The BT Red Nose Climb

As part of this year’s Comic Relief campaign, Kimberley Walsh and Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud, Ronan Keating of Boyzone, Alesha Dixon, and Gary Barlow of Take That are hiking up the tallest mountain in Africa - Mount Kilimanjaro. The charity aims to better the lives of those at a disadvantage in both the UK and Africa. Help the celebrities’ cause by sponsoring them and at the official Comic Relief website, rednoseday.com.

Watch a report from ITN taken from the photocall and press conference, featuring comments from the celebrities, below.