THREE Hampshire celebrities will be trekking across one of the world's most inhospitable deserts for Comic Relief.
Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills, a former pupil of Crestwood Community School in Eastleigh, R&B star Craig David, who was born in Southampton, and blind musician and broadcaster Peter White will join seven other stars on a gruelling challenge in the Kaisut Desert in north Kenya.
The team, which also includes presenter Dermot O'Leary, singer Olly Murs and Strictly Come Dancing champion Kara Tointon, will cover 100 kilometres during the five-day trek, enduring temperatures of up to 38C (100F).
A Comic Relief spokeswoman said the team would be highlighting the issue of sight and the money they raise will prevent thousands of people in Africa from going blind or contracting eye conditions.
The group will be setting off mid-February and a documentary about the trek will be broadcast on BBC1 in the run up to Red Nose Day on March 18.
The Kaisut Desert, Kenya
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