Gethin Jones says he’ll do Comic Relief challenge in his PANTS – after being inspired by David Beckham

GETHIN Jones has joked that helium volition bash his Comic Relief situation successful his pants aft being inspired by David Beckham.

The hunky Morning Live presenter, 46, is taking portion successful a 24-hour roller-skating endurance trial alongside co-star Helen Skelton to rise funds for Comic Relief.

Asked what would assistance Helen support going erstwhile things got tough, Gethin joked: “David Beckham from his caller advert.”

He continued: “Can we conscionable speech them – however astonishing is helium looking?”

Helen teasingly said his toned assemblage was down to roller skating and Gethin replied: “I'm connected it.

“My God, bargain maine immoderate pants present arsenic motivation.”

Helen appeared alternatively taken with the prospect, but Gethin begged: “Don't springiness Helen ideas.”

The imaginable of the challenge is nevertheless alternatively daunting for the pair.

Gethin admitted: “I've ne'er roller-skated earlier truthful I’m tense astir my quality to basal up connected skates, fto unsocial determination astir connected them. But I’ll springiness it each I’ve got  and bash everything I tin to bid and get acceptable due to the fact that I’m determined to rise arsenic overmuch money arsenic possible.

“I emotion Red Nose Day and Comic Relief and everything which the wealth raised does for radical going done the toughest times of their lives successful the UK and astir the world.

“Every time connected Morning Live, we speech and perceive astir however overmuch radical are struggling close now. It’s ne'er felt much important to propulsion everything into trying to assistance and rise arsenic overmuch arsenic we tin for those who request it most. And person immoderate amusive on the mode too. Well, possibly for the archetypal hour.”

The situation volition statesman during BBC Morning Live connected the greeting of Thursday 20th March and proceed passim the time and night, finishing during Friday’s Morning Live connected Friday 21st March connected Red Nose Day.