NEARLY £10,000 has been raised for Bolton Hospice after a successful fundraising effort involving Bolton brainiac Jenny Ryan last night.

The Chase star hosted 'Quiz on the Couch with Jenny Ryan' on Friday night and people from as far away as Brazil and Australia took part.

But Bolton Hospice posted on their social media this afternoon.

"The results are in and we are blown away by the amazing generosity of our Bolton Hospice family and beyond 

"With your help we have now raised an incredible £4,599.25 through our Quiz on the Couch event with Jenny Ryan...and with an extremely kind match donation from our supporters at Stateside Foods we have reached a total of £9,609.25! 

"From everyone here at the hospice, know that we are extremely grateful for every ounce of support you have shown us and every pound you have kindly donated. Times are uncertain for all of us, but your kindness is one thing we can always be sure of."

During the quiz, Jenny Ryan had 1,100 people tuned in with local quiz teams from Little Lever, Breightmet, Blackrod, Horwich, Bolton and even Leicester and Bacup and Bury.

The Chase star started the event talking about her reasons for running the quiz.

She said: "Bolton Hospice provide a vital service for the local community in Bolton caring for patients and families of people with life-limiting diseases.

"Now more than every they need our support. The coronaviruspandemic is affecting everybody's lives but charities are finding it really really hard.

"When you think of Bolton Hospice we spend money in their charity shops and events like the memories walk but those events are gone.

"It means they are losing a lot of revenue and we hope the Government will provide some support but the other group of people who can help are the community so that is why we are doing this."

If you want to donate to the event then visit:  https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/QuizontheCouch?utm_term=krd5DPG9G