Celebrity supporters
ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï is fortunate to receive support from a number of incredible celebrities – some of who also serve as ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Ambassadors. They promote our campaigns and raise awareness worldwide of our mission and the work we do.
Our Ambassadors
Campaigns where we've received celebrity support
December 2025
Christmas Carol Concert with Ashley John Baptiste and Kathy Lette
ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï’s 2025 Carol concert drew a great crowd full of festive cheer after a long difficult year for children’s education in crisis zones. Readers included Ashley John-Baptiste and Kathy Lette, who highlighted the importance of amplifying women’s voices. We were also joined by Shazia Ramzan who beautifully read Maya Angelou’s Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem, calling on people of all faiths, and none, to think of children affected by conflict as the year drew to a close.
December 2025
Blackadder Christmas Appeal
Our 2025 Christmas appeal was strong, with Richard Curtis and Emma Freud, two great champions of ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï, kindly gifting us with a rare script from an un-filmed Christmas Special, and an original studio script complete with handwritten notes from the unforgettable episode Blackadder Goes Forth: Corporal Punishment, which features long-time ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï supporter Sir Stephen Fry. The auction prompted good-natured exchanges between the pair on social media, and along with coverage from The Times, brought us our successful bidder.
November 2025
Stephen Mangan hosts the 2025 Reed Smith charity quiz
Stephen Mangan hosted the 21st annual Reed Smith quiz night for ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï at the Andaz Hotel. With quiz questions from Matt Lucas, David Tennant and Helen Castor and topics ranging from History to Arts & Literature to Business, it was a fiercely competitive and enjoyable evening.
September 2025
Act for Early Years event with ambassadors Anika Noni Rose and Audley Harrison MBE
A joint ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï and UNICEF event at the 2025 UN General Assembly week in New York mobilized the Act for Early Years campaign and brought together key ambassadors including Anika Noni Rose and Audley Harrison MBE.
June 2025
Summer reception at Dover House
Actors Bill Nighy, Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani, Ingrid Oliver and Matt Lucas joined us with a host of supporters at Dover House in Westminster for the ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï summer reception. A warm welcome from Scottish Secretary Rt Hon Ian Murray MP and uplifting speech from Global Youth Ambassador, Lynda Nakaibale, offered cheer in difficult times whilst guests enjoyed the view overlooking historic Horseguards Parade.
December 2024
Christmas Carol Concert with Stephen Mangan and Celia Imrie
Our annual carol concert in 2024 hosted a full church in full voice at St Botolph’s without Bishopsgate addressed by Fr David with readings from Celia Imrie and Ashley John-Baptiste while actor Stephen Mangan read from Charles Dickens’ own version for live performances of A Christmas Carol.
December 2024
Kathy Lette brings together celeb chums for ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï
ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï supporters joined together for a photo for ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï back at Winfield House in December 2024 – Kathy Lette gathered her well known friends and ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï supporters to give a shout out to ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï including Matt Lucas, June Sarpong and Richard Osman with ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Chair, Sarah Brown.
December 2024
Richard Curtis auctions signed Love Actually Script for ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï
Love Actually is a festive favourite to watch and in 2024 Richard Curtis donated a signed film script and lots of great memorabilia raising valuable funds for ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï.
December 2024
Big Give 2024 with Arabella, Audley, Bill, Joan and June
ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï has joined the Big Give to double donations with our super supporter Stuart Roden. This year we had huge support from Bill Nighy, Audley Harrison, Joan Armatrading, June Sarpong and Arabella Weir who helped us raise an amazing £80,000 for three Early Years projects.