On thin ICE

SARA DAVIES and VICKY PATTISON on brrr-aving the Arctic for Comic Relief

- CAREN CLARK

SNOW GOING BACK: COMIC RELIEF VS THE ARCTIC

MON, 9PM (TIMES VARY), BBC1 FACTUAL

Sara Davies and Vicky Pattison are feeling jittery about undertaking Comic Relief’s chilliest-ever challenge, which will see them join fellow broadcasters Alex Scott and Laura Whitmore for a 50k trek across the Arctic Circle!

‘I was told there would be beautiful scenery and camping under the Northern Lights! So I’m exhilarated but it’ll be gruelling,’ admits Dragons’ Den favourite Sara, 39, as TV Times joins her and Vicky for an exclusive chat before they head to Norway to start their arduous journey, which features in BBC1 documentary Snow Going Back: Comic Relief Vs the Arctic. 

‘Yes, it’s the place where they send the Special Forces to do their training,’ winces reality TV star and I’m a Celebrity… 2015 champion Vicky, 36. ‘It’s going to be tough and I’m scared!’

Here, Sara and Vicky tell us more about their epic feat of endurance…