Love Island's Jess and Dom take Stand Up To Cancer's Great Canoe Challenge

They joined the big challenge

Published 29th Sep 2017
Last updated 29th Sep 2017

Love Island stars Jess Shears and Dom Lever have joined a number of other celebrities including Made In Chelsea's Sam Thompson, TOWIE's Chris Clark and Hollyoaks actress Anna Passey in Stand Up To Cancer's Great Canoe Challenge.

The challenge saw Jess and Dom join the 'Paddlers' who have all be affected by cancer, row five marathons in five days. Starting in Chester the challenge finishes in Liverpool at the Albert Docks on the 29th September, with the reality stars taking part in Day 5 of the challenge.

A whole host of other celebrities also took part, including Hollyoaks actress Anna Passey (Sienna Blake), Made In Chelsea's Sam Thompson, Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton, Judge Rinder star Robert Rinder, TV presenter Anthea Turner, The Only Way Is Essex star Chris Clark, heat Radio's Emily Segal and many more.

Watch Dom and Jess' video diary below:

Carla Bradbury, who has survived cervical cancer, said: “Preparing to take on the challenge made me think about when I was going through treatment. I was so weak, I couldn’t exercise, I couldn’t even stand up in the shower. Reflecting back made me realise how far I’ve come. I couldn’t feel more ready to take on the Great Canoe Challenge. I’m determined to raise as much money as possible so we can fund Stand Up To Cancer’s amazing research. Because research will save lives.

“The challenge comes at a nerve-racking but exciting time for me. My five year appointment with my oncologist is on the Monday after and I’m hoping to get the all clear. All being well, I am planning on getting a tattoo to mark the moment and celebrate that I have beaten the disease."

Stand Up To Cancer is a joint national fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4. Launched in the UK in 2012, Stand Up To Cancer funds game-changing research that accelerates new cancer treatments and test to UK patients to save more lives, faster. More than £38 million has been raised in the UK to date and over 40 trials and projects have been funded, that will involve more than 10,000 cancer patients.

For more information and to support the Paddlers you can donate online. You can also donate £5 or £10 by texting CANOE5 or CANOE10 to 70404.

Check out more photos of Jess and Dom, along with all of the other celebrities taking part: