Oh, what a NIGHT!

MEL GIEDROYC on this year's Children in Need extravaganza...

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CHILDREN IN NEED LIVE FRI, 7PM, BBC1 ENTERTAINMENT

Get ready for a glittering night of entertainment as Pudsey Bear is joined by a host of TV favourites who'll put the fun into fundraising for this year's Children in Need appeal.

Broadcast live from MediaCity UK in Salford, the three-hour spectacular will be packed with performances, challenges and sketches to raise money for life-changing projects for children and young people across the UK.

Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle Humes, Vernon Kay and Lenny Rush return to present, with Paddy McGuinness and Big Zuu joining them for this year's event.

Here, in an exclusive interview with TV Times, Mel, 57, tells us what to expect on the night...

How do you feel about co-hosting Children in Need again?

I'm already buzzing because we've got that brilliant Salford audience to raise the roof! There's always lots going on and an air of delightful chaos around proceedings - it'll be great!

Are you hoping that one of your new co-hosts, rapper-turned-chef Big Zuu, will bring some tasty treats?