Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing was emotional as the total was read out after he completed his five ultra marathons between London and Salford to raise money for Comic Relief
Jamie Laing has arrived at the Comic Relief studio, joking he “should have taken the train” rather than run in five ultra marathons this week. He said he was “beyond proud” as he was told by Joel Dommett that he had raised an impressive £2,053,835 this week.
The podcast host and former Made In Chelsea star, 36, crossed the finish line in Salford on Friday evening after setting off on Monday morning to tackle the 150-plus mile run.
Jamie, who began the run at London’s Broadcasting House, was cheered on by a crowd of supporters on Friday as he ended his Ultra Marathon Man challenge in the northern city where Red Nose Day is being filmed.
He hugged his wife Sophie Habboo after passing the finish line. On his final day, radio presenter Greg James ran alongside him in a wedding dress after BBC Radio 1 listeners helped to get Jamie’s total over the £500,000 mark.
Speaking on the radio, Jamie said straight afterwards: “That was a wild ride everyone. It was intense at times, it was emotional. I’ve never cried more in my life. I can’t explain to you the last kilometre was the most euphoric thing I’ve ever had.”
“It’s been a really hard day today, there were so many ups and downs. At one point I thought I was down-and-out, mentally I was broken. Something pulled me out and we had this last moment here.”
Earlier on Friday, it was in doubt whether he would complete the five ultra marathons due to injury. Jamie was due to appear on ITV’s Lorraine in the morning but was forced to pull out after falling behind in his progress in the challenge.
“Jamie was supposed to be speaking to us but there are various issues going on right now,” Christine Lampard told viewers, with Lucie Cave adding: “We were hoping to speak to him at the end but he hasn’t quite made it yet. He’s been in real pain, very emotional and overwhelmed. He’s done an amazing job and he’s raised £1m so far. He’ll be so pleased with that.”
Fans rushed to support him on social media, with one person commenting “This has just been unbelievable. I don’t think I’ve listened to the radio all week without crying. What a legend this man is!”
Another person added: “It’s always wonderful to hear a man being so forward with his emotions. Jamie – you have been honourable in so many ways in this challenge.”
Jamie did manage to complete the challenge, and was triumphant on the Comic Relief stage on Friday night, even if he was limping from his marathon injuries.
“It was a long way, but it was an incredible journey. The people were amazing. The donations were amazing. You guys here are incredible,” he said on the show. “The whole thing was just awesome in every single way. It was amazing. It was amazing.”
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