Paddy McGuinness fought back tears after completing his brutal 300-mile charity cycle which raised a whopping £7,556,853 on Friday.
The TV personality, 51, arrived in Glasgow at 10.30am after leaving Wrexham on Monday in a small rally helicopter and was greeted by a large crowd and confetti cannons.
Radio 2’s Zoe Ball was there and hugged him, before he took to the stage to do a duet with 80s icon Chesney Hawkes.
Paddy told Zoe: ‘I can’t believe it. Leaving East Kilbride and I were looking at Glasgow, and it was lit up by the sun. And the streets were lined, I had Sir Tom by my side too.
‘I turned the corner, what a spectacle, what a feeling, thank you all very much. Wow’.
Paddy McGuinness, 51, fought back tears after completing his brutal 300-mile charity cycle which raised a whopping £7,556,853 on Friday.
The TV personality arrived in Glasgow at 10.30am after leaving Wrexham on Monday in a small rally helicopter and was greeted by a large crowd and a hug from Zoe Ball.
Radio 2’s Zoe Ball was there and hugged him, before taking to the stage to do a duet with 80s icon Chesney Hawkes (right).
Zoe gushed about how she had endured the challenge with “so much humility, so much humour, so much love” before joking that she could smell it from where she stood.
After duetting with Chesney on his famous hit The One And Only, Paddy exclaimed: “It’s a moment I’ll take to my grave and never forget.”
Early in the morning he traveled Flintshire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire, Westmorland, Cumbria, Dumfriesshire and Lanarkshire.
Tuning into Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 show early this morning, Paddy admitted “everything hurts” before setting off on the final leg of his journey.
He said: ‘As usual at this time of the morning, everything hurts, everything hurts, but again I just balanced myself here, where I’m going to hit the road.
‘I try to go around and high-five everyone. They say: you have done it, we are all behind you. It just pushes you for that last moment.
Paddy McGuiness has admitted he “was crying his eyes out” during his brutal 300-mile charity cycle as he raised £7,309,045 for Children In End on Friday.
The TV personality is just hours away from finishing his ride around Glasgow on his small chopper motorbike, which has just three gears.
‘I don’t know how I will feel, how I will react. I know one thing: I’ve cried a little these last few days. Damn, Zoe! I’ve been crying my eyes out!’ he added.
Zoe said: ‘You have to get it out! I’ve read a lot of messages from people saying “hearing Paddy cry, it’s so good”.
‘Men sometimes find it difficult to let things out, you have made men and women cry listening to you. You’ve cycled 265 miles, will you ever be separated!’
Paddy will be greeted by crowds of people lining the streets and cheering him on when he arrives at BBC’s Pacific Quay in Glasgow.
Brian May shared a sweet message for Paddy in the middle of his cycle, saying: “Well Paddy has just had this great trip to Glasgow, please give him my love and tell him I hope he gets some rest soon.”
“And to you Bailey, Merry Christmas and lots of love and keep going, okay, God bless you.”
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Paddy revealed he “choked” after seeing the number of people who had come out to support him as he prepared for his 300 mile cycling challenge for Children In Need on Monday.
Girls Aloud also released I’ll Stand By You (Sarah’s version) to raise proceeds for BBC Children In Need.
He opened up to Zoe on her show moments before leaving, where he told how several people had turned up at the Wrexham football ground to cheer him on.
Paddy explained to Zoe that seeing the large crowd of supporters on Monday morning gave him a “good boost” after admitting he felt “depressed and dejected” during days of intense training which left him “not knowing what I was doing.” passing”.
Despite confessing how hard the training was, Paddy said he couldn’t wait to get on his Chopper bike called Patch and “get to work.”
During his chat with presenter Zoe, 53, Paddy told how he couldn’t sleep the night before and revealed he was “excited” and “nervous” at the same time about the big challenge ahead.
The TV presenter also cheekily revealed that he wouldn’t be wearing a full lycra outfit for the challenge as he doesn’t have the “determined physique” to pull it off, noting that he will be wearing regular shorts on top of his lycra. .
Paddy was joined on the football pitch by the Rhos Male Voice Choir, who sang a rousing rendition of the Wrexham FC anthem to boost his morale.
Shortly before leaving, Paddy also received a special message from his friend, cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy, who gave him words of encouragement during their training together.
Chris, 48, told Paddy this would be “the hardest thing he has ever done” and warned the next five days would be “exhausting”.
Paddy explained to Zoe that seeing the huge crowd of supporters on Monday morning gave him a “good boost” after admitting he felt “depressed and miserable” during the days of intense training.
During his chat with presenter Zoe on Monday, Paddy told how he couldn’t sleep the night before and revealed he was “excited” and “nervous” at the same time about the big challenge ahead.
The TV presenter also cheekily revealed that he wouldn’t be wearing a full lycra outfit for the challenge as he doesn’t have “a certain physique” to pull it off.
But it reminded him that in difficult times he should remember the “why”; is rising to the challenge, before adding that he is “inspiring” the nation and that everyone is “so proud” of him.
Paddy said he remembers growing up desperately wanting certain things.
And one of them was a purple Chopper, his bike of choice for his charity ride across the UK.
He told the publication that when he was a child he received a BMX 2000 as a gift and although he has very fond memories of that bike, what he really wanted was a purple Chopper.
He said: “I remember thinking, ‘God, I would give my right arm for that bike.'” I became friends with it, borrowed it from him for a while, and traded it for a Star Wars AT-AT (all-terrain armored transport) toy.’
And decades later, during the first Covid lockdown, to cheer himself up, Paddy bought the same bike he had wanted as a child on eBay for £400.
And it’s his love for that vintage bicycle that inspired him to undertake the mammoth task of cycling across the country for Children In Need.
The presenter will ride in a bright yellow Chopper, with Pudsey Bear’s face on his frame for the endurance task.
The star has not had the help of a personal trainer, and the only cycling advice he has received has been from Olympic gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy (pictured), who recently revealed his terminal cancer diagnosis.
Surprisingly, the star has not had the help of a personal trainer, and the only professional cycling advice he has received has been from Olympic gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy.
The cyclist revealed last month that his cancer had become terminal.
The six-time Olympic gold medalist shocked the sporting world when he revealed he would live with stage four cancer for “the rest of his life.”
But despite the difficult news, the athlete still loves cycling and has been helping his neighbor and friend Paddy with training.
Paddy McGuinness takes part in Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge for BBC Children in Need – donate at www.bbc.co.uk/paddy