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Unmasked! Newport teacher Emma in training for London Marathon as Sparkle the Unicorn - with video

It has been an eight-foot mystery, but now the identity of Sparkle the Unicorn has been revealed.

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Emma Otero Salgad in her unicorn costume

All that was known about Sparkle was that she was raising money for blindness charity VICTA and that she was a teacher from Newport.

During an assembly at Haberdashers' Adams School in the town last week, she was revealed to be chemistry teacher and gymnastics coach Emma Otero Salgado.

“This year, my friend’s daughter was diagnosed with a visual impairment,” she said. “Inspired by her, I applied for a charity place for London Marathon 2019 with VICTA.

“So far fundraising has been a great success. Sparkle draws a crowd wherever she goes. It has been an incredibly fun way of realising my dream of running the London Marathon whilst supporting a worthwhile charity.”