The One Present presenter Alex Jones was overcome with emotion as she listened to her pal Sara Cox on the radio, with the BBC star admitting she was ‘damaged’

The One Present’s Alex Jones admitted she was delivered to tears by Sara Cox’s heartfelt replace relating to her BBC Youngsters in Want problem.

The Radio 2 host is presently tackling an arduous 135-mile run spanning 4 counties – Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire – in a bid to generate cash for the charity.

She turned overwhelmed with emotion on Wednesday (November 12) upon studying that she had exceeded the a million pound fundraising goal, confessing that she felt “damaged”.

Later that night on The One Present, Alex disclosed how profoundly moved she was after listening to Sara on the radio, in line with Wales On-line.

While discussing the radio character’s achievements with co-presenter Angellica Bell on the BBC present, Alex confessed: “We simply want to speak about Sara for a minute.”, experiences the Mirror.

“Did you hear her on Radio 2 this morning?” the presenter enquired. “I needed to pull over as a result of I used to be in floods of tears. She is superb.”

She added: “In case you’re watching Sara, good luck, we’re so behind you.”

Earlier that day, Sara had chatted together with her DJ mate Scott Mills on air about her progress with the demanding problem, which entails finishing the equal of 5 marathons over 5 days to boost funds.

Scott knowledgeable the presenter concerning the fundraising achievements, lowering Sara to tears when she found she had accrued greater than £1,002,869 up to now.

“Oh my God!” she gasped, showing shocked to find she had surpassed the million pound milestone. “That’s superb. Thanks. You have utterly damaged me. All people who has donated, thanks a lot.

“I’m so happy with you,” Scott expressed, his voice thick with emotion as he lauded his co-worker for her outstanding achievement.

“I am unable to consider it,” Sara confessed, wiping away tears. “That’s so beneficiant. Thanks a lot. Each fiver, each tenner… all of it makes a large distinction.”

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