If you cast your minds back to 2009, then you'll remember when celebrities such as Gary Barlow, Cheryl, Ben Shephard, Denise Van Outen and Kimberley Walsh all climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in order to help raise money for Comic Relief.
Well now, a whole new host of celebrities have been revealed to climb Africa's highest mountain in 2019, including Little Mix stars Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall, Love Island's Dani Dyer and many more!
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The news was announced last night, with the full celebrity line-up including, TV presenter Dan Walker, former politician Ed Balls, Pointless presenter Alexander Armstrong, newsreader Anita Rani, NFL star Osi Umenyiora, Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas, Love Island 2018 winner Dani Dyer, and Little Mix singers Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
Expressing her excitement at the mammoth challenge, 'Shout Out To My Ex' singer Jade wrote, 'So excited to finally reveal that @leighannepinnock and I are going to be climbing Kilimanjaro for @comicrelief this #RedNoseDay 🏔 I am 100% sure I’m nowhere near ready for this 😂 but I’m also 100% sure that it is for an INCREDIBLE cause and we’re determined to reach the top with this amazing bunch of people 💪🏽'. [sic]
Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas also wrote, 'Yes it's true #kilimanjaro mountain here we all come. @comicrelief excited to be doing this climb for charity. Although I feel this will be the hardest task I've done I am looking forward to the challenges it will bring. Please follow along and share any of your own experiences. #climb #mountain #charity @bbcstrictly #africa #challenge.' [sic]
TV presenter Dan Walker then added, 'Excited and a bit nervous but delighted to be climbing Kilimanjaro for @comicrelief with this lovely bunch 🧗🏻♂️⛺️⛰'. [sic]
Check out Little Mix through the years:
Little Mix: Through the years (slider)
1 of 242011
After being put into a group by Kelly Rowland on The X Factor in 2011, the Little Mix girls rocked denim and trainers as they posed at the Judges Houses' stage of the competition.
2 of 242011
Throughout their time on The X Factor, Jade, Perrie, Jesy and Leigh-Anne stuck with the same 'colour and prints' theme for performances, each making an identify for themselves.
3 of 242011
Attending the Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 premiere in 2011 with their X Factor mentor Tulisa, the Little Mix girls dressed up in stunning LBDs.
4 of 242011
After winning The X Factor ahead of Marcus Collins, Little Mix started to make an identity as a band, co-coordinating their outfits both on stage and at events.
5 of 242012
One year on from their historic win on The X Factor, Little Mix returned to perform their brand new single, looking more grown up.
6 of 242012
At the launch for Little Mix's debut album 'DNA', Jade, Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jesy looked stunning in black outfits.
7 of 242013
All of the Little Mix girls have experimented with their hair colours, but in 2013 Perrie went for purple, whilst Jade was rocking the colour blue.
8 of 242013
Attending their first ever BRIT Awards in 2013, Little Mix dressed up for the occasion, all wearing totally different outfits.
9 of 242013
Experimenting even further with her hair in 2013, Perrie changed her look from purple to dip dye pink later in the year.
10 of 242016
After taking some time off to work on their new album, Little Mix returned in 2016 with a brand new look. Looking a lot more grown up, the girls started to wear a lot more custom-designed outfits on stage.
11 of 242015
Perrie couldn't resist getting into the Disney spirit in 2015 when she made a trip to Disneyland Paris!
12 of 242016
Walking the red carpet ahead of their first ever BRIT Awards performance, Little Mix oozed glamour as they invited their mums along for the party.
13 of 242016
That same night the girls took to the stage in matching green and black outfits to give an incredible performance of their hit song 'Black Magic'.
14 of 242017
After receiving some harsh criticism online for some of the more risqué outfits, Little Mix wore suits for their performance of 'Power' during The X Factor finals in 2017.
15 of 242017
After taking more of an interest in fashion, attending various fashion events with her band mate Jade Thirlwal, Leigh-Anne started to take inspiration, wearing this cute number for her birthday in 2017.
16 of 242017
Little Mix embraced the race driving theme brilliantly in 2017 when they performed at F1 Live in London.
17 of 242017
The girls attended the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles in 2017, rocking the red carpet with their different outfit choices.
18 of 242017
Whilst Perrie, Jade and Leigh-Anne stuck with their natural hair colours in 2017, Jesy experimented a lot, even dying her hair bright pink!
19 of 242018
Looking completely stunning, Jade, Leigh-Anne, Jesy and Perrie rocked the red carpet at the 2018 BRIT Awards. Whilst most fans loved their look, Jesy, Jade and Perrie were quick to mock Leigh-Anne for wearing her 'dressing gown'.
20 of 242018
Little Mix stars Leigh-Anne and Jade attended The British Fashion Awards in 2018, wearing stunning dresses to the prestigious event.
21 of 242018
The girls went for a more retro look during a performance to their fans in Germany in 2018.
22 of 242018
At the launch of their amazing album 'LM5' in 2018, Leigh-Anne, Jesy, Perrie and Jade looked casual and chic as they signed copies of their album for fans.
23 of 242018
Ahead of their performance with American rapper Nicki Minaj, Jesy injected a bit of colour into Little Mix's red carpet look at the 2018 MTV EMA Awards, whilst Leigh-Anne rocked green dreadlocks.
24 of 242018
The girls then changed into smart black and white suits for their first ever performance of 'Woman Like Me' with Nicki Minaj.
The eight-day trek, which will see all of the celebrities pushing themselves to the limit on the 19,000ft peak, will be filmed for a one-hour special which is set to air on the BBC for this year's Comic Relief.
It was way back in 2009 when Take That singer Gary Barlow got his celebrity mates together to raise a massive £3.5 million, with all of the cast reaching the top, despite both Cheryl and Ferne Cotton collapsing in the process.
This year's bunch of brave celebrities have already started training for their challenge.
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