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| Keating's Comic Relief plane dash | |
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| Singer Ronan Keating nearly missed his flight to Tanzania where he is to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief along with eight other celebrities. | |
| The Boyzone star had to be personally driven across Heathrow Airport's tarmac after his connection from Dublin was delayed by an hour and a half. | |
| Earlier, Take That star Gary Barlow was cleared to take on Africa's highest peak after suffering a back injury. | |
| DJ Chris Moyles and Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole are also part of the team. | |
| The celebrity BT Red Nose Climb team boarded a Kenya Airways flight on Friday evening for their 10-day expedition. | |
| Short straw | |
| A Comic Relief spokeswoman said: "Ronan nearly didn't make it; it was touch and go. | |
| "His flight from Dublin was delayed and once he did arrive at Heathrow he had to be driven over to the plane. Luckily he was just in time." | |
| CELEBRITY CLIMBERS Gary Barlow, 38, singerChris Moyles, 34, broadcasterAlesha Dixon, 30, singerDenise Van Outen, 34, actressFearne Cotton, 27, presenterBen Shephard, 34, presenterKimberley Walsh, 27, singerCheryl Cole, 25, singerRonan Keating, 31, singer | |
| Before boarding the plane, Barlow said: "We've been planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for so long, it's only now that it's really dawned on me just how tough this could be. | |
| "Worse still, I've drawn the short straw so I get to sit next to Moyles for nearly nine hours." | |
| The singer suffered muscle spasms while training and was ordered by doctors to rest completely for two weeks running up to the trip. | The singer suffered muscle spasms while training and was ordered by doctors to rest completely for two weeks running up to the trip. |
| More than £460,000 has been raised so far - and the BBC Radio 1 audience raised £180,000 via text donations on Friday. | |
| Lip gloss | |
| TV presenter Fearne Cotton has been using micro-blogging service Twitter to talk about her preparations for the climb. | TV presenter Fearne Cotton has been using micro-blogging service Twitter to talk about her preparations for the climb. |
| She said she was nervous about the trip but was expecting it to be a laugh because of the "great team". | |
| The nose of the plane was painted red for the occasion | |
| Alesha Dixon is clear about what will get her through the climb: "I have to have music, I have to have Minstrels and I have to have some lip gloss." | Alesha Dixon is clear about what will get her through the climb: "I have to have music, I have to have Minstrels and I have to have some lip gloss." |
| The team is aiming to raise £1 million for malaria treatment in Tanzania, where Kilimanjaro sits. | The team is aiming to raise £1 million for malaria treatment in Tanzania, where Kilimanjaro sits. |
| Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles said he was feeling fit enough to sprint the last two couple of miles and is looking forward to the climb. | |
| "I'm going to do it for every fat man, every unfit person, every woman, I'm doing it all for you." he told Radio 1's Newsbeat. | "I'm going to do it for every fat man, every unfit person, every woman, I'm doing it all for you." he told Radio 1's Newsbeat. |
| "Forget the kids in Africa." he added "They get the money. But as far as the inspiration goes, it's all for you." | "Forget the kids in Africa." he added "They get the money. But as far as the inspiration goes, it's all for you." |