{"id":277787,"date":"2011-02-23T16:28:30","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T16:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/02\/23\/comic-relief-celebrities-start-to-succumb-to-kenyan-desert-on-charity-trek\/"},"modified":"2011-02-23T16:28:30","modified_gmt":"2011-02-23T16:28:30","slug":"comic-relief-celebrities-start-to-succumb-to-kenyan-desert-on-charity-trek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/23\/comic-relief-celebrities-start-to-succumb-to-kenyan-desert-on-charity-trek\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Relief celebrities start to succumb to Kenyan desert on charity trek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"136.610349127\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Georgina+Littlejohn\" rel=\"nofollow\">Georgina Littlejohn<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 4:28 PM on 23rd February 2011<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re only two days into their charity trek across Kenya for Comic Relief but the celebrity volunteers are already starting to feel the strain.<\/p>\n<p>From the ferocious heat and jagged terrain, to blisters, sore muscles, and spiders in their makeshift toilets, their creature comforts of home couldn&#8217;t be further away.<\/p>\n<p>But the eight fundraisers &#8211; Kara Tointon, Lorraine Kelly, Olly Murs, Dermot O&#8217;Leary, Ronnie Ancona, Scott Mills, Craig David and Radio 4 DJ Peter White &#8211; are vowing to hike on through the pain to raise some much-needed cash for the charity.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/6e4e1234399_468x629.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"629\" alt=\"Emotional: Kara pushed on with the trek despite breaking down when the heat became too much\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Emotional: Kara pushed on with the trek despite breaking down when the heat became too much<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/b22a7ec1249_468x656.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"656\" alt=\"Supportive: Actres Nadia Sawalha walks alongside singer Olly Murs who looked as though he was starting to feel the strain of the 100k trek\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Supportive: Actres Nadia Sawalha walks alongside singer Olly Murs who looked as though he was starting to feel the strain of the 100k trek<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> After kicking off on the 100k trek across the Kenyan desert on Monday, the team were up and raring to go yesterday for their second day of hiking.<\/p>\n<p>They made a good start by trekking at a good speed but by late morning, at about 11am, everyone had slowed right down as the temperatures reached 38C (102F) and the celebrity trekkers strated to succumb to the blistering conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Singer David said: &#8216;This<br \/>\nis so much harder than I ever thought and the heat is beyond anything I<br \/>\ncould have imagined. Walking in the midday heat is so intense but<br \/>\nknowing that we are raising money with each step is keeping me going.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/21e83a4227_468x504.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"504\" alt=\"Feeling the heat: Dermot O'Leary and Scott Mills slow things down as they join a camel train during their trek\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Feeling the heat: Dermot O&#8217;Leary and Scott Mills slow things down as they join a camel train during their trek<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> The heat became too much for former EastEnders star Tointon, who got<br \/>\nemotional and broke down in tears as the high temperature became too<br \/>\nmuch.<\/p>\n<p>Actress Sawalha said: &#8216;Kara got really tired and was emotional. She just<br \/>\nstarted to well up. There were tears under her sunglasses but she did<br \/>\nbrilliantly and pushed on.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And she added: &#8216;We are all suffering. We just hope we can make it and raise lots of money.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>All have developed sore muscles and blistered feet, and singer Murs seemed very pleased to get a neck massage halfway through the day two stint, while TV prsenter O&#8217;Leary fell into the arms of a member of the support team when they arrived at their camp for some much-needed sleep.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/28ff9c33409_468x371.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"371\" alt=\"That's it, right there: Olly Murs winces as he gets a neck massage to ease out his knots\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it, right there: Olly Murs winces as he gets a neck massage to ease out his knots<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/1d534d50864_468x683.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Not your typical 7 Days, eh Craig? The singer looked ready to collapse as he and Murs trudged on\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not your typical 7 Days, eh Craig? The singer looked ready to collapse as he and Murs trudged on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> All the celebrities have been warned that during the week long trek, they will face some very tough walking conditions. <\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve also even been advised that they\u2019ll lose 20 litres of water a day throughout the experience and will burn 8000 calories \u2013 so they need to keep drinking water constantly. <\/p>\n<p>Last night, the relief on the trekkers faces as they reached their camp and rested their weary feet was clear to see.<\/p>\n<p>Murs even got a sudden burst of energy to engage some local children in a quick game of football.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/d422bcef559_468x359.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"359\" alt=\"How about a lift tomorrow? Lorraine Kelly makes friends with a camel\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How about a lift tomorrow? Lorraine Kelly makes friends with a camel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/09d68910303_468x339.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"339\" alt=\"He shoots, he scores! Murs has a game off footy with some local children\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He shoots, he scores! Murs has a game off footy with some local children<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> But their relaxing evening wasn&#8217;t without incident, with Sawalha and TV presenter Lorraine Kelly getting involved in some late night dramas.<\/p>\n<p>Sawalha nearly fell down the long drop into the makeshift toilet when they seat collapsed, and Lorraine got a fright when she spotted a big spider next to her and ran away.<\/p>\n<p>The team are hoping to raise money for people across Africa and the UK, particular those who are vision imparied.<\/p>\n<p> Money they raise will go to Comic Relief projects which include those that help to prevent thousands of people in Africa from going blind or contracting terrible eye conditions like trachoma, something which affects many people living in the region where the trek is taking place.<\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/a816ded0129_468x340.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"340\" alt=\"Girls' night: Ancona, Tointon and Kelly share a laugh as they huddle round the campfire\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[caption<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/6e4e1234399_468x629-111x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read more:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1359875\/Comic-Relief-celebrities-start-succumb-Kenyan-desert-charity-trek.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Comic Relief celebrities start to succumb to Kenyan desert on charity trek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comic Relief celebrities start to succumb to Kenyan desert on charity trek<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Georgina Littlejohn Last updated at 4:28 PM on 23rd February 2011 They&#8217;re only two days into their charity trek across Kenya for Comic Relief but the celebrity volunteers are already starting to feel the strain. From the ferocious heat and jagged terrain, to blisters, sore muscles, and spiders in their makeshift toilets, their creature comforts of home couldn&#8217;t be further away. But the eight fundraisers &#8211; Kara Tointon, Lorraine Kelly, Olly Murs, Dermot O&#8217;Leary, Ronnie Ancona, Scott Mills, Craig David and Radio 4 DJ Peter White &#8211; are vowing to hike on through the pain to raise some much-needed cash for the charity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-277787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Comic Relief celebrities start to succumb to Kenyan desert on charity trek - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/23\/comic-relief-celebrities-start-to-succumb-to-kenyan-desert-on-charity-trek\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Comic Relief celebrities start to succumb to Kenyan desert on charity trek - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Georgina Littlejohn Last updated at 4:28 PM on 23rd February 2011 They&#039;re only two days into their charity trek across Kenya for Comic Relief but the celebrity volunteers are already starting to feel the strain. 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