The celebs will cover 100 gruelling kilometres in the Kaisut Desert in just five days and face temperatures as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit, in a bid to raise money for people  living in both Africa and the UK who suffer disabilities and hardships.

All the ups and downs of their journey will be captured for a documentary which will be broadcast on the BBC in the run up to Red Nose Day.

The actress, who played Dawn Swann on the BBC One soap, said that all storylines surrounding her Walford alter ego were exhausted.
Tointon, 26, revealed that she was heartbroken when it emerged that her character was to be written out of the soap.
However, she said that Dawn’s inability to learn from mistakes was getting on her nerves, adding: “I guess she annoyed me a bit.
“There was nothing left for my character. I wasn’t really doing anything. You can only stand and order a sandwich so many times in the caff,” she said.
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