2020 marks the 40th year of the charity’s fundraising efforts.
And, on Friday night Alex Scott, 36, stunned in a little black dress as joined Chris Ramsey, 34, Mel Giedroyc, 52, and Stephen Mangan, 52, to host the first ever virtual version of Children In Need on BBC One.
The former footballer, the comedian, the presenter and the Green Wing actor were glammed up to the nines for the night of fundraising.
Gorgeous: On Friday night Alex Scott, 36, stunned in a little black dress as joined Chris Ramsey, 34, Mel Giedroyc, 52, and Stephen Mangan, 52, to host Children In Need on BBC One
Alex oozed elegance in her A-symmetric frock, which boasted a pretty ruffled hemline, and boosted her height with strappy stilettos.
The Strictly star styled her raven tresses into a slick-back ponytail, and used long, straight hair extensions to add an extra dose of glamour.
Comedian Chris looked dapper in a black suit and crisp white shirt, tying everything together with a black tie.
Mel added a pop of colour to her black trousers and sparkly black blouse with a pair of eye-catching hot pink heels.
Looking good! The former footballer, the comedian, the presenter and the Green Wing actor were glammed up to the nines for the night of fundraising
Dapper: Comedian Chris looked dapper in a black suit and crisp white shirt, tying everything together with a black tie
Stephen open for more casual attire, opting to forgo wearing a tie in favour of an open-collared pink shirt beneath a navy suit.
The evening kicked off with a special performance from Kids Bop who took viewers through decades of hit songs.
Next up, Diddy TV (presenters Dick and Dom) interviewed three members of Little Mix, who were transformed into miniature versions of themselves with the help of puppets.
Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall placed their heads above tiny puppets with the arms used without their control, and their voices distorted to sound incredibly high-pitched, resulting in utter hilarity.
Jesy Nelson didn’t appear alongside her bandmates, after she was recently forced to pull out of co-hosting the EMA’s due to illness.
Glam: Mel added a pop of colour to her black trousers and sparkly black blouse with a pair of eye-catching hot pink heels
Easy breezy: Stephen open for more casual attire, opting to forgo wearing a tie in favour of an open-collared pink shirt beneath a navy suit
Kylie Minogue and Cher joined a host of stars who recorded a cover of Oasis hit ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out!’ for Children In Need.
Joining the pair on the track are Bryan Adams, Izzy Bizu, Clean Bandit, Mel C, Jamie Cullum, Ella Eyre, Paloma Faith, Rebecca Ferguson, Jess Glynne and Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
Rounding out the line-up are Lenny Kravitz, KSI, Lauv, Ava Max, James Morrison, Gregory Porter, Nile Rodgers, Jack Savoretti, Jay Sean, Anoushka Shankar, Robbie Williams and Yola.
Paloma and Nile appeared live via Zoom to chat about her excitement to see the Children In Need music video for the first time.
Diddy TV: Next up, Diddy TV (presenters Dick and Dom) interviewed three members of Little Mix, who were transformed into miniature versions of themselves with the help of puppets
Paloma enthused of the charity’s work: ‘It’s super important. Even more so now, because I’m a parent, and one on the way, and I just feel is much compassion and empathy for what those children are going through.’
Continuing her emotional speech, Paloma said: ‘Those kids are heroes. They are so inspiring. This charity really promotes that heroism!’ but was awkwardly cut off by presenter Chris who wanted to give Nile some airtime.
Nile added of his involvement in the charity: ‘It touches your heart. It inspired you to be better yourself.’
So funny! Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall placed their heads above tiny puppets with the arms used without their control, resulting in utter hilarity
Host Alex then announced that Noel Gallagher has donated his Stop Crying Your Heart out single presentation plaque to Children In Need.
Next up, Joe Wicks came on to discuss his epic 24 hour PE challenge, and was there was in was revealed that he raised over £2.1million for Children In Need.
The Body Coach star admitted he ‘didn’t know how’ he got through the experience and confessed he felt as though he’d been out partying for days.
BBC Children in Need exists to change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.
Since its first major Appeal in 1980 BBC Children in Need has raised over £1 billion, and is currently supporting over 3000 local charities and projects in communities across the UK
These charities help children and young people facing a range of disadvantages such as living in poverty, being disabled or ill, or experiencing distress, neglect or trauma.