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Miranda Hart's hell as she takes on Sport Relief bike challenge


HAMPSHIRE celebrity Miranda Hart was feeling the pain from the Sport Relief Million Pound Bike Ride, describing the last 20 minutes of one of her spells on the bike as “hell”.

Now moving on to day three of the challenge, comedienne Miranda and the team of celebrities, captained by Little Britain star David Walliams, were over the halfway point.

The team of seven are attempting to cycle 1,000 miles in four days, travelling the length of Britain from John O’Groats to Lands End in a bid to raise £1m for Sport Relief.

Speaking on her video diary after day one, Miranda said: “You find with exercise when your not used to it you’re permanently hungry. I’m surrounded by bananas.”

She added: “This is all a bit of a steep learning curve for me on the bike but hopefully my legs will hold me up.”

The Daily Echo has teamed up with Sport Relief this year to give away more than £62,000 in grants to community organisations and charities in Southampton.

There are just a few days left to apply for the Daily Echo and Sport Relief Community Cash Fund with grants of between £500 and £1000 to give away.

Southampton groups wishing to apply, before Friday’s deadline, should have an income below £50,000 a year. For more details, and to see if you qualify, go to dailyecho.co.uk/sport_relief.



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Condor Man, Southampton says...
8:29pm Wed 3 Mar 10

As much as I like Miranda Hart Sport Relief would make more money if all the 'celebrities' taking part waived their appearance fees for taking part and donating them (gift aided of course). I'm fed up with wealth celebrities blackmailing the public into giving money.

Brite Spark, Fareham Creek says...
9:06pm Wed 3 Mar 10

"Miranda" was a comedy series was it? I would find it more amusing to coat my testicles in honey and sit on a hornets nest, than to watch five minutes of one of those shows.

warness, Cadnam says...
9:51pm Wed 3 Mar 10

I agree with both CM and BS.

Another yawn inducing attempt by peripheral "celebrities" to be sanctimonious in the eyes of the great revering British public.

If you REALLY want to help people, go and do it, but don't tell anyone. That is the test of a REAL hero

Condor Man, Southampton says...
9:55pm Wed 3 Mar 10

Brite Spark wrote:
"Miranda" was a comedy series was it? I would find it more amusing to coat my testicles in honey and sit on a hornets nest, than to watch five minutes of one of those shows.
I thought Miranda was hilarious, one of the funniest new programmes of last year.

Brite Spark, Fareham Creek says...
5:24am Thu 4 Mar 10

Condor Man wrote:
Brite Spark wrote:
"Miranda" was a comedy series was it? I would find it more amusing to coat my testicles in honey and sit on a hornets nest, than to watch five minutes of one of those shows.
I thought Miranda was hilarious, one of the funniest new programmes of last year.
To be fair I only watched 60 seconds of it, I think Sally Taylor was on BBC1, Alan Carr on ITV and Gok Wan on Channel 4 - that's why I put BBC2 on.

Brite Spark, Southampton Common says...
5:29am Thu 4 Mar 10

she's an odd shape as well.

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