Paddy McGuinness gives Beverley Callard a smooch after scary high-wire challenge

14 October 2023 , 20:48

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Paddy McGuinness gives Beverley Callard a smooch after scary high-wire challenge

Paddy McGuinness gave Beverley Callard a cheeky kiss on the lips after taking part in a terrifying high-wire challenge.

The comedian and presenter, 50, and 66-year-old actress Beverley joined Channel 4's Don't Look Down in aid of Stand Up To Cancer with many other celebrities. The series has the famous faces confront their fear of heights with a scary high-wire walk 300 feet up in the air.

Earlier this week, Paddy and Beverley shared a clip from the series during an appearance on ITV's This Morning. The teaser clip showed them strapped together as they completed the panic-inducing high-wire walk. The comedian and soap actress were screaming in shock as they completed the challenge, with them yelling out: "Oh my God!"

Paddy made sure to give Beverley's former onscreen husband in Coronation Street, Jim McDonald, who was played by Charlie Lawson, a shoutout. He screamed: "Where's McDonald? Are you watching Jim?" With adrenaline pumping through her veins, a shocked Beverley asked: "Paddy McGuinness what have we done?"

The two shared a cheeky kiss after completing the challenge (ITV)

After completing it, the duo gave each other a big friendly kiss on the lips to celebrate their huge accomplishment. Earlier this year, Paddy admitted he would never turn down a TV job as he fears work might dry up one day. The star is known for hosting the likes of Top Gear, Question Of Sport, I Can See Your Voice, Catchpoint and more.

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He said: "When it comes to telly, it does feel like sometimes 'God he never stops working' but there are always gaps in between filming shows. But also I do think being working class, it's in you, you know? I left school at 16 and you just have that thing of that constant fear of ‘If it stops, what do I do next?’"

Starring alongside childhood pal Peter Kay, the dad-of-three, 50, first appeared on our screens back in 2001 as Bolton-born bouncer Paddy O'Shea in the much-loved comedy, Phoenix Nights and its 2004 spin-off, Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. However, despite enjoying a stint in one of the nation’s most beloved comedies, Paddy revealed in 2021 that he earned more from a job in his local leisure centre than he did for his work on Phoenix Nights.

"You know, you can’t get anything decent in your twenties," Paddy recalled when discussing young men feeling pressure to buy nice cars. "Well I couldn’t anyhow working in a leisure centre and on Phoenix Nights. And I earned more money in the leisure centre back then."

Zara Woodcock