Britain’s top sports stars including Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Sir Mo Farah and Ben Stokes have encouraged the nation to stay fit during the coronavirus lockown.
Mo Farah introduced the fun segment on the BBC‘s One World: Together At Home concert which was broadcast on Sunday evening.
The Olympic runner said: ‘It’s a tough situation for us, for all of us. Together we can overcome this.
Keeping fit: Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill was among Britain’s sporting stars who featured in the BBC’s One World: Together At Home concert
‘Stay strong and let’s just do what we can every day.’
The clip then showed a host of British sports stars working out, including Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds, boxer Nicola Adams, ice dancer Christopher Dean and cyclist Sarah Storey.
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, cricketer and current Sports Personality of the Year Ben Stokes, and Denise Lewis also featured in the active montage.
Athletic: Sir Mo Farah introduced the segment which then cut to him running on a treadmill at his home
Sporting family: Denise Lewis introduced viewers to her ‘ever so slightly competitive family’
The clip formed part of the UK edition of One World: Together At Home live on BBC One, a virtual concert curated by Lady Gaga on Saturday night.
Claudia Winkleman, 48, Dermot O’Leary, 36, and Clara Amfo, 35, hosted the concert which relived some of the highlights from Saturday’s show and presented a few new performances.
The trio of hosts stood apart, recognising the UK’s social distancing rules as they revealed that Little Mix, Rag’N’Bone Man, 35, and Tom Jones, 79, would be performing never before seen sets.
The show began with George The Poet performing a spoken word piece, who was followed by an emotional rendition of Touch by the Little Mix.
Amazing! On Sunday night, Little Mix kicked off the UK edition of One World: Together At Home live on BBC One, with a stunning rendition of their hit song Touch
The group were followed by Beatles legend Paul McCartney before Jess Glynn sang her hit track I’ll Be There.
Dr Ranj Singh, 40, appeared on the show to answer medical questions from adorable children all over the country.
The Strictly star began by saying: ‘Thank you to all of the frontline workers. I’ve been working in hospitals I’m now at home and on the end of a phone if they need me.’
Hosts: Claudia Winkleman, 48, Dermot O’Leary, 36, and Clara Amfo, 35, hosted the concert which relived some highlights from Saturday’s show and presented a few new performances
He then discussed mace masks, hand sanitiser vs soap and water, social-distancing, receiving packaging in the UK and hugging parents, as video questions came in from kids across the UK.
Jennifer Lopez dazzled as she sang a candlelit version of a cover of Barbara Steisand’s classic hit People, while Michael Buble also lent his vocal chords to the concert.
Sam Smith and John Legend performed a duet of Ben E King’s Stand By Me from their separate homes.
Medical advice! Dr Ranj Singh, 40, appeared on the show to answer medical questions from adorable children all over the country
Adorable: Dr Ranj discussed mace masks, hand sanitiser vs soap and water, social-distancing, and hugging parents, as video questions came in from kids across the UK
Welsh singing superstar Tom Jones, 79, sang a version of Steve Goodman’s The Glory Of Love.
The UK edition of One World: Together At Home culminated in a sensational group performance from Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, John Legend, opera singer Andrea Bocelli who were all accompanied by pianist Lang Lang.
The world’s biggest pop stars worked together to pull off a unique online concert on dedicated to health workers battling to save lives amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Saturday’s eight-hour long YouTube extravaganza ended in a two-hour long primetime show screened on multiple U.S. television channels.
The TV special celebrated community health care workers and supported the WHO’s global fight to end COVID-19
Thankful: Before he began his performance, The Voice judge spoke about his two year childhood battle with tuberculosis as he thanked the NHS for their work then and now