1 week Ago
After having the support of a nation behind him all week, Paddy McGuinness has completed his 300-mile cycle for Children In Need. He has cycled almost 300 miles from Wrexham AFC to Glasgow on a Raleigh Chopper, and people have been lining the streets along the way. The Farnworth lad crossed the line at around 10.
30am today to the tune of pipe music . Paddy then headed to hug his family, including his step-brother Tony, with many supporters who have travelled up from Lancashire and Bolton to support him. He said, speaking to Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2: "I can't believe it, coming out of East Kilbride I was looking at Glasgow.
"I had Sir Tom at the side of me, I came round the corner, what a site, what a feeling. "Every morning when I woke up everything was aching. "When you get on the road and everyone comes out it spurs you on.
"Until you're in the moment, I can't get across what it felt like. "Everyone came out. "It's a moment I'll take to my grave.
" In a poignant moment, Paddy was presented with his grandfather's medal from the Boer War, which Vernon Kay helped track down to congratulate the exhausted Radio 2 presenter "That is amazing, thank you very much," Paddy said. "I'm gonna need a couple of weeks in a dark room after this just to wrap my head around it." The total raised has now been revealed at £7,556,853, and is expected to continue to increase ahead of The Children In Need show tonight on BBC One from 7pm-10pm.
Patch, the chopper bike Paddy has been on all the way, is now set to be auctioned off to raise further funds. To donate text the word 10, 20 or 30 to 70710 depending on how much you want to donate, or head to the BBC's website..
