Schoolboy cheered on by Marcus Rashford and Joe Wicks as he raises thousands for food bank

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Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox A schoolboy was cheered on by two of his heroes as he tackled a daunting challenge to raise more than £2,000 for a food bank.

Theo Dunphy, from Denton, was inspired to take on a physical challenge for a good cause after seeing social media star and TV fitness guru Joe Wicks take on a 24-hour PE challenge last November.

The 10-year-old decided to do 12 Joe Wicks fitness sessions in a day to raise funds for St Mary's community food bank - totalling almost four hours of exercise.

And as the Denton West End Primary School pupil took on the challenge on Saturday (March 27), he received a video message from his inspiration on Twitter.