Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have successfully danced non-stop for 24 hours and five minutes in aid of Comic Relief – and it’s been an emotional journey.

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The Strictly Come Dancing presenters, just about able to stand, were joined by The One Show’s Alex Jones and Radio 2 host Jo Whiley on Tuesday night as they completed the longest ever danceathon for Comic Relief.

At 7.20pm, Whiley revealed the latest total for money raised stood at £782,686 – a figure that has since risen to over £1 million.

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The pair started their dancing to Beyoncé's Crazy In Love and finished with Destiny Child's Survivor, and were joined by a lot of celebrity guests along the way.

Strictly pro Katya Jones and her former dance partner Ed Balls recreated their famous Gangnam Style move when they popped by…

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And Radio 2 presenters Jeremy Vine and Rylan Clark-Neal had an epic dance-off. (Warning: you can never unsee this.)

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Winkleman and Daly were overwhelmed with the support they received, and even shed tears – probably partly due to exhaustion – when they reached the £500,000 mark just before 5pm...

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"I never want to dance again," Winkleman told BBC News. "I don't like movement."

Daly, who suffered from motion sickness for six hours of the danceathon, added that her co-host had been her lifeline.

"She's had my back the whole way through. We've looked after each other. We've seen each other strapped up with tape. We both had a little cry," she said.

"We are a bit tired and emotional."

You can donate to Comic Relief via their website here, or – on 15th March – you can call 03457 910 910. Lines will be open all day (standard charges apply).

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Comic Relief’s campaign culminates in Red Nose Day which this year is being held on Friday 15th March and will be marked with a live TV telethon on BBC1. It will air from 7pm-10pm on BBC1, 10-10:35pm on BBC2 and from 10:35pm-00:30am back on BBC1.

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