Sophie Ellis-Bextor raises £1 million for Children In Need's 24-hour dance.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor said she was going for a "hot bath" after raising more than £1 million from the 24-hour Children in a Need dance challenge. During the singer's charity dance marathon, she moves day and night continuously.

Along the way, she appears on Radio 2 travel news, sings karaoke with Tony Blackburn, and wears a variety of increasingly sparkling outfits. But she kept crying more and more when the challenge ended.

"I'm such a mess," he told viewers watching the iPlayer live show. - I can't stop crying.

Ellis-Bextor began dancing Tuesday at 9:26 a.m. and received moral support over the next 24 hours from friends including Natalie Imbruglia, Tamsin Outwaite, Gemma Collins, and Michael Ball. "If he kills me, it's going to be Murder On The Dancefloor, and I don't like the idea of ​​writing the title myself," he joked at the start, referring to the title of one of his biggest hits.

The star maintained a good mood throughout the night, but when he came in at the last hour, "he hit the wall for the first time." I thought, "Oh my God, maybe I'm going to fall on the floor." And then I said to myself, "Are people going to feel sorry for me, or do they want their money back?"

After a "very nice chat," she continued the final section, greeted by her husband Richard Jones, her five young sons, and her mother, former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis. "I feel crazy," said Jones, who accompanied him all night. "But Sophie is amazing. I can't believe her stamina."

After her final move - matching Abba's classic Dancing Queen - the star fell to her knees. "It was entertaining," he said. "It's an honor for me - but am I no longer allowed to dance or talk to other people?"

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Radio 2 breakfast host Zoe Ball later announced that Ellis-Bextor had raised £803,384 for children's charities in the UK. The overall total rose to £1,009,317 an hour after the challenge ended and continues to increase.

"It's phenomenal," said Ellis-Bextor. "Thank you very much.""I'll double that number if you walk another 24 hours," actor Simon Peg joked earlier on the show.

Speaking to News on the ninth hour of the challenge, Ellis-Bextor said starting a family was the best preparation for his endurance performance. "I haven't run in a long time," he said. "But since I have small children, recently I've been doing what I do with little sleep."

She adds, "Maybe that's why the lack of sleep doesn't bother me as much - because I don't get much sleep either." A former runner-up on Strictly Come Dancing, the star's challenge is broadcast live on iPlayer as it turns to songs by Abba, Beyoncé, Take That, and Bon Jovi.