Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock shares emotional post after reaching top of Mount Kilimanjaro
They've all reached the top!
Author: Alex RossPublished 4th Mar 2019 Last updated 30th Mar 2020
After weeks of training, a bunch of well-known celebs including Love Island's Dani Dyer and Little Mix girls Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, have reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Comic Relief.
The group, who have been trekking up the mountain for the past week, climbed 5895 metres, whilst facing altitude sickness, nausea, exhaustion and a massive amount of blisters... but now they've all achieved what they set out to do.
After reaching the summit over the weekend, Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock took to her Instagram page to share a very emotional message with fans.
Sharing a number of photos from the trek, Leigh-Anne wrote, 'Climbing Kilimanjaro was the hardest most gruelling thing I’ve ever put my body through but I have to say I have learnt that I am so much stronger than I ever thought I was. I pushed my body to the limit, never gave up and conquered!
'I feel so privileged to have met such beautiful people that I now see as friends for life. We were a unit and we stuck together and we touched that sign together. A moment i’ll never forget. Now we need to raise a shit load of money for @comicrelief
'I am so proud of what we’ve done, something I know is going to make a massive difference to so many lives! Please please donate what you can link is in Bio ☺️ thank you from the bottom of my heart for everyone’s incredible support ☺️❤️ 📷@chrisjacksongetty #returntokili' sic
Check out Little Mix through the years:
2011
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.
Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock shares emotional post after reaching top of Mount Kilimanjaro
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2018
The girls then changed into smart black and white suits for their first ever performance of 'Woman Like Me' with Nicki Minaj.
2011
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.
2011
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.
2011
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.
2011
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.
2012
One year on from their historic win on The X Factor, Little Mix returned to perform their brand new single, looking more grown up.
2012
At the launch for Little Mix's debut album 'DNA', Jade, Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jesy looked stunning in black outfits.
2013
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.
2013
Attending their first ever BRIT Awards in 2013, Little Mix dressed up for the occasion, all wearing totally different outfits.
2013
Experimenting even further with her hair in 2013, Perrie changed her look from purple to dip dye pink later in the year.
2016
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.
2015
Perrie couldn't resist getting into the Disney spirit in 2015 when she made a trip to Disneyland Paris!
2016
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.
2016
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'.
2017
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.
2017
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.
2017
Little Mix embraced the race driving theme brilliantly in 2017 when they performed at F1 Live in London.
2017
The girls attended the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles in 2017, rocking the red carpet with their different outfit choices.
2017
Whilst Perrie, Jade and Leigh-Anne stuck with their natural hair colours in 2017, Jesy experimented a lot, even dying her hair bright pink!
2018
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'.
2018
Little Mix stars Leigh-Anne and Jade attended The British Fashion Awards in 2018, wearing stunning dresses to the prestigious event.
2018
The girls went for a more retro look during a performance to their fans in Germany in 2018.
2018
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.
2018
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.
2018
The girls then changed into smart black and white suits for their first ever performance of 'Woman Like Me' with Nicki Minaj.
2011
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.
2011
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.
2011
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.
2011
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.
2012
One year on from their historic win on The X Factor, Little Mix returned to perform their brand new single, looking more grown up.
2012
At the launch for Little Mix's debut album 'DNA', Jade, Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jesy looked stunning in black outfits.
2013
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.
2013
Attending their first ever BRIT Awards in 2013, Little Mix dressed up for the occasion, all wearing totally different outfits.
2013
Experimenting even further with her hair in 2013, Perrie changed her look from purple to dip dye pink later in the year.
2016
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.
2015
Perrie couldn't resist getting into the Disney spirit in 2015 when she made a trip to Disneyland Paris!
2016
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.
2016
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'.
2017
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.
2017
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.
2017
Little Mix embraced the race driving theme brilliantly in 2017 when they performed at F1 Live in London.
2017
The girls attended the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles in 2017, rocking the red carpet with their different outfit choices.
2017
Whilst Perrie, Jade and Leigh-Anne stuck with their natural hair colours in 2017, Jesy experimented a lot, even dying her hair bright pink!
2018
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'.
2018
Little Mix stars Leigh-Anne and Jade attended The British Fashion Awards in 2018, wearing stunning dresses to the prestigious event.
2018
The girls went for a more retro look during a performance to their fans in Germany in 2018.
2018
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.
2018
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.
2018
The girls then changed into smart black and white suits for their first ever performance of 'Woman Like Me' with Nicki Minaj.
Every member of this year's group made it to the summit, including Jade, Leigh-Anne, Dani Dyer, Dan Walker, Ed Balls, Alexander Armstrong, Anita Rani, Osi Umenyiora, and Shirley Ballas.
Sharing a photo of herself after the climb, Love Island 2018 winner Dani wrote, 'The end of Kilimanjaro. I’ve cried I’ve laughed I’ve met friends for life. What an experience and such a good reason to do it. Don’t get me wrong I wouldn’t want it as a birthday present but it’s a story I can tell my grandkids one day♥️ bring on the shower and a Nando’s because this girl needs it. Thankyou for all the love and support whilst I’ve been away I’ve seriously needed it x
Well done to everybody involved! 💪
What charity work have Little Mix done?
Little Mix featured on the 2011 X Factor charity single along with the finalists of The X Factor 2011, and previous The X Factor contestants JLS and One Direction. They covered the 1978 hit single 'Wishing on a Star' by Rose Royce.
All proceeds went to the children's charity Together for Short Lives, which provides ongoing care and support for seriously and terminally ill children, young people and their families from beginning. The song debuted at number one on the UK singles chart with first-week sales of over 95,000 copies.
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