Jamie Laing reveals painful injury to penis after gruelling £2,000,000 marathon

Jamie Laing wearing a black t-shirt and backpack running an ultramarathon for Comic Relief
Jamie Laing has shared the painful aftermath of his ultramarathon (Picture: Tristan Fewings/Comic Relief/Getty Images)

Jamie Laing has shared his gruesome penis injury after completing his gruelling ultramarathon that raised £2,000,000 for charity.

The Made In Chelsea star, 36, ran 150 miles over five days for Comic Relief through his Red Nose Day challenge, raising a whopping £2,007,114 in donations.

Jamie was in tears as he crossed the finish line on Friday, no doubt in both pride and pain after revealing his painful injuries following the challenge.

In a video diary featured on the latest episode of his wife Sophie Habboo’s NewlyWeds podcast, Jamie revealed he had had to ‘Vaseline up’ his penis after experiencing chafing.

‘My feet hurt, I’ve got blisters on my feet one of my toenails has gone black which is not a pretty sight,’ he began.

‘I had chafing on the worst part you can have chafing, on my penis there I said it, so I had to Vaseline that up.’

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The reality TV star said he had swollen feet and chafing on his penis after running 150 miles for charity (Picture: Instagram/Jamie Laing)
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The radio host raised an impressive £2,000,000 for Comic Relief (Picture: FARRELL / DANNY RYAN / BACKGRID)

He shared a picture of his swollen feet on his Instagram Stories this morning, comparing them to ‘Hobbit feet.’

Jamie also took to his Instagram Stories on Monday with a gruesome snap of his ‘battered’ feet which were swollen and one toe nail almost falling off.

‘My feet are so swollen!!! They’re battered and my toenail is about to fall off,’ he wrote.

‘They look a little bit like hobbit feet. One thing for sure they aren’t looking pretty.’

Speaking to Alison Hammond and Joel Dommett on Comic Relief’s live show, he said that his ‘body was bad’ after the ultramarathon and joked that he ‘should have just taken the train here.’

Sophie, who tied the knot with Jamie in 2023, said he was ‘in so much pain’ after the monumental achievement.

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STOCKPORT, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: BBC Radio 1 presenter Jamie Laing with his wife Sophie Habboo during day five of his 2025 Comic Relief challenge at the Bulls Head Pub on March 21, 2025 in Stockport, England. Radio 1's "Ultra Marathon Man with Jamie Laing" for Red Nose Day, will see Jamie conquering daily ultra-marathons across a 5-day stretch, seeing the host run more than 150 miles from London to Salford, Manchester. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Comic Relief/Getty Images)
Jamie’s wife Sophie Habboo shared that she had found him ‘crying his eyes out’ in pain (Picture: Tristan Fewings/Comic Relief/Getty Images)

‘This whole thing has been unbelievable and I’m so proud of him, but he’s absolutely broken,’ she continued.

‘His knee is so swollen. I’m actually not sleeping in his room because he needs to stretch out his legs. I was in his room this morning and he was crying his eyes out.’

Speaking to Metro before embarking on his journey, Jamie shared that he was already battling with some training injuries.

‘Shin splints is not great,’ he said, adding, ‘My hip feels like it’s about to fall off.’

When asked if he’s ever faced a physical challenge like this, he revealed: ‘I did a cross country run at school that was pretty bad.

‘I love a Barry’s boot camp, that’s pretty hard. I played in lots of rugby matches that were really hard.

‘Have I ever challenged myself like this? No, never. So, I mean, it’s completely wild that I’m actually doing it.’

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