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Paddy McGuinness and Sir Tom Hunter led walkers on their 14 mile jauntCredit: Elaine Livingstone 3<\/p>\n The pair rallied the hardy crowd of walkers as they set off on the lengthy jauntCredit: Elaine Livingstone 3<\/p>\n The pair rallied crowds of walkers at the start line in Clydebank today<\/p>\n Joined by Scots businessman and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter, the duo rallied the hardy crowd of walkers as they set off on the lengthy jaunt.<\/p>\n Paddy, from Bolton in Greater Manchester<\/a>, was greeted by the typical Scottish drizzle but couldn\u2019t help being impressed by the unfazed punters.<\/p>\n He told The Scottish Sun: \u201cIt\u2019s great to be here in Glasgow. I love this city’s optimism. I woke up this morning and thought, ‘Oh no, it’s raining. I hope everyone is going to be alright’, but when I arrived, they were all wearing sunglasses. It’s brilliant.” <\/p>\n He added: “The great thing about the Kiltwalk is that each person can choose which charity they want to support. There’s been an amazing turnout and everybody is in such high spirits. It’s lovely to see.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE ON THE SCOTTISH SUN<\/p>\n The 51-year-old, best known for his nine year stint presenting dating show Take Me Out, last year raised over \u00a37.8 million for Children in Need by taking on an epic 300-mile bike ride from Wrexham to Glasgow<\/a> on a Raleigh Chopper bike. <\/p>\n The telly star admitted that one icon Scots snack helps to fuel him for events like these. <\/p>\n He said: “I love a Tunnock’s caramel wafer. I remember eating them as a kid. I do enjoy a teacake but the caramel wafer knocks it out the park.” <\/p>\n He also revealed he will join Sir Chris Hoy<\/a> for part of his Tour de 4 charity bike ride in September this year. <\/p>\n He added: “Chris is an absolute diamond of a man. So,\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0asked\u00a0about\u00a0that,\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0like\u00a0the\u00a0Kiltwalk,\u00a0I had \u00a0no\u00a0hesitation\u00a0getting\u00a0involved. Hopefully I’ll be on a proper bike with gears and everything this time around though.”<\/p>\n Sir Tom Hunter, who supports the Kiltwalk through his charity The Hunter Foundation, told the Scottish Sun: “The foundation has been in charge of the Kiltwalk for ten years now and we’ve raised \u00a352 million for over 4,000 charities<\/a>. It’s incredible. <\/p>\n Paddy McGuiness gets training for his Children In Need cycle challenge<\/p>\n “The Kiltwalk makes it easy for people to raise funds for any and every charity. It might typically cost a charity 60 pence to raise a pound<\/a> but with the Kiltwalk 100% goes and that’s why its such an excellent event.” <\/p>\n![\"Paddy](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/paddy-joined-sir-tom-hunter-990002275.jpg\")
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