Overview
- Garraway joined Halligan for a photo in London on Friday as he prepared to set off on a 300km tandem ride to Paris.
- Halligan posted on X that the challenge would run in 24 hours on a tandem, with cyclist Serge Kogan riding with him.
- The pair are raising funds for Duchenne muscular dystrophy through the Duchenne Dash, a charity event highlighted in their send-off photo backdrop.
- Halligan told Talk TV they have become good friends and called the situation early days after they reconnected at his Saffron Walden pub gig where neighbors shared photos.
- Context includes Garraway’s loss of her husband Derek Draper in January 2024 and Halligan’s background as a Sunday Telegraph columnist and former GB News editor, with reports noting he was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in childhood.