Daredevil Gayle Nicol, a reporter on the Aberdeen Evening Express, is out to prove she is just plane crazy!

The brave 25-year-old is preparing to take part in a charity wing-walk to raise money for cancer research.

Gayle will stand on the top wing of a 1940s biplane as part of a charity event on May 12 in memory of Kevin Humphreys, who died on Christmas Day aged 15.

Kevin fought leukaemia for eight years and had two bone marrow transplants, and during that time Gayle had written many stories about him.

Gayle is now hoping to raise hundreds of pounds in aid of the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust.

Gayle said: “I did a charity abseil last year and vowed never to do anything like that again, but I couldn’t turn down this challenge. It is exciting but at the same time a little nerve wracking.

“I just felt I had to do something to help out the charity. Kevin was a special and very brave young boy.

“Anything which will help other sufferers like Kevin has to be a good thing. I have been busy collecting sponsorship from work colleagues, family and friends.

“But any more donations would be gratefully received. I want to raise as much money as possible.”