Who are the presenters and pundits on BBC Children in Need 2024?

THE biggest foundation lawsuit of the twelvemonth is upon us, the yearly Children In Need telethon.

The evening brings with it a full big of entertainment, positive a line-up of apical television presenters.

The Children successful Need campaign volition broadcast TONIGHT (November 15, 2024).

Live sum kicks disconnected from 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer, moving for a whopping 3 hours.

The evening volition beryllium jam-packed afloat of entertainment, positive the each important connection astir the enactment the Children In Need charity does successful the UK.

Viewers volition besides get the accidental to donate to this unthinkable cause.

Here we instrumentality a look astatine who volition beryllium hosting the large night.

Vernon Kay

Joining the presenting squad line-up for the precise archetypal clip is broadcasting legend, Vernon Kay.

In 2023, the radio prima completed an ultra marathon for Children successful Need and raised a whopping £5M.

Now he's doing his spot for the foundation erstwhile again, but this clip hosting the celebrated telethon.

The Radio 2 presenter revealed helium felt privileged to beryllium a portion of the captious fundraiser.

Vernon told the BBC: "I’m genuinely honoured to beryllium a presenter for BBC Children successful Need this year, supporting specified an unthinkable cause.

"Last year's knee-ruining tally from Leicester to Bolton was brutal, 1 of the toughest things I’ve ever done, truthful I’m thrilled to beryllium joining you from the comfortableness of MediaCity this time!

"Children successful Need is specified a peculiar charity, changing lives successful the astir astonishing ways, and I couldn’t beryllium prouder to beryllium portion of this year’s large night!”.

Rochelle Humes

Vernon volition beryllium joined connected the presenting line-up by Rochelle Humes.

The erstwhile Saturdays vocalist returns to Children In Need for the archetypal clip since 2019.

The This Morning prima said: "Nothing brings the UK unneurotic rather like BBC Children successful Need and I’m truthful delighted to beryllium backmost successful the workplace this year.

"I’m ever blown distant by the generosity and tone of the night, and it’s a fantastic origin truthful adjacent to my heart.

"I’m definite determination volition beryllium galore laughs, tears, surprises and a full heap of inspiration successful store for america each connected the night”.

Mel Giedroyc

Much-loved presenter Mel Giedroyc returns to the Children In Need hosting squad for different year.

The prima is champion known for being portion of 1 fractional of Mel and Sue, and hosting the archetypal Great British Bake Off.

Mel said: "It’s 1 of my precise favourite “work” nights of the year. If you tin telephone it work!

"It’s the unthinkable feeling successful the workplace successful Salford of everybody coming unneurotic for this superb life-affirming crushed - proceeding from kids and watching their stories.

"That’s what it is each about. I deliberation it brings retired the precise champion of america all."

Chris Ramsey

Over the years, comedian Chris Ramsey has go a staple of the presenting line-up for Children In Need.

The podcaster has been connected the amusement since 2020.

Speaking to the BBC the stand-up prima said: "I'm genuinely honoured (and ever precise pleasantly surprised!) to beryllium invited backmost to contiguous BBC Children successful Need.

"It's an unthinkable cause, and a specified a immense tv lawsuit that lone grows much impactful each year.

"Being portion of thing that makes specified a existent quality is simply a genuine privilege, particularly seeing however the funds raised straight enactment those successful need—now much than ever, that enactment is essential".

Lenny Rush 

At conscionable 15-years-old, Lenny Rush is the youngest prima ever to big Children In Need.

The Christmas Carol histrion made his debut connected the telethon successful 2023, and present is backmost for different year.

Lenny said: "I americium presenting for the 2nd twelvemonth successful a row. I americium truthful excited, I perfectly emotion it!

"It’s an honour to big 1 of the astir iconic events on TV."

He continued: "I americium excited to spot each the astonishing fundraising again and however overmuch everyone puts into everything.

"I americium excited to beryllium up determination and presenting. It’s specified a buzz!"

Ade Adepitan

Former Paralympian Ade Adepitan is backmost for different twelvemonth to big Children In Need.

The prima has been portion of the presenting squad since 2016.

Ade said helium is "honoured" to amusement his enactment for specified a invaluable cause.

Speaking to the BBC, the prima said: “I americium beyond excited to beryllium backmost arsenic a presenter for BBC Children successful Need.

"It's specified an important origin to rise money for children and young radical crossed the UK that request support.

"This unrecorded amusement volition beryllium brighter and much dazzling than ever earlier truthful marque definite to tune successful for an unforgettable night!”.

Away from Children In Need, Ade has hosted a scope of question documentaries and sports programmes for BBC television. 

Fun passim the night

There volition beryllium plentifulness of celebrated faces appearing connected Children In Need passim the night.

The X Factor victor and smash deed singer Ella Henderson volition beryllium performing.

Graham Norton’s Red Chair is besides backmost with a twist, arsenic a radical of children from BBC Children successful Need projects determine the destiny of immoderate celebrated faces.

There volition besides beryllium a peculiar show from the formed of Come Alive! The Greatest Showman.

The BBC Children successful Need Choir is backmost for different year, and for the archetypal clip volition diagnostic children from crossed each parts of the UK who’ve been supported by the BBC charity.