Ranulph Fiennes: Last News

Naman Ramachandran “Explorer,” a portrait of Ranulph Fiennes, credited with the title, World’s Greatest Living Explorer, is set for a digital and on demand release. The documentary feature peels back the layers of Fiennes’s life to go beyond his record-breaking achievements and reveal the man behind the myth. Fiennes was the first to circumnavigate the world from pole to pole, crossed the Antarctic on foot, broke countless world records and discovered a lost city in Arabia. He has traveled to the most dangerous places on Earth, lost half his fingers to frostbite, raised millions for charity and was nearly cast as James Bond. And, the man who prefers to be known as just ‘Ran,’ is a cousin to actors Ralph and Joseph.

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Lorraine Kelly has so much to look forward to, and is rounding off 2022 perfectly! Read her exclusive column with HELLO! to find out why…I'm so delighted to be back with series four of our WHAT IF podcast that I do with my daughter Rosie. We ask people about turning points in their lives and have really fascinating, in-depth conversations that are funny, moving and hugely entertaining.WATCH: Lorraine Kelly shares exciting details about her podcast What If So far we have talked to some incredibly interesting people like astronaut Tim Peake, Gok Wan, Eddie Izzard, singer Beverley Knight, explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Craig David, actor Luke Evans and so many more.This series has been emotional, uplifting and we've been so lucky to have such open and honest chats.

Sir Ranulph said: “I made a bad mistake. Minus fifty [degrees], the sledge fell in ten foot down into the water, dark, full moon, breaking up all the ice…“I realised I was going to die very quickly if I couldn’t get the sledge out of the water.“Because, as it fell in, I get the quick-release that meant that the tension that was all over the life-saving equipment was no longer fixed to me.“And there it was, and it was gradually sinking.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, invited Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 78, to her podcast, What If?, for a candid conversation about a wide range of topics.The pair were joined during the chat by Rosie Smith, Lorraine’s daughter and podcast co-host.During the interview Lorraine tentatively asked Sir Ranulph about the time he got into trouble when he was young over a piglet.Sir Ranulph, who immediately remembered the story Lorraine was referring to, said: “We didn’t steal a piglet from the farmer - we just borrowed it at night.“And the tank grease which we greased it with […] can be washed off and is not harmful, I have to say that.“Because we hadn’t got to Sandhurst college and we went to Mons - which is sort of a secondary place -  we thought then they had their annual ball, with the women wearing long dresses and the men in black tie… we thought we’d get there at night to this Sandhurst college and put the piglet through the window when they’re all dancing from the shops outside.”As Lorraine giggled, Sir Ranouph continued: “The screaming that went on, getting grease all over the bottom of your dress as this piglet’s squealing around.“Anyway, somebody inside must've caught the piglet and thrown it back through the window.”Lorraine let out a very audible gasp of surprise while Sir Ranulph continued with his anecdote.He went on: “So we caught it again.”Amid laughs, Lorraine expressed her relief as she exclaimed: “Alright.”Sir Ranulph then pointed out that when his mother found out about his antics he got reprimanded for “stealing”.Scared that he would get what he did back, Sir Ranulph and his friend put the piglet back with its mum.Sir Ranulph holds numerous world records for his endurance as an adventurer.The Guinness Book of World Records