Jamie Laing ‘absolutely broken’ as he approaches finish line after raising £1,000,000

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Jamie Laing is so close to finishing his ultramarathon but has admitted his ‘body is broken’ after throwing up on his penultimate day.

The TV personality, 36, has raised over £1,000,000 in donations for Comic Relief through his five-day challenge for Red Nose Day.

After he brutally vomited due to the running yesterday, Jamie was forced to walk the first 30 minutes today, which is the first time he’s had to do so.

Sophie Habboo, his wife, comforted him as he recovered but confessed he is feeling the strain of the challenge.

In a passionate plea, she said: ‘He’s in so much pain. This whole thing has been unbelievable and I’m so proud of him, but he’s absolutely broken.

‘His knee is so swollen. I’m actually not sleeping in his room because he needs to stretch out his legs. I was in his room this morning and he was crying his eyes out.’

Jamie Laing has raised over £1,000,000 for Comic Relief (Picture: Tristan Fewings/Comic Relief/Getty Images)

She added that at their pit stop, he was being cheered on by a ‘whole school’ as well as family and friends.

That includes Radio 1 presenter Greg James who has donned a wedding dress to join Jamie on his last run, having made a deal about reaching the £500,000 milestone.

True to his word, Greg, 39, was seen in a floating white dress complete with long veil and lacy gloves ready for his run.

‘I know you shouldn’t see the bride before the big day @jamielaing but TO HELL WITH TRADITION,’ he wrote on Instagram.

‘I hope this spurs you on. See you later and we can run away together.’

Greg James sported a wedding gown for the run (Picture: Instagram/greg_james)

In response to Greg’s get up, which he saw during a brief stop, Jamie laughed and said ‘no’ in disbelief.

‘This is honestly unbelievable!’ said the presenter who appeared to be in good spirits despite the pain he was in.

‘He’s going to be freezing! Greg, I bloody love you,’ he added before saying he had no advice to give but pointing out the tag was still on the dress.

Despite the jovial tone, Jamie has been incredibly open about how much his five day challenge has taken a toll on his body.

‘Whoever planned this… I don’t want to complain but this should have been the first day,’ Jamie joked to BBC Radio 1 about running in the Matlock wilderness.

Jamie’s knee is incredibly swollen (Picture” Tristan Fewings/Comic Relief/Getty Images)

In a voice message to Greg, the former Made In Chelsea star said: ‘Greg, I am broken. I can hardly move my legs.

‘Not even joking, the worst day yet. I know I keep saying that. I have ulcers all over my tongue and I don’t know why.

‘My right knee is totally blown up, I can hardly move my left leg. I’m going to need some help getting out of bed. I’ll see you soon hopefully.’

Despite his pain, Jamie is pushing ahead with his final 30 miles, telling Radio 1 listeners: ‘We can get today done. Let’s do it!’

On Wednesday, he admitted he almost gave up at one point due to how hard the challenge was on his body.

He has been struggling through his final ultra-marathons (Picture: Tristan Fewings/Comic Relief/Getty Images)

”That was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, hands down,’ Jamie said.

‘There was a point today where we were about halfway, 25 kilometres, in and I just didn’t think I had it. That was it. I was done.’

However, he has pushed ahead and is now in the final ultramarathon with donations just £100,000 shy of hitting a million.

Ahead of his run, he told Metro that when it comes to mentally preparing for this challenge, he’s got one major thing in his corner – his naivety.

His wife Sophie Habboo comforted him after day four (Picture: Tristan Fewings/Comic Relief/Getty Images)

‘I think with mental preparation, I don’t think you can think about it too much if I’m honest,’ Jamie shared.

‘I think my naivety is my biggest power. I don’t know how much this is going to hurt. I think I’m leaning on that. I’m going to take it literally one kilometre at a time.

‘Yeah, that’s what I’m literally thinking in my head. OK, let’s just keep going. Let’s just keep going. Let’s just be going. And I just want to raise as much money.’

Red Nose Day returns tonight (March 21) from 7pm on BBC One and Player.

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