How much money did Vernon Kay raise for BBC's Children in Need in 2023?

The 51-year-old acceptable disconnected connected his 300-mile cycling situation connected Monday – the way volition spot the comedian rhythm from Wrexham, Wales to Glasgow, Scotland connected a modified Raleigh Chopper bike. To prepare, McGuinness trained with six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy, who made headlines himself for sharing his daze terminal crab diagnosis past month.

But however overmuch has McGuiness raised truthful acold – and however does it comparison to his chap BBC Radio 2 big Vernon Kay?

So far, McGuinness has raised astir £6m for the foundation with his 300-mile cycle, which volition spot him rhythm done Flintshire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, Westmorland, Cumberland, Dumfries and Lanarkshire earlier arriving successful Glasgow connected Friday morning.

McGuinness was inspired to implicit the situation by his person and BBC Radio 2 co-host Vernon Kay, who took connected an Ultramarathon challenge himself for the foundation past year. The situation saw 50-year-old Kay travel, by foot, from Leicester to his hometown of Bolton, successful conscionable 4 days. In total, the travel clocked up much than 115 miles, with Kay raising a staggering £6m for the BBC’s yearly children’s foundation appeal.

Although McGuiness has already trumped the region his workfellow completed past year, Kay has been a vocal supporter of McGuiness’ challenge, rallying listeners of his vigor amusement to nonstop donations and adjacent leaving a heart-warming acquisition for his person astatine the finishing line.

During an quality connected Who Do You Think You Are? earlier this year, McGuinness discovered that his grandfather, who helium ne'er knew, served successful the Boer War to flight a beingness of poverty. He was past shown the medal that his gramps was awarded for his service.

The medal was successful a backstage postulation earlier being auctioned off, with its whereabouts chartless – until now. It has since been tracked down, with the auction location buying the medal backmost from the individuals who bought it successful 2021. Now, Kay is hoping to contiguous McGuinness with the medal erstwhile helium crosses the decorativeness enactment connected Friday. “It brings america afloat ellipse to what we’re doing for Children successful Need, trying to leap kids retired of a beingness successful poverty,” helium said.