AN inspirational young actor will be part of this year’s Red Nose Day celebrations alongside a group of iconic celebrities.
Lenny Rush, from Burnham, is back on the BBC this month as part of the Comic Relief fundraiser.
The Red Nose Day telethon is the highlight of the Comic Relief appeal.
Donations to Red Nose Day go towards organisations helping to tackle some of the urgent problems faced by people in the UK and around the world.
This could include helping provide shelter for those who need it, putting food on plates, filling the shelves of baby banks, offering someone to talk to, or somewhere to be safe.
Teen actor and comedian Lenny Rush will be getting watchers in the mood for Red Nose Day in the CBeebies Bedtime Story, reading Not Now Bernard, by David McKee.
The Ormiston Rivers Academy student is returning to the BBC after hosting last year’s Children in Need show.
The Am I Being Unreasonable actor rose to fame during last year's Children in Need show on BBC where he took part in a memorable call centre skit as the head of celebrity phone-based communications featuring Lorraine Kelly, David Tennant, Richard Madeley, Peter Jones and others.
His appearance on Red Nose Day continues the meteoric rise for the teen sensation and now BAFTA-winning actor.
He has also landed a role in the upcoming Doctor Who series, been crowned celebrity of the year by a national charity and won an episode of Taskmaster to kick off 2024.
Also on this year’s Red Nose Day, in what will be his last year hosting the show, comic relief creator Sir Lenny Henry will be joined by Joel Dommett, Davina McCall, Paddy McGuines and Romesh Ranganathan.
Meanwhile, David Tennant, Maya Jama and Rosie Ramsey will be making their Red Nose Day Night of TV debut.
Lenny’s CBeebies Bedtime Story will be on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer on Friday, March 15, at 6.50pm
Red Nose Day will be back on screens across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer from 7pm.
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