Celebrity supporters
Â鶹APP is fortunate to receive support from a number of incredible celebrities – some of who also serve as Â鶹APP 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
Â鶹APPÂ鶹APP™s 2025 Carol concert drew a great crowd full of festive cheer after a long difficult year for childrenÂ鶹APP™s education in crisis zones. Readers included Ashley John-Baptiste and Kathy Lette, who highlighted the importance of amplifying womenÂ鶹APP™s voices. We were also joined by Shazia Ramzan who beautifully read Maya AngelouÂ鶹APP™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 Â鶹APP, 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 Â鶹APP 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 Â鶹APP 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 Â鶹APP 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 Â鶹APP 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 BotolphÂ鶹APP™s without Bishopsgate addressed by Fr David with readings from Celia Imrie and Ashley John-Baptiste while actor Stephen Mangan read from Charles DickensÂ鶹APP™ own version for live performances of A Christmas Carol.
December 2024
Kathy Lette brings together celeb chums for Â鶹APP
Â鶹APP supporters joined together for a photo for Â鶹APP back at Winfield House in December 2024 Â鶹APP“ Kathy Lette gathered her well known friends and Â鶹APP supporters to give a shout out to Â鶹APP including Matt Lucas, June Sarpong and Richard Osman with Â鶹APP Chair, Sarah Brown.
December 2024
Richard Curtis auctions signed Love Actually Script for Â鶹APP
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 Â鶹APP.
December 2024
Big Give 2024 with Arabella, Audley, Bill, Joan and June
Â鶹APP 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.