Red hot: Cheryl Cole kicked things off at Children In Need with a performance of her new single Promise This
Cheryl Cole opened Children In Need with a performance of her new single Promise This.
Wearing a red floaty lace number, Cheryl started with an acoustic rendition of the track before switching into the complex dance routine she had performed on The X Factor just weeks before.
Halfway through the performance, the group of make dancers were also joined by ballet dancers in black tutus and pointé shoes.
What a show! Cheryl was joined by a group of male dancers, as well as ballerinas in black tutus
Coming back out on stage to talk to hosts Terry Wogan and Tess Daly, Cheryl said: 'This is one of my favourite events.
'There's so many kids in the UK in poverty that really get a little bit overlooked sometimes, so it's amazing to be supporting them.'
Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson all appeared in a video montage pleading with viewers to donate money to Children In Need.
Emotional: Cheryl gave her performance of Promise This her all, and appeared to find the rendition emotional
Flutter by, butterfly: Cheryl disappeared into a plume of smoke after the performance
Peter Andre was over at the BT Tower in London with Pudsey Bear speaking to those looking after the phone lines, including Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati and EastEnders actor John Barrowman.
Many celebrities have pledged their support for Children In Need, with The One Show presenters Jason Manford, Alex Jones and Chris Evans having completed various challenges every week on the BBC show.
But tonight it was the turn of Chris Evans, who was chosen by viewers to join window cleaner Paul Wright to clean the windows on one of the highest buildings in Canary Wharf.
Here come the boys: Westlife performed their new single Safe at Belfast's Odyssey Arena
There are 4,000 windows and it takes four window cleaners a month to get all the way around the building.
Speaking about the experience, Chris admitted: 'I was definitely more nervous, frightened than I thought I was going to be, I have to admit.'
Through viewers voting for The One Show presenters to do various challenges, the programme raised a staggering £103, 850.80 for Children In Need.
Competition: Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton competed on the go karting track with a group of young carers
We are the champions: Jenson's team were crowned the winners, but Lewis was fastest on the track
Racing car drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button were drafted in to help a group of young carers get a taste on life on the track with a timed relay on a go karting track.
And, after their teams took the the track, it was time for Jenson and Lewis to compete.
However, while the winning team was eventually Jenson's team, Lewis got the fastest time by two tenths of a second.
Which one will it be? The One Show hosts Jason Manford, Alex Jones and Chris Evans wait to find out which of them will be cleaning windows on one of the tallest buildings in London
Careful, Chris! Evans was chosen to clean the windows with window cleaner Paul Wright
Westlife joined Radio 1 presenter Reggie Yates at Belfast's Odyssey Arena to perform their new single Safe.
The first total of the night showed £5,753,764 had so far been raised on the programme.
Of that total, Countryfile's John Craven told Terry the programme had raised a staggering £500,000 through their 2010 calendar
Please donate: Merlin star Anthony Head, complete with a tiny Pudsey bear, pleaded with viewers to donate
Making an appearance: Merlin stars Richard Wilson and Colin Morgan made a special appearance
Throughout the show, various videos showing exactly how the money raised is used to help disadvantaged children in the UK.
Stars who appeared on the videos and encouraged people to donate money included Miley Cyrus, Colin Farrell, Kylie Minogue.
After performing her new single Better Than Today, Kylie told Tess and Terry: 'I would just like to thank everyone for being here. You can really feel the spirit in the studio.'
Better than today: Kylie Minogue performed her new single Better Than Today flanked by sexy dancers
Will you be my god? Kylie joked around with Terry Wogan and Tess Daly after her performance, before giving viewers the number to call to donate
Doctor Who stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan met a young former meningitis sufferer with his brother, and treated them to an afternoon tea in the Tardis.
They also treated viewers to a sneak peek of the show's Christmas special, which stars Harry Potter actor Michael Gambon.
Next up was a Children In Need Strictly Come Dancing special starring The Saturdays singer Rochelle Wiseman and McFly star Harry Judd.
Time to enter the Tardis: Doctor Who stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan met two young fans and treated them to afternoon tea in the Tardis
Talking about taking part in the special, Rochelle, who danced the American Smooth with partner Ian Waite, said: 'I'm so pleased to have been asked to do Strictly, especially as it's for Children In Need this year. For the first time, I'm going to have to be really serious and that's what I'm most worried about.
'From what I've seen of the American Smooth it's very graceful and that's not a word I would use to describe myself! I'm worried about the lifts, that what I'm most scared about.
'If I don't do too well, I blame the song. If I'm not getting into it, it must be something to do with the song.'
Practising: McFly's Harry Judd and Ola Jordan gear up for their performance on the Strictly Come Dancing Children In Need special
Giggles: The Saturdays star Rochelle Wiseman couldn't stop laughing, saying she wouldn't be able to cope with the 'serious' American Smooth
That could be to do with the fact that Rochelle was dancing to All About You, one of the most famous songs from her competitor's band, McFly!
Rochelle and Ian were then judged by regular judges Craig Revel-Horwood and Len Goodman, as well as Terry Wogan and Pudsey the bear.
Craig: 'I loved that end lift, it was brilliant.'
Doing their best: Harry and Ola took on Rochelle and Ian Waite in a battle of immense proportions
Champion: But Harry's Paso Doble was the best, and he was voted the winner of the Strictly special
Len: 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - I thought the lifts were done with confidence, I was very very pleased and I think you did a wonderful job, well done.'
Next up was Harry, who performed the Paso Doble with partner Ola Jordan.
Talking about the show, Harry said: 'I have absolutely no dance experience, I have never danced in my life, it's just ridiculous. Ninety-nine per cent I'm doing this for Children In Need, but one per cent is purely for Dougie's enjoyment.
Meals on wheels: The Hairy Bikers gave a rousing rendition of Meatloaf's Bat Out Of Hell
'It would be good to get a few positive comments. It's Children In Need so they can't be too harsh.'
After the performance, Len said: 'From the moment you started, you were rampant. You were good.'
Terry added: 'It was exciting, tremendous - the true spirit of the bullfight.'
Even Craig liked the performance, saying: 'Mc-Fabulous, I loved it!'
And it seemed the audience agreed as Harry and Ola were crowed champions of the special, going home with a special Pudsey trophy to mark the occasion.
JLS performed the official Children In Need track Love You A Little Bit More on the show, before giving out the number for people to ring to donate.
And the boys also helped announce the second total of the evening - an incredible £8,356,800.
In a television first, Coronation Street and EastEnders joined forces when Albert Square came to Weatherfield for a one-off special in aid of Children In Need.
Hayley: 'Can I just say how thrilled we are at the concept of twinning the boroughs of Walford and Weatherfield?'
And a second group from Coronation Street travelled to Albert Square, with Kym Marsh's Michelle Connor bumping into an old-friend Alfie Moon outside the Queen Vic.
However, Michelle and Alfie's relationship didn't go down too well with Kat, who consistently poked fun at her love rival.
But the clash of cultures got a bit much for some of the cast members, such as Jessie Wallace's Kat who struggled to understand the accent of Coronation Street's Jason Grimshaw.
Kat told Beverley Callard's character Liz McDonald that her skirt was too short for the Queen Vic, adding: 'Sort it out, or I'll buy you a burka.'
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