A-listers’ fundraiser: £31m for research
The star-studded Stand Up To Cancer broadcast raised more than £31 million towards research into new treatments for the disease, Channel 4 said.
Hosted by Davina Mccall, Alan Carr, Maya Jama and Adam Hills, the show featured A-list cameos including Ed Sheeran and Olivia Colman.
The broadcast also included a tribute to comedian Sean Lock, who died of cancer in August aged 58.
The Wanted singer Tom Parker discussed his experience of living with a brain tumour.
The total raised was £31,169,340, Channel 4 said. During the programme, Parker shared his advice for other cancer patients.
“I think you have just got to have a positive mindset,” he said. “I think cancer can consume you very quickly and very easily.
“You know, there was a time at the start of this journey where I couldn’t really get out of bed.
“I was just so consumed by cancer and it wasn’t the physical side of things, it was the mental side of things really.
“All I was thinking was I was going to die, what’s the point in getting out of bed.”
Sheeran played his song Bad Habits and Sir Tom Jones also delivered a musical tribute to his late wife Linda, who died from cancer.