Christie is set to join former Olympic javelin silver-medallist Steve Backley, two-time Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson and Katharine Merry, the Games 400m bronze medallist in 2000, as mentors for the British team leading up to London 2012.
He's also established himself as a silver screen regular: He will appear opposite Steve Carell in Walt Disney 's Dan in Real Life and alongside Kate Hudson in the upcoming Bachelor No. 2.