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Harry Styles' speedy marathon and other celebrity side quests

A composite picture of Harry Styles in a sequinned red jacket and black trousers with a microphone on top of a background image of a race track. Image source, Getty Images
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Harry Styles ran the Tokyo marathon on 2 March and managed to do it in three hours and twenty-four minutes.

The pop star ran the 26.2 mile race in an impressive time, coming out 6,010th place out of over 37,000 runners.

The multi-award winning musician can really run!

This got us thinking, what other celebrities have activities going on aside from their main jobs?

Read on to find out what we discovered.

Calvin Harris and gardening

A composite image of Calvin Harris DJing with arms raised up and headphones round his neck and an illustration of a bunch of carrots in his left handImage source, Getty Images

Superstar DJ Calvin Harris took a break from music a few years ago and turned his hand to gardening.

Carrots, peppers and even watermelon have all been produced by the We Found Love hitmaker.

Yes, Calvin likes nothing better than to get outside and get those weeds Under Control.

Beyonce and beekeeping

Beyonce in a gold dress holding grammy award with an illustration of a bee hive and a bee next to herImage source, Getty Images

It may seem too good to be true considering her fans are called the Beyhive, but superstar Beyoncé really does keep bees.

In an interview back in 2020 she revealed she has two bee hives with around 80,000 bees.

She got the bees to make honey for her two daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi because it helps with their allergies.

Tom Daley and knitting

Diver Tom Daley sitting in a crowd at the 2024 Olympic Games knitting a brown sock or sleeve. Image source, Getty Images
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Tom Daley knitting at the 2024 Olympic Games

Now that Tom Daley has retired from diving has this side quest become a main quest?

The Olympic diver inspired people to start knitting with his amazing creations often put together poolside between events.

He was first seen knitting at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and has even set up his own knitted clothing company.

This year, Tom Daley is due to appear as the host of Channel 4's knitting competition Game of Wool.

Anne-Marie and karate

Anne-Marie in a white karate outfit or Gi with a black belt demonstrating a punch. Image source, Getty Images
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Anne-Marie in one of the episodes of her series Karate with Anne-Marie

Before her career as a platinum selling artist, pop star Anne-Marie was a three-time world champion in karate.

She even has a song called Karate and released a series of instructional videos on YouTube called Karate with Anne-Marie.