralympian sprinter Jonnie Peacock and rower Pete Reed.

Among the usual suspects taking their seats were fashion veterans Anna Wintour, editor of US Vogue, and Mario Testino. One Direction's Harry Styles was also there, having earned his place by winning three MTV awards earlier this month, and other names included actor Dev Patel, burlesque star Dita Von Teese, Laura Bailey, Alice Eve, Lady Victoria Hervey and Olivia Palermo.

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