# Centrepoint to benefit from Celebrity Big Brother

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/11/18/centrepoint-benefit-celebrity-big-brother/
- Published: 2002-11-18T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Centrepoint, the national charity for homeless young people, is one of the four 
charities benefiting from this year’s Celebrity Big Brother, which starts on Wednesday
20 November 2002 on Channel 4.
Which celebrities are taking part remains a closely
guarded secret, although newspapers speculate that actor and musician Goldie will
be one of them. None will receive a fee for their involvement.

All net profits from the ‘phone lines to be used in voting housemates out of the
house will go direct to four charities all associated with the theme of young people
in crisis: Centrepoint, National Missing Person’s Helpline, Samaritans and Rethink
severe mental illness.

Last year’s Celebrity Big Brother raised about £1 million for Comic Relief.

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