Sophie Habboo has said husband Jamie Laing is her ‘hero’ in a gushing tribute after completing his Ultra Marathon challenge for Comic Relief in Salford on Friday.

The BBC Radio 1 presenter, 36, undertook the whopping 150-mile, five-day run from London and raised £2,053,835 for the charity. 

Sophie, 30, was there as Jamie crossed the finish line and choking back tears he declared: ‘Thank you so much. That is unbelievable! You’re changing lives. Thank you so much!’

Taking to Instagram on Saturday Sophie wrtoe: ‘My hero, that I now get to share with the world. 

‘Your bravery, honesty, vulnerability and kindness are all things I see in you everyday but now everyone else gets to see that side of you too and I couldn’t be more proud. 

‘Despite you telling me every day that you couldn’t do it, and despite every part of me wanting to tell you to stop, I knew you would complete it because once you put your mind to something you don’t give up, and you didn’t give up. 

Sophie Habboo has said husband Jamie Laing is her ‘hero’ in a gushing tribute after completing his Ultra Marathon challenge for Comic Relief in Salford on Friday

The BBC Radio 1 presenter, 36, undertook the whopping 150-mile, five-day run from London and raised £2,053,835 for the charity

‘You said that you did this for all the people who suffer daily from mental health, who don’t believe in themselves, who don’t love themselves.

‘Well, in your own words you have just proven that ‘you are stronger than you think, you are braver than you are and you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it,’ I love you so much and am forever proud of you ❤️’.   

Jamie appeared during the live telethon he hobbled onto the stage and told hosts Alison Hammond and Joel Dommett that his ‘body was bad’ following the run and joked: ‘I should have just taken the train here.’

He went on: ‘It was a long way but it was an incredible journey. One of my big things was about mental health, that money is going to save lives and help people and I am beyond proud.’

Jamie previously opened up about his battle with anxiety and panic attacks during an recent appearance on Good Morning Britain.

Said: ‘[With panic attacks] You feel like you’re going to die. I thought I was having a heart attack, I hid anxiety for many years, I had the typical thing at panic attack at 20 years old, didn’t know what it was and took myself to hospital and then just hid it for many years’.

He was met by cheering crowds as well as fellow Radio 1 hosts Greg James, Vick Hope and Jeremiah Asiamah who announced the eye-popping amount he’d raised. 

Jamie gushed: ‘At one point I thought I was down and out. Mentally I was gone, physically I was broken. I didn’t have anything left in me. Something pulled me out. 

Taking to Instagram on Saturday Sophie wrtoe: ‘My hero, that I now get to share with the world. ‘Your bravery, honesty, vulnerability and kindness are all things I see in you everyday’

Sophie wrote: ‘I knew you would complete it because once you put your mind to something you don’t give up, and you didn’t give up’

Before adding: ‘The last kilometre was the most euphoric thing I’ve ever had.’

The final day of his five day challenge saw Jamie joined for a stretch by Greg, who looked rather fetching in a wedding dress and garter.

Jamie struggled to hold back the tears as he embraced Toby, who played a pivotal role in the TV star’s journey towards a healthier atтιтude toward anxiety and mental health – encouraging him to get out and run as a way to cope. 

Reacting to his pal, Jamie sobbed: ‘My friend Toby was the best man at my wedding. He was the guy I phoned up when I was in a bad space. I hadn’t told anybody I was feeling bad. He said, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll get through it together’.’ 

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‘Toby is the one who was there with me, was the one I spoke to and he’s here today with me. So it means so much.’

Toby responded: ‘I honestly have no idea what to say. From me to you Jamie, from the moment you stepped into my life 17 years ago, you’ve made it better. You are a great friend, you’re an inspiration to everyone… 

‘I’ve been lucky to know that all this time, but you are one of a kind. Thank you for having me as a part of this. I’m in awe of you, I love you mate.’

Meanwhile, things took a lighter turn later in the day when Jamie was joined for a period of his run by radio host Greg, 39, who rocked a fetching ivory wedding gown.  

Greg had previously told Jamie that he’d join him in his challenge in a wedding gown if donations exceeded £450,000, with fans smashing that total with ease. 

The wedding dress was also in honour of Greg’s now wife Bella who proposed to him ahead of his own Gregathlon challenge for Sport Relief back in 2018.

Jamie gushed: ‘At one point I thought I was down and out. Mentally I was gone, physically I was broken. I didn’t have anything left in me. Something pulled me out’

Fans went wild after they had lined the streets to see him run into Salford 

Giving an update on his part of the run on Radio 1, Greg, who complete his bridal look with a veil and lace gloves, shared: ‘The whole thing feels like a fever dream.

‘I’m currently running with him, at his pace, which I’ve got to say is really amazing. Genuinely. For running nerds he’s doing 6:00/km, still. Day 5.

‘I’m with the couple of guys here that he’s running with, proper long-distance runners looking after him on the road. And they’ve said they’ve not seen anything like it, for a non-runner to immediately fall into that sort of speed is crazy. He’s just… he’s on one!’ 

Jamie kicked off his journey on day one in London and ran to Harpenden, before his second day saw him run from Wyboston to Kettering.

The TV star began his third day in Market Harborough and headed to Loughborough.

On his fourth day, Jamie ran from Kegworth (through Belper and Derby) and finished up in Matlock.

The fifth and final day saw Jamie start in Buxton and will end his challenge in Salford, Manchester.