he won by decision after three rounds. Another of Shephard's charity challenges took place in early 2009 when he, along with eight other well-known celebrities, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Comic Relief. Joining him on the climb were Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh, Fearne Cotton, Gary Barlow, Alesha Dixon, Ronan Keating, Denise van Outen and Chris Moyles. The team raised £3,326,000 in total. In 2010, Shephard and his friend Ivan ran the Coast-to-Coast Challenge, raising over £120,000 for the Children's Heart Unit Fund at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. The run was 145 miles long and took them five days. In March 2011, Shephard designed blue and black striped hipsters for charity to help raise awareness of Prostate Cancer. In January 2014, Shephard helped to raise money for the charity Seb4Chuf. In September 2017, he played as part of Les Ferdinand's team for Game 4 Grenfell. Filmography Television Film Radio Book Humble Heroes: Inspirational stories of hope, heart and humanity (Blink Publishing, 2022) References External links Official website Ben Shephard at Sky Sports 1974 births Alumni of the University of Birmingham English game show hosts English television presenters GMTV presenters and reporters ITV Breakfast presenters and reporters Living people People educated at Chigwell School People from Epping Sky Sports presenters and reporters Television personalities from Essex