Leona Lewis tackles animal charity walk

Singer Leona Lewis showed off her caring side on Sunday as she took part in a charity walk for an animal sanctuary.

The Bleeding Love hitmaker, a keen animal rights campaigner, braved the chilly weather to trek five miles (eight kilometres) for the fundraiser in aid of the Hopefield Animal Sanctuary in Essex.

She was joined by members of the local community and well-wishers, who each donated £5 to take part in the event, and she even took along her own dog Lily.

Lewis is a long-time patron of the non-profit organisation, which takes in needy animals including pigs, horses and ponies.