Greg James Bike Ride Raises £4.2M for Comic Relief

0:00Stay tapped into pop culture in two minutes or less with entertainment and celebrity news today. Radio 1 Breakfast DJ Greg James has smashed his comic relief fundraising goal by raising 4,225,900. 39 pounds through an epic 1,000 kilometer bike ride on a tandem bicycle. He peddled for eight straight days, starting from the Scottish borders and finishing in Edinburgh with the final total revealed live on the BBC. Charity Telephone Along the way, Greg got some star surprises, like Prince William hopping on the back for a ride, and Cole played donating 100,000 pounds. Which helped the donations snowball fast. The crowd went wild during Friday's show. Chanting his name as host, Devina McCall announced the huge figure, while earlier that day he hit 2 million. 800,000 pounds just miles from the end. All that money will support comic relief projects tackling poverty, homelessness, and mental health issues here in the UK and around the world.

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