Paddy McGuinness couldn't hold back the tears during an emotional moment in his epic Children in Need challenge.
The Bolton star has been pushing himself to the limit, embarking on a gruelling Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge, pedalling an incredible 300 miles from Wrexham AFC to Glasgow on a Raleigh Chopper. When gearing up for this monumental task, Paddy sought advice from cycling royalty Sir Chris Hoy, who put him through a rigorous training regime.
On Zoe Ball's BBC Radio 2 breakfast show this morning (November 13), Paddy was visibly touched when he found out he had surpassed the £1m mark in donations, pausing amidst the tough Cumbrian landscape. As Zoe revealed the staggering total of £1,000,277 raised so far, an emotional Paddy expressed his gratitude: "Thank you so much, thank you so much everyone," he managed to say through tears.
Overwhelmed by the achievement, he added: "Oh god, I can't believe we've got to a million, I can't believe it," before sharing the incredible news with those around him: "We're over a million pounds everyone! ". Fans have been lavishing praise on his titanic efforts, with one admirer commenting: "@mcguinness.paddy you are doing fantastic and I've just donated. Keep smashing it mucker you have the support of the country behind you," reports OK!.
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Facebook)Sharing their emotional reaction, a fan posted: "Absolutely incredible Paddy. I've cried with you! Keep going. I've sponsored you today! Lots of love." The sentiment gathering momentum, another admitted tearfully: "Absolutely amazing! I'm crying too! " while someone else encouraged strongly: "You are smashing this Pads. Just keep going. We're literally willing you up those hills with as much positive thought as we can."
As dawn broke in Kendal, Paddy McGuinness set off on the most challenging segment yet: a gruelling 66-mile bike ride over twelve hours, taking him beyond the England-Scotland border towards Ecclefechan. By sunset, he'll have tallied well over 200 miles, a monumental feat.
Dragging himself through the arduous journey, an utterly spent Paddy revealed his feelings to Zoe Ball: "I'm completely broken, dejected and finished today, and it's the happiest I've ever been! And I really mean that because people power is the best tonic ever."
This year’s Radio 2 challenge is three times as long as Vernon Kay’ s ultra, ultra, marathon last year, which raised an astonishing £6million for the BBC charity. It all got very emotional for fellow Boltonian Vernon, and Paddy warned us he would also go the same way. “Trust me, I'm in tears every day when I'm training on that bike,” he told the Mirror.
“I think genuinely, as you get older, you just become more emotional. I get weepy in the training on my own, I don't need anyone to add to that. It won't take much set me off.” The route across Wales, England and Scotland will take him from the start line in Wrexham through six counties to the finish in Glasgow on Friday morning.
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