Team of celebrities, including Frankie Bridge, Nick Grimshaw and Karim Zeroual depart for Namibia this eveningVideo reveals a flavour of what the celebs have in store for themThe goal is to break down the stigma of mental health and raise money for mental health servicesOne in four people will experience mental health problems in their lifetimeThe challenge will be filmed for a special Sport Relief documentary set to air on BBC One in MarchFrankie Bridge, Karim Zeroual, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Louise Minchin, Nick Grimshaw, Rob Rinder and Samantha Womack have had to prepare for an extreme change of the elements as they originally signed up for a trek across a frozen lake in Mongolia, with the change of plan down to ongoing travel disruption in East Asia.Over four days, starting on Monday, the team will attempt to traverse the Namib Desert in Namibia by foot, bike and ski (on sand) to reach the Eduard Bohlen shipwreck on the notorious Skeleton Coast. Chester’s very own BBC Breakfast star Louise Minchin is among celebrities taking part in a 100-mile desert triathlon to raise money for Sport Relief. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.

Find out how you can Comic Relief is the trading name of Charity Projects, a registered charity in England and Wales (326568) and Scotland (SC039730), which is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (01806414). We’re just moving step by step forward.”       Celebrity pals and fans alike have inundated the BBC Breakfast host with messages of support.BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin, from Chester, is taking part in The Heat is On challenge for Sport ReliefWhen you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sport Relief’s celebrity fundraising challenge will no longer be held in Mongolia due to concerns about the coronavirus. So we’re sticking together and we know why we’re doing it. Now celebrities Frankie Bridge, Karim Zeroual, Louise Minchin, Nick Grimshaw, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Rob Rinder and Samantha Womack will be doing a challenge in Namibia. Knowing that somebody might get help is the reason I am doing this.”BBC Breakfast, The One Show and BBC Radio 5Live will all be will be tracking the team’s progress next week. But I tell you what yesterday.

You felt like you were sort of walking into a sauna then there was this wind and you thought ‘Oh great, wind’ but it was hotter than a hair drier. They will face exhausting days in the blistering sun as they take on the highest sand dunes on earth and encounter deadly desert wildlife as they cross the world’s oldest desert  - all in temperatures up to 35 degrees Celsius. An hour-long documentary will chart the highs and lows (both physical and emotional) of the team as they tackle the world’s highest sand dunes for Sport Relief, and it will be shown on BBC One during the week of the 9th March.One in four people will be affected by a mental health problem in their lifetime, and each of these adventurers feels passionate about speaking up and taking on the elements to crush the stigma surrounding this issue.To raise money to help anyone… even if I can help one person when they are reaching out and they need assistance, then that’s what is going to get me through those hard miles out there in the desert. You know, Rachel, I spend quite a lot of time on my bike but it’s like no bike ride I’ve ever done in my whole life. Each day, from Monday to Thursday, they will follow the group’s ups and downs as they tackle this 100-mile desert challenge of a lifetime, with footage straight from Namibia, and daily catch ups as the team take on this epic adventure. Sport Relief is back on Friday 13th March. The challenge will be filmed for a special Sport Relief documentary set to air on BBC One in March. We’re on these fat bikes that have big tyres and the sand, you felt like you’re sinking in it.“There was sand, there were sand dunes, it was just absolutely gruelling and brutal and then talk about the heat.
Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw has revealed for the first time that he 'almost died' from heat exhaustion during a Sport Relief desert challenge in Namibia in February.
Friday 21st February: The team of intrepid celebrities taking on Sport Relief: The Heat Is On, a 100-mile expedition across the Namib Desert, is due to set off tonight. Sign up to our newsletter! We’re just surrounded by these beautiful sand dunes which are all different colours – oranges, red. Celebrities broke down as they tackled a punishing Sport Relief challenge by trekking 100 miles across the unforgiving Namib Desert. Alongside Louise, an accomplished triathlete who lives in Chester, are fellow celebrities Karim Zeroual, Frankie Bridge, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Rob Rinder, Nick Grimshaw and Samantha Womack.Asked by Rachel Burden on BBC Radio Five Live if she was keeping everyone’s spirits up, Louise responded: “I’m trying to! Culture; Television; Sport Relief Challenge 2020: line-up, Namibia route and why The Heat Is On moved from Mongolia over coronavirus The celebrities will travel across the Namib desert …

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