BBC’s Children in Need has raised a massive sum of £39, 389, 048 in a record breaking year for the annual appeal.
The show was able to host a live audience again this year after having to go without one last year due to Covid restrictions.
The annual fundraising event aired to BBC One on Friday (November 19), and it featured another star-studded line-up as it celebrated over 40 years of fundraising.
It was hosted by talk show host Graham Norton as well as Ade Adepitan, Mel Giedroyc, Chris Ramsey and Alex Scott.
Graham and former Bake Off star Mel were delighted as they announced the total money raised at the end of the night.
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The night saw a celebrity edition of Channel 4’s First Dates, where characters from EastEnders and Coronation Street found themselves paired up on a romantic date.
Charlie Brooks’ EastEnders character Janine Butcher was matched up with Corrie’s resident Romeo, Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson).
EastEnders hard-man Danny Dyer transformed into a game show host as he presented a special version of The Wall – which made over £23,000 for the charity.
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Graham Norton was even roped into sitting in his famous Red Chair, known for flinging guests backwards as they try to tell entertaining stories on The Graham Norton Show.
The event also saw Ed Sheeran take to the stage as well as Anne-Marie and One Direction star Niall Horan.
BBC weatherman Owain Wyn Evans made history for Children in Need after raising over £3 million pounds during his drumathon – the charity’s most successful 24 hour challenge to date.
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor managed to stack up £1m for her 24-hour dance challenge.
Presenter Matt Baker also reeled in over £2 million after cycling 142 miles across the country.
Friday’s event was the first to be broadcast from BBC’s Salford studio, and the Children in Need choir left many viewers in tears with their beautiful rendition of Rise Up by Andra Day.
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Fans went wild when they saw some of their favourite TV puppets, such as Gordon the Gopher and Basil Brush, show up in a charity music video.
The nostalgic segment, named Puppet Aid, saw the puppets sing Starship’s 1987 track, Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now.
Last year’s Children in Need raised over £37million, a massive amount which later grew into £57million.
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