Alex Scott and Vicky Pattison pose with red noses backstage at The One Show after returning from Arctic adventure for Comic Relief

Alex Scott and Vicky Pattison wore playful red noses backstage at The One Show after returning from their Artic adventure for Comic Relief.

The sports pundit, 39, and the TV personality, 36, were all smiles after their interview about the coldest ever challenge for charity.

The pair, along with Laura Whitmore and Sara Davies, took on the Snow Going Back challenge on February 19, trekking 50km across the Arctic Circle in four days.

As they traveled through the icy location, which is usually a training ground for British Special Forces, the four women walked, cycled and even skied to reach their goal.

To raise money for those struggling in Britain and beyond, Vicky and Alex revealed the ins and outs of the ‘ultimate’ and ‘grueling’ fundraising task to The One Show presenters Lauren Laverne and Jermaine Jenas.

The women, along with Laura Whitmore and Sara Davies, took on the Snow Going Back challenge and trekked a dazzling 50km across the Arctic Circle in four days (from left to right: Laura Whitmore, Sara Davies, Alex Scott and Vicky Pattison)

Alex, who sent an update to the talk show while temperatures were below freezing, said: “It was grueling, which is why I remember sending the message thinking that you (Jermaine) and Alex are most likely laughing at me.

“You know I hate the cold and it’s so hard to describe, right Vicky? How cold it actually was.

‘So sleeping in a tent at night and trying to survive that way without heat, pulling a sled, fat cycling and all that – it was the ultimate challenge.’

Alex talked about how the team spirit pulled them through the tough journey and at one point carried her teammates’ supplies to lighten the load.

“I think at that moment I thought, OK, I know I’m physically strong, so I can carry some of the burden now,” the host said.

She explained that Sara and Vicky kept morale high in the camp, adding: “We all had different strengths.”

“Everyone got through it at different times and I think it was so inspiring to be part of this group.

“We all know we’re doing it for the greater good, and no one slacked off. Actually, we were all trying to do more for each other.’

Alex (left) told the One Show presenters: ‘Sleeping in a tent at night and trying to survive that way without heat, pulling a sled, fat cycling and all that – it was the ultimate challenge’

Speaking to Lauren Laverne and Jermaine Jenas (pictured), Vicky said the sports commentator was ‘so humble’ and described her as a ‘weapon’

Vicky also shared their hilarious bonding moment and joked: ‘I had Alex’s toe in my armpit within 24 minutes of being there’

Vicky added: ‘She’s a real weapon, she’s so humble. The way she pulled those sleds some days, without her I don’t know if we would have gotten through it.”

Reflecting on the bond between the all-female team, Vicky hilariously joked: ‘Within 24 minutes of being there I had Alex’s toe in my armpit.’

The giggling sports presenter chimed in: ‘This is how you stay warm because – because it’s so cold – you can potentially lose your fingers and toes.

“So you really have to be a team and help each other through it, so that was our first bonding moment.”

Some of the money raised during their treacherous challenge will go to charities such as Hebburn Helps Foodbank in South Tyneside – not far from where Vicky is from.

The reality TV star revealed she learned some harrowing statistics while visiting the food bank a stone’s throw from her home, a day before embarking on the icy adventure.

“Three out of four people who visit food banks will be women and that’s because 65 percent of household chores are always done by women,” she said.

‘Raising children, taking care of a household: it has traditionally been women’s work, so all the pressure falls on them.

“So not only were we the first ever Comic Relief challenge for women, we were girls doing it for girls and that felt really important.”

Snow Going Back Comic Relief v The Artic airs next Monday at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Some of the money raised will go to a food bank near Vicky’s home, an issue that disproportionately affects women.

Vicky highlighted the importance of their all-female team, saying: ‘We were girls doing it for girls’ (Photo: Sara Davies)