Children in Need 2021: Ed Sheeran, took part in appeal show

Ed Sheeran kicked off the show with a performance of his song Overpass Graffiti

More than £39m was raised by the end of this year's BBC Children in Need live show, which featured appearances by Ed Sheeran, Niall Horan and Abba.

Ed Sheeran sang his new single Overpass Graffiti, Niall Horan and singer Anne Marie performed the new Children in Need single and there were special editions of mystery game shows I Can See Your Voice and The Wall.

The fundraising show came from BBC Studios in Salford for the first time.

The total amount pledged by the time the show came off air on BBC One was £39,389,048.

What was in the Children in Need 2021 live show?

Five different presenters hosted throughout the evening, comedians and presenters Graham Norton, Melanie Giedroyc and Chris Ramsey and sports stars and presenters Ade Adepitan and Alex Scott.

Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire and Shaun Ryder and Bez, from Manchester band Happy Mondays took part in a sketch for Pudsey's arrival at the show.

The yellow bear arrived at the studio in James Bond style, pulling up in a speedboat to the 007 theme tune.

Max Whitlock was disqualified from an egg and spoon race for cheating

In another sketch, Olympics and Team GB stars, including gymnast Max Whitlock, joined Claire Balding for a sports day, with Whitlock being disqualified from the egg and spoon race for using glue.

Singers Ed Sheeran and Tom Grennan both performed on the night.

There was also a version of Fleetwood Mac's Everywhere - this year's official Children in Need single - performed by Anne-Marie and Niall Horan.

What else happened?

Paddy McGuinness hosted a special celebrity edition of I Can See Your Voice, joined by comedian Jimmy Carr, presenter Alison Hammond and celebrity judge Amanda Holden with BBC presenters as the mystery contestants

Jimmy Carr, Amanda Holden and Alison Hammond acted as judges for lip sync challenge I Can See Your Voice, which Paddy McGuinness presented

Danny Dyer brought back The Wall, with CBBC's Sam and Mark facing the Freefall to raise money for Children in Need.

In the charity edition of The Repair Shop, Jay Blades and repair duo Amanda Middleditch and Julie Tatchell helped restore a teddy bear, Henry, for 13-year-old Billy Matthews.

Finally some old-time children's TV presenters- Basil Brush, Rainbow's Zippy, George and Bungle, and Zig and Zag et al - collaborated in a video for a version of Starship's Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now.

The three-hour show went out on Friday night on BBC one live across the UK and is now on BBC iplayer.

Where does the money go?

Since Children in Need began in 1980, more than £1 billion has been raised for charities that support young people in the UK.

Currently, BBC Children in Need supports over 3,000 charities and projects across the UK for young people facing a range of issues.

In the past year, money raised from the Children in Need Appeal has supported 600,000 young people in the UK.

Already, millions of pounds of have been raised for children's and young people's charities cross the UK through presenter Owain Wyn Evans' 24-hour drumathon challenge and singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor's 24-hour danceathon.

Last year, BBC Children in Need had raised £37 million at the end of the Appeal show, which then rose to a whopping £57 million in the following months.

What have you been doing for Children in Need?

Did you watch Friday's Appeal show?

Or have you been raising money with some fundraising activities?

Let us know in the comments!