The celebrities have reached the top of Kilimanjaro (Picture: PA) Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock have reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Comic Relief, with a bunch of other celebrities. Nine celebrities have been climbing Africa’s highest mountain over the past eight days, with the celebrity hikers now having completed their ascent. Alongside the Little Mix stars are Alexander Armstrong, Osi Umeniyiora, Dan Walker, Shirley Ballas, Ed Balls, Anita Rani and Dani Dyer. Their climb to the top, however, wasn’t without tribulations – with Thirlwall being struck down by severe bouts of sickness and vomiting. The crew have reached the summit (Picture: PA) In a post, Jade said: ‘The last two hours have probably been the hardest. Last night I was really, really sick, vomiting, I felt nauseous, had a bad tummy and a high temperature, I’m not sure if it was a bug or the altitude. ‘Been taking tablets, didn’t sleep very well. Got a blister on my toe! It’s just one thing after the other! Woke up this morning, feeling a lot better, everyone’s in good spirits, and it’s all worth it for this amazing cause.’ The group are raising money for Comic Relief (Picture: PA) The full story of the climb is set to air on BBC One in the run up to Red Nose Day, which takes place on Friday 15 March. This isn’t the first time a cluster of celebrities have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Red Nose Day, with another bunch having took on the same challenge 10 years ago. The 2009 trek featured the likes of Gary Barlow, Cheryl, Fearne Cotton, Alesha Dixon, Ronan Keating, Chris Moyles, Ben Shephard, Denise Van Outen and Kimberly Walsh. You can check out more pictures from the 2019 ascent below. Alexander Armstrong, Osi Umenyiora, Dan Walker, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, Shirley Ballas, Ed Balls, Anita Rani and Dani Dyer on day four (Picture: PA) Please don’t eat the sign (Picture: PA) The return takes places 10 years after another charity climb (Picture: PA) Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Alexander Armstrong, Dan Walker, Ed Balls, Anita Rani, Jade Thirlwall and Dani Dyer (Picture: PA Wire) Dan Walker is seen at the top of the summit (Picture: Getty) Cheer up, Ballas (Picture: Getty) Red Nose Day kicks off on Friday 15 March on BBC One. MORE : Michael Jackson accusers claim Thriller singer sexually abused them ‘hundreds of times’ MORE : Joe Sugg predicted he’d get Strictly girlfriend before meeting Dianne Buswell and took advice from sister Zoella<doc-sep>LITTLE Mix star Jade Thirlwall looked mortified today after doing a "poo behind a rock" on Africa's highest mountain. The 26-year-old was snapped by cheeky BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker, who shared a picture of Jade after her toilet trip with his 550,000 Twitter followers. 4 Dan shared this picture saying Jade had done a 'poo with a view' Credit: Instagram He wrote: "The lovely Jade from @littlemix looking as glamorous as ever as she contemplates her poo behind a rock in the shadow of Kilimanjaro." For good measure, the 41-year-old presenter added the emojis "😂💩" and the hashtag: "#PooWithAView." He even tried to use the high-altitude defecation to drum up some money for their charity climb, writing: "Support the Poo Queen at comicrelief.com/mountain." Fans were delighted that Dan had used his limited phone access to bring Jade's toilet update to the world, replying: "Omg i love this girl so much😂😂😂." 4 The celebs have been climbing Africa's tallest mountain Credit: Getty - Contributor 4 Jade, Dan and the other stars are doing the climb for Comic Relief Credit: Getty - Contributor 4 Dan said the Little Mix star had 'done a poo behind a rock in the shadow of Kilimanjaro' Credit: Getty - Contributor Most read in TV & Showbiz KIM'S NEW KRUSH The men lining up to be Kim K's next partner as Kanye ‘dates Irina Shayk’ JOSS PERFECT Jac Jossa shows off her tiny waist after weight loss in pretty summer dresses 'WE'LL SEE' Louise Redknapp revealed Jamie wanted another baby when she was on Strictly GRANDE AFFAIR Ariana dazzles in white gown as she shares private pics from secret wedding a wright treat! 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Little Mix​ star​ Jade Thirlwall strips to her bra on boozy night out at Bunga Bunga Got a story? email digishowbiz@the-sun.co.uk or call us direct on 02077824220. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.<doc-sep>When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. BBC Breakfast was hosted by Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt and the latter was filling in for Dan Walker who was absent from presenting duties due to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief. Viewers tuned in to see him on a live video link from Tanzania where he was joined by Shirley Ballas and Osi Umenyiora. “Normally they’ve got a question in the studio,” Dan explained to the other celebrities, and joked: “I’ll answer the question they’re all thinking about at home at the moment, Shirley is five foot two by the way. OK, but if you’ve got a question I can put it to one of these two guys.” Louise then asked her co-star: “I think the question is, what has been the toughest thing so far Dan?”<doc-sep>
Team Kilimanjaro are celebrating after making it to the top of Africa's highest mountain. Pic Chris Jackson/Getty Images. Charity bosses had been unable to get through to the climbers to check on their progress. But they have now managed to confirm the stars have braved the tough terrain and high altitudes to conquer Africa's highest mountain. The summit of Mount Kilimanjaro is in sight for the team in this picture. Pic: Chris Jackson/Getty Images. Sign up to our daily newsletter The i newsletter cut through the noise Sign up Thanks for signing up! Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Comic Relief tweeted: "Drum roll please... Dan Walker, Osi Umenyiora, Shirley Ballas, Anita Rani, Ed Balls, Dani Dyer, Alexander Armstrong and Little Mix's Jade and Leigh-Anne have done it!" "They've reached the top of Kilimanjaro. Legend status achieved. Please donate." Jade's proud mum Norma Thirlwall, who revealed earlier this week that her daughter can't wait to come home for her favourite tea of mince and dumplings, posted on social media of her pride. She wrote: "Sitting on the train @lner back to Newcastle in the quiet coach, and all I want to do is jump around screaming 'my daughter has just climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for @comicrelief and I’m so bloody proud!' But having to just sit quietly is killing me." Members of Team Kilimanjaro, including Jade Thirlwall and Little Mix bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock, take some time out of the climb for a selfie. Pic Chris Jackson/Getty Images. All the celebrities are inexperienced climbers, and their 5,895m (19,340ft) ascent is being documented for a special programme, which will air on BBC One on Wednesday, March 13. Many of them have suffered altitude sickness during the ascent, including 26-year-old Jade, who reported home on day four of their eight-day climb. She said: "The last two hours have probably been the hardest. Last night I was really, really sick, vomiting, I felt nauseous, had a bad tummy and a high temperature, I'm not sure if it was a bug or the altitude. "Been taking tablets, didn’t sleep very well. Got a blister on my toe! It’s just one thing after the other! Woke up this morning, feeling a lot better, everyone’s in good spirits, and it’s all worth it for this amazing cause.”She also helped BBC presenter Dan Walker through his own bout of altitude sickness, singing Toto's Africa to him and feeding him strawberry laces to keep his energy levels up. Although the final stage of the climb was the most gruelling, Team Kilimanjaro soldiered on in the knowledge that they are raising money for Red Nose Day top help it carry out life-changing work. Their efforts will help Comic Relief to continue supporting projects - and making people’s tough lives better - in the UK and around the world.