A spokesperson for Comic Relief recently confirmed Hughes would no longer be taking part in the challenge in a statement: “There were plans for Chris Hughes to be involved, but he is no longer taking part.”Over four days, the group will attempt to travel 100 miles across the Namib desert by bike, foot and skies.
I can’t wait to get stuck in. A line up of celebrities are taking on a 100 mile 'desert triathlon' for Sport Relief in 2020.Over four days, they will take on a 100-mile triathlon across the Namib desert in Namibia to raise life-changing cash and tackle mental health stigma.Sport Relief: The Heat Is On took place later last month (February) and the action was filmed for a BBC One documentary to air TONIGHT, Wednesday March 11 at 8PM on BBC One.Those taking part include BBC Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw, The Saturdays’ Frankie Bridge, TV barrister and presenter Judge Joining them are actress Samantha Womack, journalist and broadcaster Krishnan Guru-Murthy, TV presenter Karim Zeroual and Dr Zoe Williams.They will face exhausting days in the blistering sun as they take on the highest sand dunes on earth and encounter deadly desert wildlife all in temperatures up to 35 degrees Celsius.The BBC One documentary which will air the week of Sport Relief, which is back on Friday 13th March.Nick Grimshaw said: “It’s going to be a huge challenge out there but I know the rest of the team will give me the support I need to keep me going. Seven celebrities take on Sport Relief’s most brutal challenge yet. Organisations who can offer support include Samaritans on 116 123 (www.samaritans.org) or Mind on 0300 123 3393 (www.mind.org.uk). "But this is a fantastic opportunity for me to do something good, to help raise loads of money that will really change other people’s lives. © 2020. ... We’d also banked content ahead of the trip with footage of the celebrities as they prepared for Sport Relief ’s coldest-ever challenge. Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw is set to climb the tallest dunes in the world for Sport Relief, after taking a day off with heat exhaustion. Frankie Bridge training for Sport Relief. © 2020 JPIMedia Publications Ltd.100-mile mission to cross the Namib desert in Namibia, Africa, to raise money for Over four days, the stars have to trek, ski and bike across risky terrain in searing heat to reach a shipwreck on the notoriously dangerous Skeleton Coast.Cameras have been following them since the challenge started on Monday 24 February, to capture their journey for a A whole host of famous faces signed up to take on the challenge for Sport Relief 2020. Sport Relief is back for 2020 and has revealed some of the famous faces taking part in this year’s charity events, including a gruelling 100-mile triathlon on ice. Mental health problems can affect all ages and all genders. We would encourage anyone who identifies with the topics raised in this article to reach out. Okay. They took on the 19 highest sand dunes on earth and encountered deadly desert wildlife, as they crossed the worldâs oldest desert, all in the name of Sport Relief.All the highs and lows, tears and triumphs, will be revealed in full in an hour-long special Sport Relief documentary, Each celeb signed up to the Namibian expedition of epic proportions to help break down the stigma of mental health and raise money for mental health services. I can’t express how much I despise the cold, and I know I have a shock coming to me but we’ve got a great team of celebs going out there. Sport Relief: The Heat Is On is taking place between February 24 and 27. Plus, this is a challenge that will push us to our limits, both mentally and physically, so everything’s going to be on the surface. The Namib Desert adventure began on February 24th and is expected to continue on for four days until Thursday, February 27th.Taking part in the Sport Relief Challenge 2020 are eight of the UK’s best-known faces.Karim Zeroual – CBBC and Strictly Come Dancing starFrankie Bridge – Singer for girl band The SaturdaysSamantha Womack – Starred as Ronnie Mitchell in EastEndersWhile the team of celebrities is now completing their challenge in the sweltering heat of the Namib Desert in the African country of Namibia, this wasn’t actually the original plan.The challenge was originally supposed to follow the celebrities across the freezing wilderness of Mongolia but due to the recent coronavirus outbreak, the event was forced to move to the Namib Desert instead.After some smooth progress for the majority of day one, a spanner was thrown into the works thanks to the news that Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw was suffering from heat exhaustion and would have to sit out the final 2km of day one and would also miss all of day two ( February 25th).The constant sun and 35°c heat in the Namib Desert has clearly taken its toll on the Manchester-born presenter.But luckily for Grimmy and the reputation of Radio 1, the DJ is expected to return to action for days three and four.
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