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Sam Thompson battles on in torrential rain as injured and emotional star is joined by Chris Hughes on day two of gruelling 260-mile endurance challenge

Sam Thompson battles on in torrential rain as injured and emotional star is joined by Chris Hughes on day two of gruelling 260-mile endurance challenge

Sam Thompson looked visibly emotional as he was met with horrendous weather conditions on day two of his gruelling Soccer Aid Challenge.

The beloved TV and radio star, 34, was joined by former Love Island star and good pal Chris Hughes, 32, for support on Tuesday.

Sam has been given the task to travel a mammoth 260-mile journey on both bike and foot to deliver the match ball to its new home in Old Trafford, with the hope of raising much-needed funds for Unicef.

To complete the challenge, the I’m A Celeb star is expected to run a marathon for five days and cycle in between, ensuring the ball arrives on June 6, just in time for kickoff on Sunday, June 15.

And in new images, Sam, who is suffering from a calf injury, looked downcast as he was soaked head-to-toe by the heavy rain.

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Sam Thompson looked visibly emotional as he was met with horrendous weather conditions on day two of his gruelling Soccer Aid Challenge

Sam Thompson looked visibly emotional as he was met with horrendous weather conditions on day two of his gruelling Soccer Aid Challenge

The beloved TV and radio star, 34, was joined by former Love Island star and good pal Chris Hughes , 32, on Tuesday for his multi-marathon challenge

The beloved TV and radio star, 34, was joined by former Love Island star and good pal Chris Hughes , 32, on Tuesday for his multi-marathon challenge

Sam has been given the task to travel a mammoth 260-mile journey on both bike and foot to deliver the match ball to its new home in Old Trafford, with the hope of raising much-needed funds for Unicef

Sam has been given the task to travel a mammoth 260-mile journey on both bike and foot to deliver the match ball to its new home in Old Trafford, with the hope of raising much-needed funds for Unicef 

The star decided to cycle the remaining miles of his Tuesday challenge after revealing he ‘popped his calf’ and was strapped into a medical table just the day before.  

Sam was seen red-faced from the wet weather and appeared to sigh as he wiped away the water from his face.

In an attempt to boost morale, Chris joined his pal on the bike as Sam continued on with his challenge.

Later on, the pair beamed for a snap together inside a building as Sam rested on a mᴀssage bed with some lunch.

Following their meeting, Chris went to his Instagram stories to share clips of their cycle together. 

Gushing over his pal, he penned: ‘Keep donating towards Sam’s challenge, it’s seriously inspiring and he needs every boost he can get. I saw the emotion drain from him earlier, he battles on and is doing so well.’

Earlier in the day, Chris smirked when he was grilled about his relationship with JoJo Siwa, 22, live on This Morning.

The former Love Island star appeared on the daily ITV show from Towcester where he was covering Sam’s Soccer Aid challenge.

And in new images, Sam looked downcast as he was drenched head to toe by the heavy rain

And in new images, Sam looked downcast as he was drenched head to toe by the heavy rain

In an attempt to boost morale, Chris joined his pal on the bike as Sam continued on with his challenge

In an attempt to boost morale, Chris joined his pal on the bike as Sam continued on with his challenge

Later on, the pair beamed for a snap together inside a building as Sam rested on a mᴀssage bed with some lunch

Later on, the pair beamed for a snap together inside a building as Sam rested on a mᴀssage bed with some lunch

Following their meeting, Chris went to his Instagram stories to share clips of their cycle together

Following their meeting, Chris went to his Instagram stories to share clips of their cycle together

Chris shared a gushing post over Sam's challenge

Chris shared a gushing post over Sam’s challenge 

During the segment, host Ben Shephard asked Chris a cheeky question about him and JoJo. 

‘Can we just say, because obviously we’re all talking about it. Congratulations on the relationship, we’re all very excited, have we decided whether it’s Hughes-wa… what’s the power couple name?’ Ben asked.

Co-host Cat eagerly added: ‘What is it going to be?’

‘They call it Co-Jo, that’s the one they’re all going for,’ Chris replied.

The two presenters gushed that they liked the name and Chris commented it ‘rolls off the tongue’.

JoJo and Chris have sparked frenzied speculation about their relationship status over the past few weeks since they met in the Celebrity Big Brother house back in April.

Their relationship has grown from platonic to romantic and the Dance Moms star confirmed that she and Chris have made their relationship official, and she’s started calling him her boyfriend in an interview with Capital Radio.

On Sunday, Chris sent fans into a frenzy when he shared a steam bedroom snap with JoJo on Snapchat.

Earlier in the day, Chris(pictured), smirked when he was grilled about his relationship with JoJo Siwa, 22, live on This Morning

Earlier in the day, Chris(pictured), smirked when he was grilled about his relationship with JoJo Siwa, 22, live on This Morning

The former Love Island star appeared on the daily ITV show from Towcester where he was covering Sam's Soccer Aid challenge. Pictured: Hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard (left)

 The former Love Island star appeared on the daily ITV show from Towcester where he was covering Sam’s Soccer Aid challenge. Pictured: Hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard (left)

On Sunday, Chris sent fans into a frenzy when he shared a steam bedroom snap with JoJo on Snapchat

On Sunday, Chris sent fans into a frenzy when he shared a steam bedroom snap with JoJo on Snapchat 

Sharing the sweet image of himself and JoJo cuddled in bed together, he captioned the image: ‘Sleeping beauty.’

While in an interview with The Guardian, JoJo gushed about her blossoming romance with Chris, when asked whether things between them were still platonic.

She said: ‘It’s not platonic anymore, and it’s been a beautiful development, a beautiful connection, and I’m absolutely head over heels for him and he’s the same way.’

The Dance Moms star also hit back at speculation that their relationship is a ‘PR stunt,’ saying: ‘Clearly, you’ve never been around us. I won’t ever speak for him, but for me personally, the happiness in my life just radiates off of me right now.

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‘Literally yesterday, I was mᴀssaging my cheeks; I’ve never [before] been in pain from smiling so much.’

JoJo also appeared on Sunday’s edition on Sunday Brunch, and fought back tears as she emotionally shared how Chris has been embraced by her family since he first flew to the US to surprise her for her 22nd birthday last month.

She said: ‘She loves him, she does love him. My parents think the absolute world of him, and him and my Dad are like best friends, Chris was actually telling me this yesterday, they went to the spa together yesterday.

‘They’re literally best friends, Mom Siwa she absolutely adores him. I love watching her watch us, because I’ve never seen my mom so happy, and it’s… it’s… I could cry.

‘Honestly, it makes me happy to have everybody act as… it feels like we’re a family, it feels like he’s been in my family for how ever many years it feels like forever.

‘He gets along as well as I do. I think he loves me because of my parents!’

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