A NEWPORT activist is embarking on her latest challenge for charity in a bid to face all of her fears in 2013.

Michaella Louise Johnson, 24, a catering assistant of Newport, resolved to face all of her fears this year beginning with a tattoo and ending with a skydive for City Wildlife Care this month.

Mrs Johnson, will take on one of her biggest fears-flying with the skydiving challenge in Swansea on August 17, to raise money for the charity which rescues injured animals.

"In the new year I set myself a resolution for 2013 to face all of my fears.

"I got a tattoo of a ninja turtle on my foot, I ate mushrooms, banned my self from dying my hair and vowed not to worry about what other people think.

"I'm also really afraid of flying so I set myself the challenge of doing a skydive."

The RSPCA volunteer, who owns three cats, two birds, two rats and a dog, decided to skydive for City Wildlife Care, after her grandad encouraged her to look after injured animals as a child.

"I decided to do the skydive for City Wildlife Care as I think its important that people should have a number they can call to held injured animals, as not everyone is going to know what to do in those kinds of situations," Mrs Johnson added.

To sponsor her visit www.citywildlife.org.uk, typing skydive in to the notes page.