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| The nine celebrities who climbed Kilimanjaro - Africa's highest mountain - for Comic Relief have met Gordon Brown in Downing Street. | |
| Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole and boy band comeback duo Gary Barlow and Ronan Keating were among those at Number 10. | |
| Ahead of the visit speculation mounted as to how the prime minister might mark the occasion after his spokesman was asked if he would wear a red nose. | Ahead of the visit speculation mounted as to how the prime minister might mark the occasion after his spokesman was asked if he would wear a red nose. |
| He replied: "Wait and see." But, in the end, Mr Brown did not wear one. | |
| Instead, a large red nose was placed on the door of Number 10. | |
| The celebrities - who also included Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles, singer Kimberley Walsh, TV presenters Ben Shephard and Fearne Cotton, and singer-actress Denise Van Outen - reached the top of Kilimanjaro on Saturday. | The celebrities - who also included Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles, singer Kimberley Walsh, TV presenters Ben Shephard and Fearne Cotton, and singer-actress Denise Van Outen - reached the top of Kilimanjaro on Saturday. |
| 'Am I bovvered?' | 'Am I bovvered?' |
| Several members of the group suffered from altitude sickness during the five-day, 19,300ft (5,900m) ascent. | Several members of the group suffered from altitude sickness during the five-day, 19,300ft (5,900m) ascent. |
| They endured sleepless nights, as well as aches and pains due to the lack of oxygen. | They endured sleepless nights, as well as aches and pains due to the lack of oxygen. |
| At the last Comic Relief event, in 2007, Mr Brown's predecessor Tony Blair performed a comedy sketch opposite impersonator Catherine Tate. | At the last Comic Relief event, in 2007, Mr Brown's predecessor Tony Blair performed a comedy sketch opposite impersonator Catherine Tate. |
| In it, he used the catchphrase employed by one of her best-known characters, petulant schoolgirl Lauren, repeatedly asking: "Am I bovvered?" | In it, he used the catchphrase employed by one of her best-known characters, petulant schoolgirl Lauren, repeatedly asking: "Am I bovvered?" |
| It is not thought Mr Brown is planning to do anything similar for this year's Comic Relief show on BBC One on Friday. | It is not thought Mr Brown is planning to do anything similar for this year's Comic Relief show on BBC One on Friday. |
| The Big Red Nose Climb will be shown on Thursday from 2000 GMT on BBC One. | The Big Red Nose Climb will be shown on Thursday from 2000 GMT on BBC One. |