Showbiz stars help to raise more than £20,000 for cancer charity
GAVIN and Stacey star Rob Brydon and Welsh singer Wynne Evans helped raise more than £20,000 for a cancer charity with an online evening of entertainment.
Tenovus Cancer Care, which has its HQ on Ty Glas Road, Cardiff, put on A Night in with Rob Brydon on June 12 to raise much needed cash to help continue supporting cancer patients and their families and well as funding research and raising awareness.
The event, which was held virtually, was hosted by singer and broadcaster Wayne Evans – who’s best-known for appearing on the Go Compare advert – and was watched by more than 1,000 people online.
Rob Brydon took part in a Q&A session with the audience and shared some of his funniest stories from a career in showbusiness.
The evening also featured performances from Tenovus Cancer Care’s Sing with Us choirs.
A raffle held on the night raised more than £5,000, with prizes including tickets to watch the filming of TV show Would I Lie to You and a chance to meet Brydon himself.
Lisa Buckley, head of fundraising for Tenovus Cancer Care, said: “We’d like to say a huge thank you to Rob and Wynne for taking part in such a fantastic evening and raising so much money for the charity.
“Wynne was the perfect host and as always Rob was hilariously funny and very generous with his time.
“The night was a huge success and all the money raised will help us to support cancer patients and their loved ones in communities across Wales.
“We’d also like to thank event sponsors Open University Wales, Tiny Rebel, Berry Smith, Pinnacle and Whiteheads Building Services for their fantastic support.”
Tenovus Cancer Care’s next online event will be a sports quiz on July 24.