Look To The Stars News: Sophie Dahl

Star Designers Support The Big Egg Hunt For Charity

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:30:00 +0000

The hunt is on! For 40 days and 40 nights London will be transfixed by the most astounding and exhilarating egg hunt it has ever seen. Launching on Shrove Tuesday, 21st February 2012, the English capital’s streets will become a thrilling adventure, a myriad of wonder, a world of inspiration.

Over 200 uniquely crafted eggs created by leading artists, designers, architects and jewellers will be displayed in central London. Join the hunt and journey through the city, picking up exciting clues along the way for a truly original and interactive Easter experience. Collect your map or download your app, gather your family and friends and get cracking, with a range of clues to suit even the savviest of Sherlocks. Many a special egg lays hidden and with online competitions bringing hunters together, are you up for the challenge?

Among the artists and designers involved are Vivienne Westwood, Diane von Furstenburg, Sophie Dahl, Giles Deacon, Zandra Rhodes and many more.

Celebrity Shoe Auction Kicks Off For Charity

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000

The Small Steps Project will be holding the 2011 London Celebrity Shoe Auction and the premier of the new film at a fundraising evening at The Royal Society of Medicine on October 12.

From SJP, Kristin Davis, Chris Noth, Ben Stiller and Bill Murray to Kate Moss, Zandra Rhodes, Russell Brand, Sienna Miller, Sophie Dahl, Michael Palin, Joanna Lumley, Ricky Gervais, Rachel Weisz, Simon Pegg, Sharleen Spiteri, Liam Gallagher, Helen Mirren, Colin Firth, Jamie Lee Curtis, Steven Gerrard, and Jason Donovan; Small Steps Project has collected celebrity support from both sides of the pond culminating in a fundraising Celebrity Shoe Auction at The Royal Society of Medicine, at One Wimpole St, London on October 12th 2011 at 7pm.

Colin Firth Donates Shoes To Celebrity Charity Auction

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000

The Small Steps Project will be holding the 2011 London Celebrity Shoe Auction and the premier of the new film at a fundraising evening at The Royal Society of Medicine on October 12.

The event aims to raise awareness and funds so that we can continue to assist children in poverty on rubbish dumps around the world.

Elton John To Host Annual Celebrity Charity Ball Next Week

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Sir Elton John will once again host his annual White Tie and Tiara Ball at his home in the UK next week to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Thirty years ago this month, a mysterious new illness that seemed to attack the body’s immune system was first diagnosed in the United States. Buoyed by denial, stigma and lack of understanding, HIV spread across the world infecting 60 million people and taking the lives of 30million.

Royalty Rocks The ARK Gala For Charity

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:30:00 +0000

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were guests of honor at the ARK 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner in London on Thursday, June 9.

Prince William was keynote speaker for the event. Along with Prince Harry, he is recognised around the world for his philanthropic drive and spirit, and his commitment to using his position to help the less fortunate.

Guests were entertained by Kings Of Leon and Mark Ronson & the Business Intl., while other guests included Elizabeth Hurley, Holly Valance, Sophie Dahl, Jamie Cullum, Jemima Kahn, Tracey Emin and Anish Kapoor.

Stars Design Candle Holders For Celebrity Charity Auction

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Some of Britain’s favorite celebrities auction have personally designed candle holders to raise awareness of the race for a cure for Parkinson’s.

Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais, Alesha Dixon, Kevin McCloud and a host of other celebrities have pledged their support for finding a cure for Parkinson’s by designing their own candle holders which are being auctioned off in support of The Cure Parkinson’s Trust’s ILLUMINATE campaign.

The 34 specially designed candle holders will be auctioned on eBay for 10 days starting 7pm on 22nd FEBRUARY 2011. You are invited to bid for your favourite celebrity’s candle holder on eBay all in the name of an exceptionally worthy cause. The entire collection of designs is also available in a lovely book.

Celebrity Doodles To Go Under Hammer For Charity

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:30:00 +0000

National Doodle Day will hit the UK once again on February 11, with hundreds of celebrities donating drawings to raise money for Epilepsy Action.

Henry Winkler charity doodle.

Stars Donate Cupcake Recipes To Little Girl's Charity Cookbook

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:30:00 +0000

A host of stars have helped a 12-year-old British girl create a charity cookbook for the Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Nigella Lawson, Antony Worrall Thompson, Pixie Lott, Fearne Cotton, Melanie C, Sophie Dahl, Patsy Kensit, Amanda Holden and Richard E. Grant are some of the stars who replied to Georgie Sussman’s plea for cupcake recipes for the new book. Georgie aims to raise £20,000 for the hospital, inspired by a young friend who was treated there.

Elton John To Host Celebrity Charity Ball In June

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0000

In July 1999, Sir Elton John and David Furnish opened the doors of their Old Windsor home for the first White Tie & Tiara Ball, and the tradition will continue in 2011 on June 23..

Set amongst 37 acres of rolling English countryside next to Windsor castle, the White Tie & Tiara Ball is a spectacular evening, raising money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Since then, it has become an annual event hosted by Elton and David and one of the premier fundraising events of the UK.

More Stars Donate To Handbag Heaven

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

More celebrities have donated handbags to the Handbag Heaven charity event reported by LookToTheStars.org last week.

Joining Sienna Miller and Annie Lennox in donating bags are:

Kate Moss, who has donated a huge zebra pony horse hair bag

Stars Come Out For Annual Gorbachev Charity Gala

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev hosted a glittering charity gala at Hampton Court on Saturday night that saw a number of celebrities show up to support the fight against cancer in children.

Newly-wed couple David Walliams and Lara Stone joined famous faces such as Hugh Grant, Tracey Emin, Yasmin Le Bon, Alan Rickman, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson and Anjelica Huston to raise money for the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation – a charity established by Mr Gorbachev following the death of his wife in 1999.

The evening featured an auction that included lots such as dinner with Sophie Dahl and Jamie Cullum, lunch with Kevin Spacey, a jelly fight with Lara Stone to be refereed by David Walliams, and much more.

British Celebrity Portraits To Be Auctioned For Charity

Thu, 13 May 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Earlier this year, LookToTheStars.org reported on a story featuring a group of British celebrities whose portraits will go under the hammer for Oxfam. We can now reveal that the artworks will be auctioned on May 18.

The portraits were created by fashion designer Alice Temperley and photographer Adam Whitehead, and feature stars such as Annie Lennox, Lily Cole, Liberty Ross, Rosamund Pike, Sophie Dahl, Yasmin Le Bon, Laura Bailey and Jacquetta Wheeler. The life-size, hand-embroidered portraits will be auctioned in London to benefit The Circle – a group of high-profile women, such as Vanessa Branson, Beverley Knight and Zoe Ball, who come together to support the world’s poorest women. The Circle will then distribute the money to Oxfam projects.

“Alice is super gifted… unique!” said Annie Lennox. “She makes extraordinary things happen. Her creations are out of this world… and when she says something, she absolutely means it. Something about the idea of The Circle resonated with her. She didn’t waste time talking about it, she just got on and did something.”

Star Portraits To Go Under Hammer For Oxfam

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Portraits of a group of British celebrities will go under the hammer for Oxfam in London to benefit woman in West Africa.

Sixteen modern British icons – including Annie Lennox, Sophie Dahl, Yasmin Le Bon, Rosamund Pike, Liberty Ross, Laura Bailey and more – have been captured on canvas by fashion designer Alice Temperley and photographer Adam Whitehead. The pair have reinterpreted Norman Parkinson’s photographs, and the images have been printed on life-size canvas.

“We are very excited about this project and the quest we embarked on in general to produce something entirely different every season to showcase our clothes,” Temperley told VOGUE.COM. “This particular project is very important to me as it also aims to give back to a cause that is close to my heart. Working with all the great talent on this was inspiring and a lot of fun. To me that is what fashion and creativity should ideally be about.”

Bid On Celebrity Items To Stop Cruelty To Children

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Celebrities including Jodie Kidd, Peter André, Amanda Holden and Hugh Grant are among the stars to donate lots to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children’s (NSPCC) Dream Auction 2 – the charity’s latest and greatest fundraising initiative.

From Tuesday 01 December until Saturday 12 December there will be up to 200 fabulous lots to tempt you. Get bidding from 99p at www.dreamauction2.co.uk and all funds raised will go to the NSPCC’s Child’s Voice Appeal.

Bid for tickets to the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar party, a walk on part in Working Titles next romcom, a holiday on Richard Branson’s private Necker Island, two VIP tickets to the Spanish Grand Prix courtesy of Williams F1, and meet and greets with a host of celebrity stars. There are also a number of luxury hampers, must-have accessories and makeover experiences up for grabs.

Hire Celebrity Dresses For Charity

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Make a real splash at this year’s Christmas party by wearing a dress owned by one of your favorite stars.

UK-based company Top Shop has collected a selection of dresses from the rich and famous – and they’re hiring them out for charity. You can hire dresses that once adorned the famous bodies of Scarlett Johansson, Dita Von Teese, Erin O’Connor, Freida Pinto, Kate Moss, Kimberly Stewart, Little Boots, Naomi Campbell, Peaches Geldof, Sophie Dahl, America Ferrera and many more.

Proceeds from hiring the dresses will go to Age Concern and Help The Aged. The dresses will be auctioned after Christmas.

Kate Winslet Draws Butterflies For Leukaemia Research

Fri, 08 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Kate Winslet, Tony Blair, Ricky Gervais, Sophie Dahl and Stephen Fry are among the stars who have donated their own drawings of butterflies for a new charity book.

The book aims to raise money for Leukaemia Research, an organization in the UK that is dedicated exclusively to leukaemia, the lymphomas, myeloma, aplastic anaemia, myelodysplasia, the myeloproliferative disorders and the related blood disorders in both children and adults.

The sketches, paintings and poems will be published in the Butterfly Book, in memory of charity fundraiser Claire Wadley, a 25-year-old who died from leukaemia.

Kiss A Star And Save An Elephant

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:31:00 +0000

A secret rendezvous… a special place… a celebrity… one moment of delirious happiness as your lips touch theirs… all your fantasies may come true by bidding in the brand new Kissing For Conservation auction being run by Buy Once, Give Twice in the UK.

Lucky bidders have the chance to be kissed – and get photographed to prove it – by stars such as Sophie Dahl, Stephen Fry, Nigel Havers, Sarah Ferguson, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, Deborah Meaden and Trinny Woodall in the auction, with all proceeds going to Elephant Family.

Valid for 3 months in a London location, both celebrity and bidder will return home safe in the knowledge you’ve helped the endangered Asian elephant, and that love truly does make the world go round.

A Recipe For Organic Living - Stars Feast For A Cause

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:01:58 +0000

It was a delectable night of weird and wonderful gastronomic delights when a group of celebrities were served a meal made from ingredients totally grown, plucked, picked, fished, harvested, collected, reaped, and gathered from in and around London late last week.

Over 400 guests, including Annie Lennox, Mick Jagger, Colin Firth, Jemima Khan, Richard E. Grant, Jamie Cullum, Sophie Dahl, and Sting’s wife Trudie Styler, gathered in Guildhall for the “Feast Of Albion”, an event masterminded by TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

Money raised from the $2000-a-head evening, which included a performance from Lennox, went to the Soil Association, the UK’s leading environmental charity promoting sustainable, organic farming, and championing human health.

Thompson And Newton Help Raise Funds For Breast Cancer Charity

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:56:06 +0000

Film stars Emma Thompson and Thandie Newton were among the stars at the Lavender Trust Speakeasy event in London on Wednesday night.

The Lavender Trust is an initiative of the UK charity Breast Cancer Care which raises money for young breast cancer sufferers. Its lively 1920s-inspired Speakeasy event spurred Thompson, Newton and others to take to the stage and sing. Model Sophie Dahl performed two songs with jazz singer Jamie Cullum, while Sting was among other celebrity attendees.

The event raised £200,000, a quarter of which came from a fundraising auction.