From weather bombs to Rastamouse Dermot O'Leary's dance journey clocks up more miles than a marathon

Radio and TV presenter Dermot O'Leary is, as we speak, in the midst of a 24-hour charity dance, and he's already clocked up more miles than a marathon.

While we've been sleeping, Dermot's dancing feet have seen him cover more than 30 miles. From sidesteps to slides, Mr O'Leary has pulled off an array of (not always successful) moves, with well over 82,000 steps.

There has also been a fair bit of snacking, which his dance instructor keeps laughing at him for. But, hey, he's got to keep his strength up.

It's all for a good cause of course – he's raising money for Comic Relief – and everyone, from former Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack to Chaz and Dave, has helped keep Derms moving. Even his mum popped by to kick proceedings off, making fun of his lack of dancing skills as he prepared to undertake the challenge.

There have been so many people dropping by to say hi, in fact, that on more than one occasion Dermot's got a tiny bit distracted and has had to be told to head back to the dance floor – including, in the first hour alone, by Strictly host Claudia Winkleman.

On Twitter, #DancingDermot has been trending, with some particularly wonderful screengrabs of the man in action.

https://twitter.com/nadia_dahabiyeh/status/576322102644613120

Tongue out = concentration

https://twitter.com/seelan1/status/576322973260447744

Of course there's a meme

https://twitter.com/tweets_eve/status/576319608774348800

Rastamouse and friends kept things going early this morning

https://twitter.com/rednoseday/status/576319311800856576

Sensibly, Dermot has found ways to incorporate stretching into his arsenal of dance steps

https://twitter.com/rednoseday/status/576262962652012544

He's endured ice baths along the way

https://twitter.com/rednoseday/status/576243894331052032

And he's keeping things trendy by 'Dance bombing' Carol Kirkwood on the BBC weather

https://twitter.com/rednoseday/status/576274708485816320

This is an absolute master plan – dancing while sitting