Carrie Bickmore reveals her proudest moment on The Project ahead of her final appearance on the show

Carrie Bickmore has revealed how raising more than $20 million for her Beanies 4 Brain Cancer charity is her “proudest moment” since her time with The Project.

Carrie launched her own charity on the Channel Ten show following an emotional Gold Logie acceptance speech in 2015, after losing her first husband Greg Lange to brain cancer.

The foundation recently played a role in a new development in brain cancer treatment and was part of a team that set up the world’s first clinical trial.

The 41-year-old journalist hosts her last ever show on Wednesday night and spoke to Angela Bishop at Studio 10 prior to her departure. She said the one achievement she will remember most from the show is the charity.

Carrie Bickmore has revealed how raising more than $20 million for her Beanies 4 Brain Cancer charity is her “proudest moment” since her time with The Project.

“When you won the Gold Logie in 2015 and you did the most incredible thing, you turned it into something that became an amazing force for the good of other people,” Angela said.

“You told us all the next day to put on a hat to think about people who had brain cancer and now look at this charity you built. Is that your proudest achievement?’ she asked.

Carrie explained, “People have asked me what I’ll remember most and what I’ll take with me and honestly, our foundation wouldn’t have been possible without that Logie speech.”

And that Logie speech would not have been possible without The Project and now we have raised over $20 million.

“We have our first patient in a clinical trial at the brain cancer center we founded. If you had asked me when I first joined The Project in 2009, if that’s what that 13-year journey would have been like… I never would have imagined this’.

Carrie launched her own charity on the Channel Ten show following an emotional Gold Logie acceptance speech in 2015, after losing her first husband Greg Lange to brain cancer

“Once it became clear that my vision was to try to save lives and prevent people we love from dying of brain cancer, I still couldn’t have imagined that the end result would be us having people in clinical trials , you know, my goal because that Logie speech was purely to raise awareness’.

She explained that the next day people asked if she had a foundation that inspired her to start one.

Carrie dedicated her moment of glory at the 2015 Logies to her late husband Lange, using her two-minute speech to highlight brain cancer.

With a cracking voice, she gripped her statuette tightly as she paid emotional tribute to Lange, who lost his fight in 2010.

Carrie dedicated her moment of glory at the 2015 Logies to her late husband Lange, using her two-minute speech to highlight brain cancer

Barely able to hold back the tears, Carrie – who also won a Logie for Most Popular Presenter – said: “He [Greg] was a great father and a great husband. He wore many hats to hide his scars and I would say to him ‘don’t be ashamed’.’

Addressing the crowd at the Crown Entertainment Complex, the Adelaide-born star said: “Brain cancer is something very close to my heart.

“In 2010, my husband Greg was one of the unlucky ones. After a long, long, long battle, he died of brain cancer.

She collected herself and continued, “For more than a decade I watched him have several seizures a day, lose feeling on one side of his body, watch his three-year-old push him into his wheelchair because he couldn’t walk.”

With tears in her eyes, she continued, “He was an incredibly wonderful man, a wonderful father, a wonderful husband, brother, and a wonderful friend. He shouldn’t have experienced that.’

While her partner Chris Walker listened intently among the seated crowd, Carrie urged Australians to wear a beanie for brain cancer the next day.

Carrie urged Australians to wear a beanie for brain cancer the next day

‘He [Greg] used to wear a lot of hats because he was ashamed of his scars. Hats are really cool. Shut up tomorrow… I want to get the nation talking about brain cancer.

“We all have our own stories and challenges. I dedicate this award to everyone who is going through a difficult period right now.’

Carrie’s first husband tragically passed away in December 2010 at the age of 35 after a 10-year battle with brain cancer.

Despite his terminal condition, they married in 2005 when Carrie was just 25 and had a son, Oliver.

She later said that having their son was the best thing they ever did together.

Carrie has been working with her executive producer partner Walker since 2012.

In addition to raising Carrie’s son Oliver together, the couple have two daughters, Evie and Adelaide.

Fans were shocked last month when Carrie announced she would be stepping down as co-host of the Channel 10 panel show after 14 years.

Fans were shocked last month when Carrie announced she would be stepping down as co-host of the Channel 10 panel show after 14 years. Also pictured: Peter Helliar, Waleed Aly and guest Magda Szubanski

“I have news I wanted to share… s*** I’m already crying,” she began.

“I made the difficult decision to end the show at the end of this year.

“It has been the hardest decision of my professional life to make this call, but it is time for a new challenge and for my next chapter.”