\nBy Presenter Peter White has been forced to quit the Comic Relief charity desert trek due to fears he may develop an infection in his blisters.<\/p>\n The 63-year-old blind Radio 4 host has been struggling with wear on his feet as he and eight other celebrities take part in a gruelling 100km hike in Kenya.<\/p>\n White has been walking in intense heat across the inhospitable Kaisut Desert in the north of the country alongside stars including Dermot O’Leary, Kara Tointon and Lorraine Kelly who are all now beginning to suffer from the harsh conditions.<\/p>\n Agony: BBC presenter Peter White, seen being helped earlier today by Lorraine Kelly, has been forced to pull out of the Comic Relief challenge due to terrible blisters\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Helping hand: Dermot O’Leary gives Peter a boost over a boulder but blisters have got the better of him <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Not a walk in the park: Fellow Comic Relief trekker is also suffering today and has had to apply cream to combat severe chafing <\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, organisers say he may rejoin the team after receiving treatment from doctors back at the trek’s base camp.<\/p>\n A statement from organisers said the radio presenter had his blisters syringed this morning ‘but after doing another six miles there was a risk of infection’.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n White however said he was determined to return to the walk: He insisted: ‘Come hell or high water I’m going to finish this trek on Friday. The medic that looked at my feet, who happens to be an ex-soldier, said he’s seen squaddies removed from battle for having feet as bad as mine.’<\/p>\n He is not the only star to be battling injuries as the challenge takes its toll amid the ferocious heat, jagged terrain and even spiders in their makeshift toilets.<\/p>\n Emotional: Kara pushed on with the trek despite breaking down when the heat became too much<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Supportive: Nadia Sawalha walks alongside Olly who showed the effects of his chafing <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The other eight fundraisers – Singer Olly Murs has developed chafing sores on his legs and groin, which he described as ‘a severe case of nappy rash’.<\/p>\n Not on the sofa now: Lorraine Kelly has also been stricken with blisters and today had her fee taped up <\/p>\n<\/div>\n He O’Leary has also had his blisters drained by medics and Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills has had his feet taped up.<\/p>\n Kelly The team has now reached the halfway point of the 100km challenge.<\/p>\n Feeling the heat: Dermot and Scott Mills slow things down as they’re followed by the camel train carrying their camping gear on their trek<\/p>\n<\/div>\n They kicked off 100k trek on Monday in good speed, but Tuesday saw Singer David said: ‘This The heat became too much for former EastEnders star Tointon, who got Actress Sawalha said: ‘Kara got really tired and was emotional. She just And she added: ‘We are all suffering. We just hope we can make it and raise lots of money.’<\/p>\n That’s it, right there: Olly winces as he gets a neck massage to ease out his knots<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Not your typical Seven Days, eh Craig? The singer looked ready to collapse as he and Murs trudged on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n All have developed sore muscles and blistered feet, and singer All the celebrities have been warned that during the week long trek, they will face some very tough walking conditions. <\/p>\n 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 Last night, the relief on the trekkers faces as they reached their camp and rested their weary feet was clear to see.<\/p>\n Murs even got a sudden burst of energy to engage some local children in a quick game of football.<\/p>\n How about a lift tomorrow? Lorraine makes friends with a camel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He shoots, he scores! Murs has a game off footy with some local children<\/p>\n<\/div>\n But their relaxing evening wasn’t without incident, with Sawalha and TV presenter Lorraine Kelly getting involved in some late night dramas.<\/p>\n 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 The team are hoping to raise money for people across Africa and the UK, particular those who are vision imparied.<\/p>\n 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 The BT Red Nose Desert Trek is raising money for Comic Relief A documentary about the trek will be broadcast on BBC1 in the run-up to Red Nose Day on March 18.<\/p>\n People can sponsor the team and get updates about the journey by visiting www.rednoseday.com\/trek.<\/p>\n
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\nKara Tointon, Lorraine Kelly, Olly Murs, Dermot O’Leary, Ronnie Ancona,
\nNadia Sawalha, Scott Mills and Craig David – are all suffering but
\nhiking on through the pain to raise some much-needed cash for the
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\nsaid: ‘I keep applying lubricant and cream to soothe it each morning
\nbut as soon as I put it on, we’ve got to start walking and the chafing
\nstarts all over again.’<\/p>\n
\nand Nadia Sawalha meanwhile are suffering from mouth ulcers and the
\ntemperatures of more than 100F are causing heat rash throughout the
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\nthem flagging by about 11am when temperatures reached 38C (102F).<\/p>\n
\nis so much harder than I ever thought and the heat is beyond anything I
\ncould have imagined. Walking in the midday heat is so intense but
\nknowing that we are raising money with each step is keeping me going.’<\/p>\n
\nemotional and broke down in tears as the high temperature became too
\nmuch.<\/p>\n
\nstarted to well up. There were tears under her sunglasses but she did
\nbrilliantly and pushed on.’<\/p>\n![\"That's](\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/28ff9c33409_468x371.jpg\")
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\nMurs seemed very pleased to get a neck massage halfway through the day
\ntwo stint, while TV prsenter O’Leary fell into the arms of a member of
\nthe support team when they arrived at their camp for some much-needed
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\nprojects and will prevent thousands of people in Africa from going blind
\nor contracting eye conditions.<\/p>\n
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