Host Lenny Henry announced the grand total after an evening of entertainment and guest appearances from fans' favourite celebrities onHe said he wanted to raise the highest total ever by midnight - but delayed revealing the total until 14 minutes past the hour.
Despite not reaching 2017's £76million donations there's still plenty of time to go above and beyond the total. "Earlier tonight we challenged you to dig deeper than ever before and try to raise £60million at 14 minutes past midnight," said Lenny.Lenny then started screaming "oh my God" as he read out the total to the screaming crowd.
Toasting to the charitable success, 54-year-old Lenny sipped on a cocktail delivered by Joe Suggs dressed as James Bond.Lenny's co-host Clara Amfo thanked viewers who had donated, saying: "You have absolutely changed lives" before adding: "If you haven't donated yet, there's still time to do something incredible without moving from your sofa."
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