Vernon Kay tells Paddy McGuinness 'don't look at me' as he fights back tears

Vernon Kay fought backmost tears arsenic helium reunited with adjacent person Paddy McGuinness, who reached the affectional climax of his cycling situation for Children In Need

Vernon Kay was visibly moved arsenic helium told Paddy McGuinness not to look astatine him aft a heartfelt moment. Emotions were astatine an all-time precocious connected Friday (November 15) nighttime arsenic the federation gathered erstwhile again to rise life-changing funds for young radical crossed the country.

BBC viewers tuned successful and saw hosts Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle Humes, Ade Adepitan, Vernon Kay, Lenny Rush, and Chris Ramsey oversee the nighttime and a drawstring of peculiar segments for Children In Need.

However it was 1 infinitesimal that near Vernon Kay warring backmost tears arsenic helium reunited with adjacent person Paddy, 51, who reached the affectional climax of his cycling challenge.

The TV prima tested his endurance to the extreme, taking connected an Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge that saw him pedal a staggering 300 miles from Wrexham AFC to Glasgow connected a Raleigh Chopper.

Having completed his charitable rhythm from Wales to Scotland, Paddy was greeted with a circular of apologies arsenic helium appeared connected stage.

Vernon was incapable to power his emotions arsenic helium turned to Paddy and said: “Don’t look astatine me. Don’t look astatine me.”

Fighting backmost tears, helium continued: “We person spoken mundane and it started disconnected the archetypal 2 days Monday and Tuesday and we were giving it ‘come on’ and past Tuesday nighttime you dilatory started to autumn disconnected due to the fact that you were exhausted but you were truly getting immoderate heartfelt messages and that’s erstwhile it truly started to descend in.”

Paddy got choked up arsenic helium explained: "Absolutely and erstwhile I went..” As helium attempted to decorativeness his condemnation Vernon jumped successful and said: “Don’t look astatine me.”

The BBC Radio 2 presenter turned distant and continued: “I deliberation physically you tin benignant of woody with that, the symptom you get implicit that but the affectional broadside of it, particularly erstwhile you are interacting with radical who are telling you astir however they are progressive with Children In Need.”

It was past revealed that the erstwhile Top Gear and Question of Sport big raised much than £8m connected his five-day travel connected a customised 1970s children's motorcycle called Patch.

Sir Chris Hoy, the celebrated Olympic champion presently facing a backstage conflict with terminal cancer, amazed Paddy connected signifier with a elephantine cheque of each the wealth that helium raised.

Speaking to Paddy helium said: “I’ve seen archetypal manus the inspiration you person provided to the nation, young and old, who came retired to cheer you connected and it was rather incredible. Most importantly they donated.”

Children successful Need 2024 is disposable to watercourse connected BBC iPlayer.