Paddy McGuinness broke down in tears after hearing he had raised an incredible £1,000,277 for Children In Need during his challenging 300-mile charity cycle on Wednesday.
The TV personality, 51, was overcome with emotion and even struggled to speak after BBC Radio 2 star Zoe Ball told her her challenge surpassed £1million in donations.
Paddy started his cycle on on Monday at Wrexham Football Club and hopes to finish in Glasgow on Friday, all while riding his small chopper bike that has three gears.
The star will travel through Flintshire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire, Westmorland, Cumbria, Dumfriesshire and Lanarkshire.
As he sat down to take a breather, Paddy tuned into BBC Radio 2 with Zoe and Vernon Kay to find out the total funds raised.
Paddy McGuinness, 51, broke down in tears after hearing he had raised an incredible £1,000,277 for Children In Need during his challenging 300-mile charity cycle on Wednesday.
The TV personality was overwhelmed with emotion and even struggled to speak after BBC Radio 2 star Zoe Ball told her her challenge surpassed £1million in donations.
Paddy started his bike ride on Monday at Wrexham Football Club and hopes to finish it in Glasgow on Friday.
Zoe said: ‘The total so far for Paddy’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge in aid of BBC Children In Need is… £1,000,277. You’ve done it!’
She added: ‘Are you okay, Paddy? He has remained very quiet. Are you OK? Can you really talk, baby?
Hearing Paddy burst into tears on the radio, Vernon said: ‘Don’t start, my friend, you’re going to set me off!’
Through tears, Paddy replied: “Thank you all so much, that’s incredible.” That’s absolutely amazing.
“Oh God, I can’t believe we’ve hit a million, I can’t believe it.”
Fans in the comments said they were ‘sobbing’ at Paddy’s response as they commented on his incredible efforts.
Some wrote: “Paddy I’m sure I’m not alone when I say you deserve it mate, you’ve brought each of us so much joy and laughter for so many years and now you know how much we love you, COME ON.” PADDY’,
That Pad made me cry. Incredible. And Zoe, you are so perfect for these moments. ‘Dear boy’ ‘,
As he sat down to take a breather, Paddy tuned into BBC Radio 2 with Zoe and Vernon Kay to find out the total funds raised.
Through tears, Paddy replied: “Thank you all so much, that’s incredible.” That’s absolutely amazing. Oh God, I can’t believe we’ve reached a million, I can’t believe it.
Fans in the comments said they were ‘sobbing’ over Paddy’s response as they commented on his incredible efforts.
‘Oh man, I cried along with him’,
‘Wow, I’m crying too. What an amazing achievement. You are absolutely fantastic! We love you!!’,
‘Incredible well done. Hearing you break down and hearing that you had passed the million pound milestone made me feel good. Keep going, you’re doing fantastic, the whole country is behind you ‘.
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.
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.
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 of him.
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.
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 moving 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”.
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.
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.
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 for £400 on eBay.
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.
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 sports 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