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Bolton comedian Peter Kay left Paddy McGuinness in stitches this morning as he surprised his 'old pal' with a message of support. Peter, who starred alongside Paddy in the hit Phoenix Nights, recorded a message urging the TV presenter to keep going on his ultra endurance cycle challenge for BBC Children in Need. It was played on Zoe Ball's Radio 2 Breakfast Show.
Peter said: "Hello Patrick my old pal, keep pedalling, keep thinking about all those children you are helping by riding that chopper "A chopper what were you thinking. We didn't have a chopper when we were at the school. "I love you and am proud of you son, you can do it.
"Get across that finishing line and get yourself a nice garlic bread." Peter finished his message by singing "This is the way to Glasgowrilla". Paddy said: "He cracks me you, that is lovely he cracks me up "That is an absolutely belting message to get in the morning.
" Today, Radio 2 presenter Paddy set off early – at 6.45am - from Ecclefechan on day 4 of the challenge. Peter Kay He’s attempting to cycle almost 300 miles from Wrexham AFC to Glasgow on a Raleigh Chopper, and people have been lining the streets along the way and it’s really spurring him on.
Today is going to be his toughest day yet as he has to cycle 64 miles across 12 hours to Strathaven. His route today began at the primary school in Ecclefechan, through Dumfriesshire and into Lanarkshire. READ MORE: Paddy McGuinness goes silent on radio and fights tears amid challenge Paddy McGuinness gears up for day two of cycling challenge After peddling through tricky rural terrain, Paddy reaches a long, bruising and seemingly never-ending stretch of road alongside the River Annan.
He will then scale 1,040 feet to Beattock, passing through Crawford and Lesmahagow, finally arriving in Strathaven...
where he will be allowed a few hours rest, before yet another early start on the final day. On the Radio 2 Breakfast Show Paddy found out the total so far is £3,348,481. Paddy said, “We’re just starting the day off and we’re over £3 million.
"Wow, I keep saying this because it’s the strangest thing, I’m absolutely in bits physically and emotionally but I will miss this, I will miss this positivity, this feeling of love that everyone’s getting behind Children in Need. "£Oh I love it, I love it so much..
. Do you know, we’ve got all day to go, the people in Scotland are amazing already, the people all across the rest of the country are still donating and I want who’s anyone in Scotland, tomorrow, and we are going to get to Glasgow, by hook or by crook, I’ll drag the bike and walk if I have to. I want as many in Glasgow because together people, all involved in this, you will leave a better person, you’ll feel that love.
Come along tomorrow in Glasgow and let’s go out in style! ” Radio 2 presenter Paddy McGuinness does Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge for BBC Children in Need – donate at www.bbc.co.
uk/paddy - tune into BBC Radio 2 for Paddy’s regular updates across the day and watch the TV documentary of his whole challenge, Paddy: The Ride Of My Life, on Tuesday 19th November at 8pm on BBC ONE and hear him read the CBeebies Bedtime Story at 6.50pm on Friday 15 November on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer **.
