# Celebrity round-up: who’s supporting which causes this month

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/03/14/celebrity-round-up-whos-supporting-which-causes-this-month/
- Published: 2018-03-14T07:56:04+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**As the stars line up in #GBBO tent to raise funds for Stand up to Cancer, we take
a look at who else is supporting charities in and around March.**

 

> Butter your crumpets and rest your soggy bottoms! [@Roisinconaty](https://twitter.com/Roisinconaty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw),
> [@harryhill](https://twitter.com/HarryHill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), [@billtu](https://twitter.com/billtu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> and [@realmartinkemp](https://twitter.com/realmartinkemp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 
> steam up 'The Great Celebrity Bake Off' for Stand Up to Cancer. 8pm. [#GBBO](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GBBO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> 🍰 [pic.twitter.com/am04cyIuTX](https://t.co/am04cyIuTX)
> 
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> 
>  [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)
> — Channel 4 (@Channel4) [March 6, 2018](https://twitter.com/Channel4/status/971109507685380096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

#### Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer

A whole host of celebrities are battling it out with their baking in the #GBBO tent
for [Stand Up to Cancer](https://www.standuptocancer.org.uk/) this month. Stacey
Solomon, Nick Hewer, Perri Kiely and Ricky Wilson competed against each other this
week (13 March) with others taking part including Bill Turnbull, Harry Hill, Martin
Kemp and Melanie Sykes.

 

> 2 Weeks to go ⚽️⚽️⚽️
> Come see [@KatiePrice](https://twitter.com/KatiePrice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> v [@KerryKatona7](https://twitter.com/KerryKatona7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) as Managers
> in this celebrity football match [@Sellebrity_UK](https://twitter.com/Sellebrity_UK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> at Cheltenham Town FC [@CTFCofficial](https://twitter.com/CTFCofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> for [@TheBHF](https://twitter.com/TheBHF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@MAA_Charity](https://twitter.com/MAA_Charity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> Sunday 25th March New stand/seats just opened book now!! [https://t.co/oIEkR09nCR](https://t.co/oIEkR09nCR)
> [pic.twitter.com/kpP314WZyq](https://t.co/kpP314WZyq)
> — SellebritySoccer (@Sellebrity_UK) [March 11, 2018](https://twitter.com/Sellebrity_UK/status/972957658566324224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

#### Kerry Katona, Katie Price & Midlands Air Ambulance

Kerry Katona and Katie Price have been named as the managers for [Sellebrity Soccer](https://www.sellebritysoccer.org.uk/)’
s first celebrity football match of the year, which takes place on 25 March in aid
of [Midlands Air Ambulance](http://www.midlandsairambulance.com/) and [British Heart Foundation](https://www.bhf.org.uk/).
The match will take place at Cheltenham Town FC, with players including Dean Gaffney,
Callum Best and Stephen Graham.

 

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#### Anthony Head & Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

[Battersea Dogs & Cats Home](http://www.battersea.org.uk) has appointed two new 
official Ambassadors, actor Anthony Head and canine behaviourist Sarah Fisher. Both
Sarah and Anthony have been closely involved with the charity for more than 20 years,
and their appointment sees them join existing Battersea Ambassadors Paul O’Grady,
Amanda Holden, David Gandy and Dame Jacqueline Wilson.

 

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#### Elaine Paige & Royal Voluntary Service

Elaine Paige OBE has joined the [Royal Voluntary Service](https://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/)
as ambassador. According to the charity, she will play a pivotal role, alongside
existing Royal Voluntary Service Ambassadors Felicity Kendal CBE, Wayne Sleep (OBE),
Dame Patricia Routledge (DBE) and Phillip Schofield, in promoting the work the charity
does helping communities and hospitals through its 25,000 volunteers.

 

> Some great photos of [@natimbruglia](https://twitter.com/natimbruglia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> from our fundraising gig on Tuesday – having so much fun with a packed audience!
> [#ThrowbackThursday](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThrowbackThursday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [@RogerGoodgroves](https://twitter.com/RogerGoodgroves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/5pRqa5ID66](https://t.co/5pRqa5ID66)
> — Ethiopiaid (@Ethiopiaid) [March 1, 2018](https://twitter.com/Ethiopiaid/status/969151553805447168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

#### Natalie Imbruglia & Ethiopiaid

On 27 February, [Ethiopiaid](https://www.ethiopiaid.org.uk/) held a fundraiser concert
at Bush Hall, London. The event was headlined by Natalie Imbruglia, with an appearance
by James Reed and supported by Joy Crookes. Over £20,000 was raised to support Ethiopiaid’s
projects in education, maternal health, and gender-based violence among others.

 

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#### Caprice, Debbie McGee, Sheila Hancock & Brain Tumour Research

Caprice (main image) is leading this year’s [Wear A Hat Day](https://www.braintumourresearch.org/fundraise/wear-a-hat-day),
which returns on Thursday 29 March alongside Debbie McGee (above) and Sheila Hancock.
The stars are joining supporters, clinicians, researchers and MPs in a programme
of charity events in the run-up to Wear A Hat Day 2018, supporting [Brain Tumour Research](https://www.braintumourresearch.org/).
The three will be featuring in a poster advertising campaign in stations across 
the London Underground and national rail from 26th February. Caprice was diagnosed
with a brain tumour in 2017, while Debbie McGee lost her husband Paul Daniels to
a brain tumour in 2016, and Sheila Hancock’s grandson survived a childhood brain
tumour.

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   8 February 2019)
 * **[Celebrity fundraising round up for March 2019](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/03/26/celebrity-fundraising-round-up-for-march-2019/)**(
   26 March 2019)

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