Gethin Jones broke down in tears during Friday's BBC Morning Live after learning how much money had been raised so far for Children in Need. The TV presenter is taking part in a Children in Need challenge, performing with his Morning Live co-stars in their own band.
Band's fundraising total revealed
Gethin, Michelle Ackerly, and Kym Marsh fronted the band, and they had only six weeks to learn their instruments. Before they performed Tom Grennan's rendition of Little Bit of Love in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, Gaby Roslin and Gordon Smart announced how much money they had raised so far for Children in Need.
Gordon said, "Perhaps we can give you a little bit of motivation and inspiration to give a performance of your life with a bit of a number you might want to hear." Gaby continued to announce, "We can now reveal that the amount raised so far from Pudsey's Build-a-Band Challenge and The One Show's Challenge Squad is £1,503,391."
Emotional reaction on air
As cheers and applause erupted in the studio, Gethin commented, "That is so generous, thank you so much!" Gethin then became so overwhelmed by everyone's generosity that he broke down in tears. He said, wiping away tears, "Oh my god." Kym Marsh then leaned in to hug Gethin as Gaby continued, "Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could get this to two million?"
Tom Grennan's surprise announcement
After the band's performance, Gaby and her co-star made another major announcement after revealing that Tom Grennan had been watching along. Tom then shared some news of his own, telling the band they would be performing their song on Children in Need live tonight. Gaby said as Tom appeared, "You're not the only music stars in the Live Lounge today. Tom Grennan, there he is."
As screams erupted, Tom said, "Wow, wow, wow. Unbelieveable! It was really emotional, by the way; it was so, so good. But I have got one more thing... Your Children in Need challenge isn't over yet. All of you need to pack up your bags and make your way to Euston station because you're going to Manchester and you're going to be performing it one last time live for Children in Need."
He added, "Listen, I feel like you've got this anyway; you know exactly what you're doing. You're going to be amazing, and the amount of money you have raised already as well is unbelieveable. So guys, I am going to be watching, and so are a lot more people, but go and do what you just did because it was unbelieveable."
BBC's Morning Live airs weekdays at 9.30am on BBC One.
