Jo Brand finishes 150-mile coast-to-coast walk through gale force winds for Sport Relief

Comedian Jo Brand finished her 150-mile coast-to-coast walk for Sport Relief on schedule after braving 70mph winds and horizontal rain.

Brand, 58, said she took on the seven-day charity challenge as she wanted to show "fat, old women" that they can walk.

The walk from the Humber Bridge to Liverpool has already raised £655,481 for the charity.

The most difficult stretch of her challenge, between Langsett in South Yorkshire and Denton in Greater Manchester, saw Brand blown off her feet as she crossed the Pennines.

Her attempt almost had to be cancelled on Tuesday after roads were closed and several lorries were blown over by gale force winds from Storm Jonas.

Along the route, she was joined by fellow comedians Bill Bailey, Lee Mack and Alan Davies.

Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop was at the Royal Liver Building to welcome her live on the BBC's The One Show just before 7.30pm as she crossed the finish line.

The last day of the hike saw her walk 22.5 miles from Warrington for nearly 12 hours but she was spurred on by a crowd of BT employees.

After the challenge, she said she was "shattered" but was motivated by supporting the charity.

She said: "The most important thing was to raise shedloads of money for Sport Relief because I truly believe that Sport Relief is an organisation that gives a huge amount to people and concentrates not only on projects in Africa but projects here that mean a lot to me - projects to do with elderly lonely people, to do with people with mental health problems and to do with women who are suffering whether it's through domestic violence or bullying."

Brand has also been made the voice of the Speaking Clock and Sport Relief will receive 10p made to the line from a BT landline until March 20.

To sponsor Jo Brand, go to her Sport Relief page.