“I’ve done it!” says an exhausted Scott “Tread” Mills!

Yes, after 24 hours on the treadmill, the BBC Radio 2 DJ completed the epic event for BBC Children In Need.

Talking to Zoe Ball, Scott said: “I can’t believe that’s over. I’ve done it! It’s so incredible, this is the most, I’ve done a few of these things in the past for Radio 1.

“This is next level. The amount of money, honestly, I didn’t expect it to be this much money just because of how things are at the moment.

“So I’m just shocked and I’m in shellshock right now that I’m not walking. You’re holding me up. I suggested a stretcher if I made it this far!”

The amount raised in still increasing but around the time of publish of this story, it was just over £1million.

Guest Melanie C, who had just performed, said: “Oh my gosh, it’s incredible. I mean, even the thought process of mentally preparing for something like this and then physically doing it, it’s incredible. But the people of the UK, they’re just incredible, aren’t they? They keep you going, they’re so generous and we’re in tough times and they continue to give, it’s wonderful.”

Scott added: “I can’t get my head round it, it’s such a lot… What an experience to be part of and what a lot of money. Getting so many messages from people who have donated, you know, kids that have donated their pocket money, saying to their mum and dad ‘please give Scott all of my pocket money this week’.”

Along the way, a host of stars turned up at the BBC Theatre to lend their support to help Scott through the challenge. They included Sam Ryder, Tim Vine, Olly Murs, Joe Wicks (who did the 24 hour PE Challenge for Radio 2 / Children in Need in 2020), Lemar, Greg James, Simon Brodkin, Jamie Laing, Olympic race walker Tom Bosworth, Gaby & Billy from DIY SOS, Joel Corry, Tom Grennan, Gemma Collins, Louis Theroux, Suzi Ruffell, Georgia Toffolo, some of the cast of The Lion King, Nick Grimshaw, Stephen K Amos, some of the cast of the Bob Marley musical, Marisha Wallace, Mark Watson, Aurie Styla, Drag Queens Bonk & Pasty, Shazia Mirza, Strictly’s Joanne Clifton and Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington.

Scott thanked all the team and his Radio 2 presenting colleagues, he said: “I thank you the most to the extremely generous Radio 2 listeners. Obviously, this is a massive team effort… It’s incredible, thank you thank you!”

You can donate to The Great Scott TreadMills Challenge here.