Sport Relief celebrities including DJ Nick Grimshaw, the BBC's Louise Minchin and Strictly finalist Karim Zeroual will trek across Namibia next month

February 19, 2020 - 19:58 GMT Diane Shipley Celebrities are gearing up to take part in an incredible challenge for charity on behalf of Sport Relief next month, and the organisation gave the public a glimpse this week of what the stars will be dealing with! A video posted to their Twitter account on Wednesday showed this year's celebs talking about the challenge ahead of them.

var playerInstance=playerInstance || []; playerInstance['WBWcif61']=document.addEventListener=> { window.player=lf.player; }); WATCH: Karim and Amy look back at their time on Strictly The tweet that accompanied the video said:"They may have spent weeks preparing for their icy -35c challenge on Lake Khövsgöl in Mongolia… But imagine our celebs’ shock and surprise when we told them that we’d be sending them to the sweltering hot +35c Namib desert in Namibia instead! #TheHeatIsOn." The next tweet revealed that travel concerns about the risk of Coronavirus meant that the challenge has been moved from arctic conditions to the desert.

Like this story? Sign up to our newsletter to get other stories like this delivered straight to your inbox.

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

White House Correspondents' Dinner welcomes back comedic relief in 2020The 99th annual White House Correspondent's Dinner will feature a cast that could bring back some comedic relief to journalists and correspondents amid a tense moment in the country. Most Comedians use SNL to get a start in their career. For some losers it is their career. Tells you everything. Fitting for the media hacks nowdays. Hoping President Trump tells the FAKE NEWS MEDIA MAFIA to stick it in their ears for all the LIES, LIES & MORE LIES! Who cares?
Source: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Read more »

Queen's Brian May Shares 'Precious Moment' with Koala Before Australia Bushfire Relief ConcertThe guitarist shared several photos of himself with his new Aussie sidekick That is so sweet Same hair stylist
Source: people - 🏆 712. / 51 Read more »

Motor racing: Holden brand retirement stuns Australian motor sportThe future of Australia's Supercars series is under a cloud following the d... Ford vs Ford? Maybe they'll merge with Mabals F to V8 Supercars Looks like we'll need Skylines once again xd
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

Gypsy Sport Fall 2020 Ready-to-Wear Fashion ShowForget NYFW– GypsySport's Rio Uribe costumed a politicized pole dance at FriezeArtFair LA.
Source: VogueRunway - 🏆 705. / 51 Read more »

Why Gypsy Sport Sat Out This Year's NYFW'The best looks at NYFW are served on the streets, not on the runways.' GypsySport
Source: papermagazine - 🏆 409. / 53 Read more »