The six hosts were getting stuck into the annual BBC charity fundraiser on Friday night.
Children in Need: Mel halts the show for breaking news
During the live broadcast of BBC Children in Need, Mel Giedroyc caught everyone off-guard with a surprise “breaking news” interruption that momentarily halted the show on Friday evening.
The presenting team leading the charity extravaganza included Ade Adepitan MBE, Mel, Rochelle Humes, Vernon Kay, Chris Ramsey, and Lenny Rush, who were steering the show through its three-hour slot on Friday night.
However, one hour into the programme, Mel captured the audience’s attention with an unexpected bulletin, telling viewers: “Hang on, sorry, hang on. Right, I am being told we have to interrupt this programme for some very important breaking news.”
The broadcast swiftly cut over to young Lenny Rush, who took to the ‘news desk’ to deliver the “Pudsey Headlines”.
As reported by the Mirror, Lenny greeted the audience with “Hello, and welcome to the news,” and introduced himself, saying, “And I am Lenny Rush.”
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Lenny then highlighted the schools that had thrown their support behind this year’s Children in Need fundraising activities.
After wrapping up the news with a light-hearted remark, “I think that is enough news for now,” Lenny passed the baton back to his co-presenter Rochelle Humes.
Paddy McGuinness was among the numerous stars heavily invested in supporting the cause, having undertaken significant fundraising activities before the night.
Today saw a visibly moved Paddy tearing up following the completion of his arduous 300-mile cycle from Wales to Scotland, all in the name of charity.
Reflecting on his journey, Paddy shared: “Every morning when I woke up everything was aching and it was always dark and cold but I’ve been saying it for the last few days, when you get on the bike, and you get on the road and everyone comes out it just spurs you on.
“Even though we’re filming stuff and putting things on social media; until you’re actually in that moment, I will never be able to get it across fully what it felt like.
“All the different sounds, all the cities, all the communities. Everyone came out and everyone were together for something. And all those faces, all the kids, all the nurseries, all the primary schools, all drawing pictures of Patch – none of them had a clue who I were – but it was just so beautiful to see and the streets were lined with people.”
“Honestly it’s a moment in time I’ll take with me to my grave. I’ll never ever forget it. It’s been amazing,” he added.
Children in Need is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
