Presenter feeling the pressure of Mount Kilimanjaro climb
COUNTRYFILE STAR Anita Rani has admitted to feeling the pressure as she prepares to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
Rani, 41, will join a band of nine including former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and Love Island’s Dani Dyer as they seek to conquer the 19,000ft mountain for Red Nose Day.
Speaking to Hello! magazine the BBC presenter and radio host said she’d never experienced “that kind of pressure” or “endurance test” before.
The Bradford-born broadcaster said: “I think I’m quite adventurous.
“I love mountains, but I’ve never done anything like this. Kilimanjaro is quite a feat.
“That kind of pressure and endurance test I’ve never done. The last endurance test I did was probably Strictly.”
The ascent will be filmed for a one-hour documentary to air on BBC One for Comic Relief.
Rani also revealed she means to bring a bottle of chilli sauce on her expedition to make the camp food more palatable.
She said: “I don’t know what we’re going to get fed on that mountain, but everything tastes better with chilli sauce right? So that’s on my rider.”
Meanwhile Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly will be joined by Mary Berry, Jamie Oliver and the cast of Strictly Come Dancing when they take on a 24hour dance challenge for Comic Relief.
The Strictly hosts have pledged to live up to their promise to “keep dancing” and take part in the longest danceathon in Red Nose Day history. Speaking on This Morning on Sunday, the pair revealed a host of stars including celebrity baker Berry and cook turned campaigner Oliver will join them during their day-long stint.
Winkleman, 47, and Daly, 49, will show off their moves at the radio studios in Wogan House for the challenge, which will be followed across all Radio 2 shows on March 11 to March 12.
Red Nose Day will return on March 15.