Dannii Minogue, Sienna Miller, Twiggy and Paloma Faith are just some of the celebrities who have donated an item from their own wardrobe to support Alder Hey Imagine Appeal's second 'Clothes Throw' event being held in Liverpool in October. The celebrity items will be auctioned at an exclusive lunch prior to a public sale and the charity is appealing to all stylish women to join the famous names and give a designer item they no longer wear for this unique event. 100% of the funds raised at the Clothes Throw will go directly to the Imagine Appeal to support the hospital's pioneering work and improve the quality of life for its young patients. Iconic British model Twiggy explained, 'The Alder Hey Imagine Appeal is a great cause to get involved with because they treat more children than anywhere else in the UK so I'm really delighted to be involved. I'm donating the actual coat that I wore in the Christmas M&S TV advert and I'll also include a signed photo for the winner! I love this pink coat so I hope it finds a good home in the auction! After the lunch, there will be a pop-up shop selling all the previously worn clothes and accessories donated by the public and I know the Imagine team are on the look out for some fabulous finds for the event. So dig deep girls it's all for a marvellous cause!' Fabulous fashion auction prizes currently include Dannii Minogue's Orion peacock print dress that she wore on Gok's Fashion Fix, Sienna Miller's black patent bag from her Twenty8Twelve collection, Twiggy's pink coat and a headpiece from Paloma Faith. The pop-up shop will consist of previously worn designer items donated by the public as well as one-off samples and brand new labels donated by designers who wanted to support the event. Your designer donations can be dropped off at the Imagine office in Alder Hey, Kirsty Doyle's shop in Liverpool One or The Racquet Club on Chapel Street. She survived being voted off by performers such as Bernie Nolan, Paul Young and Basshunter to be crowned the strongest link - donating the prize fund to Alder Hey Imagine Appeal. Natasha visited the cancer ward to hand over her winnings. She said, 'Taking part in the Weakest Link was so much fun even though I was quite nervous at first! Anne Robinson made us all sing a little bit so I sang 'Whole Again' from my Atomic Kitten days. I still can't believe that I won and I'm really pleased that our team managed to raise so much money. I've supported Alder Hey Imagine Appeal for a long time now and it's only natural coming from Liverpooland being a mum myself to want to support this hospital. Having a little one on the way really makes you think about what some parents go through but it's really nice to meet them and it's lovely to visit the children and teenagers in Alder Hey.' Chris Done from Alder Hey Imagine Appeal added, 'She was absolutely fantastic and it's such a huge prize fund to win. We were overwhelmed when Natasha chose us as the beneficiaries we can't thank her enough for her support'. Two teams of celebrities where Under Starters Orders on 7th April as they went head to head in a Hell's Kitchen style event at top Liverpool restaurant Panoramic to raise money for Imagine Appeal. The celebs all turned out to support Alder Hey, model Amanda Harrington, actor Phil Olivier, Tony Maudsley and DJ Rick Vaughn where front of house. Meanwhile in the kitchen, Hollyoaks star Helen Noble, model Chloe Cummings, Brookside actors Louis Emerick and Suzanne Collins headed up red and blue teams and Heartbeat actor David Lonsdale among others, who will prepared and dish up two menus designed by Chef Director Chris Marshall at the award-winning restaurant. The red team won the cooking challenge with a majority vote from the diners in the restaurant. On the evening almost £10,000 was pledged for Alder Hey's cancer unit through an auction and raffle with some fantastic prizes including dinner for six at your house cooked and served by Panoramics Chef Director Chris Marshal and Restaurant Manager Oliver Hawthorne, a signed picture of Champion Jockey AP McCoy and Corney & Barrow Wine Tasting in your own home! The event launched a city wide campaign where 13 top hotels including Crowne Plaza, The Marriott and Thistle Hotel and restaurants such as What's Cooking and 101 Casino will be asking customers over the Grand National period to add £1 to their bill.
For tickets to attend the exclusive Clothes Throw lunch on Friday 8th October please contact Imagine Appeal on 0151 252 5716
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Singer songwriter, Natasha Hamilton was most definitely not the Weakest Link when she took part in a celebrity 'Rock and Pop' edition of the BBC quiz show, going on to win just under £23,000.
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