Overview
- Cox finished the five-day route on Friday in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, carrying the charity’s bear mascot and greeting cheering crowds and her family.
- The trek spanned 135 miles across Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, roughly the distance of five marathons in five days.
- Outlets reported differing donation tallies depending on timing, with totals ranging from about £7 million to more than £10 million, with the latest citing the higher figure.
- She called the feat the hardest thing she has ever done and credited support from people along the route, as Radio 2 noted it was the network’s longest-ever presenter challenge.
- The BBC confirmed an eight-part daytime series titled The Marvellous Miniatures Workshop, which will feature professional model makers recreating personal stories in miniature with Cox as presenter.