McGregor almost quit bike trek

Ewan McGregor and pal Charley Boorman almost parked up their motorbikes halfway through their round-the-world trek and called the adventure off - because they were missing their families.

The actors admit their wives urged them on when the pair called home from remote Mongolia, insisting their global bike ride was too much.

The three-month trek had already fallen well behind schedule, and Boorman and McGregor both knew they'd struggle to make up time.

Boorman says: "We were desperate to get to our wives."

McGregor adds: "They told us to stick it out and if it takes a bit longer, it doesn't matter."

The pair eventually rode into New York in July after completing more than 32,000 kilometres in 113 days.