Look To The Stars News: Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Angellica Bell Supports Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0000

British TV presenter Angellica Bell has joined forces with pioneering charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer to be the ambassador for their annual fundraising campaign Go Pink launching in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

Delia Smith Named As Sir Bobby Robson Foundation Patron

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:45:00 +0000

Delia Smith CBE – Britain’s best selling cookery writer and joint majority shareholder in Norwich City Football Club – has been named as a Patron of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation at a dinner to raise funds for the charity.

Sir Bobby’s Breakthrough Ball at The Apex in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, also raised money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Lady Elsie Robson is taking the opportunity to announce Delia’s new role.

Lady Elsie says: "After my husband died I asked a small group of friends if they would help support our ongoing efforts fighting cancer through the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. Delia was one of those people and, very kindly, she immediately agreed. Since then we’ve been waiting for an appropriate occasion to announce her support.

Kylie Minogue And Sienna Miller Go Under Cover For Charity

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Kylie Minogue, Sienna Miller and Claudia Schiffer have posed for a breast cancer awareness campaign covered with nothing but a satin sheet.

The photos will be used as part of the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer 2010 campaign. The initiative is organized by Breakthrough Breast Cancer, and a range of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer clothing – including T-shirts, swimwear, and accessories – will be available at stores such as Marks and Spencer, Topshop, and River Island. The campaign is Breakthrough Breast Cancer’s premier fundraising campaign and has raised over £10.5 million over the last 14 years.

“It means so much to me to be part of this year’s campaign for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer,” said the Australian-born Kylie Minogue. “I wholeheartedly support their effort to raise funds for the vital work undertaken by Breakthrough Brest Cancer.”

Stars Back Charity Breast Cancer Campaign

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Scarlett Johansson and Gwyneth Paltrow are backing Breakthrough Breast Cancer’s new campaign, Too Many Women.

Along with Sienna Miller, the stars are supporting the campaign that is calling on 201 ambassadors to each raise £500 in 2010 – making a total of £1 million by the end of 2010.

The campaign is being run by charity supporters Harry Becher and Catriona Blampied, both of whom recently learned their mothers were suffering from the disease.

The Proclaimers Support Charity Walkers

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Scottish duo The Proclaimers – famous for tunes such as I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – are showing their support – in more ways than one – for a major charity event this weekend by appearing on a bra.

The duo – comprised of Chris and Charlie Reid – have had their caricatures drawn onto both cups of the bra by cartoonist Malky McCormick. The bra will then be auctioned at the Edinburgh Moonwalk tomorrow night.

“We could never say no to helping a charity like this,” said Chris. “Every family has been touched by cancer, so we were only happy to do something. Even though Malky has drawn us as caricatures we are flattered by out portrayal – we have seen the drawings he has done of other people!”

Get On The Virtual Catwalk With The Stars For Breast Cancer

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Sarah Ferguson is one of a number of British celebrities who have taken part in a celebrity modelling campaign to raise money for breast cancer.

Singer and actor Duncan James, Radio One DJ Sara Cox, TV presenter June Sarpong, model Abigail Clancy – girlfriend to England footballer Peter Crouch – Olympic swimmer and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Mark Foster, Britain’s Next Top Model judge Gerry DeVeaux, Leah Wood, Jade Jagger, and singer Bryan Ferry have also signed on to support the Million Model Catwalk campaign of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer.

The campaign is a unique and exciting example of using cyberspace to raise awareness of a disease. Users can visit millionmodelcatwalk.com to watch themselves model on the virtual catwalk alongside the ten celebrities by simply uploading a photo and choosing clothes from the FTBC range. The actual clothes are also on sale.

Naomi Campbell Opens Cancer Unit

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Supermodel Naomi Campbell opened a new cancer research unit at a hospital in London last week and spoke about the effects of the disease on her own family.

Campbell’s mother, Valerie, is in remission from a particularly aggressive type of the disease that the unit at Guy’s Hospital will focus on.

“It’s something that’s never really happened in my family, so it was researching, reading a lot of books, finding out about how to take care of her, what was the best treatment and where to get the best treatment.

Stars Target Breast Cancer

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:30:00 +0000

Some famous names from British entertainment are lending their faces to a new advertising campaign targeting breast cancer.

Natalie Imbruglia, Anna Friel, Alan Carr, Edith Bowman, and Twiggy have been shot by acclaimed photographer Rankin wearing Fashion Targets Breast Cancer T-shirts for the campaign from Breakthrough Breast Cancer – the UK’s leading charity fighting breast cancer. The campaign aims to raise £1 million (US$2 million) to assist with research, campaigning, and education about the disease which kills around 35 women every day in the UK.

The campaign’s message is “Whatever your reason, wear one,” and each celebrity taking part has agreed to send themselves up by featuring their own comic reason. In the ads, which can be seen on Breakthrough’s website, Alan Carr jokes that the T-shirt shows off his man boobs, and Natalie Imbruglia admits that she is supporting FTBC because she has a thing about pastel colours. However, they also all see the serious side of the disease which affects 44,000 women in the UK every year.