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Paddy McGuinness breaks down in tears after raising £1million for Children In Need on his 300 mile charity bike ride


The TV personality, 51, was overcome with emotion and even struggled to speak after BBC Radio 2 star Zoe Ball told him his challenge surpassed £1m in donations.

Paddy explained to Zoe that seeing the huge crowd of supporters on Monday morning gave him a 'proper lift' after he admitted to feeling 'down and dejected' during the days of intense training which left him not 'knowing what's going on.' Shortly ahead of setting off, Paddy also received a special message from his pal, cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy, who gave him words of encouragement amid their training together. The star has had no help from a personal trainer, and the only cycling advice he has had has been from Olympic gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy (pictured) who recently revealed his terminal cancer diagnosis

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