Sara Cox Raises Over £10 Million in Children in Need Challenge

BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox completed a grueling 135-mile marathon challenge for Children in Need on Friday, November 14, raising a record-breaking total of more than £10 million for the charity through public donations.

The 50-year-old broadcaster, known for her weekday teatime show, undertook the Great Northern Marathon Challenge to transport the charity's mascot, Pudsey Bear, from Kielder Forest in Northumberland near the Scottish border to Pudsey in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Over five days, starting on November 10, she covered the equivalent of five full marathons, traversing Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire. The route exposed her to harsh weather, including driving rain and Storm Claudia on the final day, as well as physical strain that left her in considerable pain.

Cox crossed the finish line around 3:30 p.m. in Pudsey, greeted by family, friends, confetti cannons, and a crowd that included fellow Radio 2 host Scott Mills and former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm, known as Melanie C. Visibly emotional, she told Mills on air, "I can't believe it, oh my gosh. That was the hardest thing I've ever done. Oh my gosh, I can't believe it, I can't believe...