Celebrities
A wide variety of celebrities are invited to take part in the show to encourage grown ups from the broadest areas of society to share books with children. Celebrities have included rock stars (Meat Loaf), pop stars (Melanie C, Alesha Dixon) and Grime star Lethal Bizzle. Sportsmen and women have also supported Bookaboo's campaign to get more grown ups sharing books, including ex England and Arsenal F.C. goal keeper (David Seaman), four times gold medal Olympic athlete (Dame Kelly Holmes) and boxing champion Ricky Hatton. Actors and Actresses (Tamsin Egerton, Keith Allen), Presenters (Amanda Holden, Robson Green, Lorraine Kelly, Fern Britton) and comedians (Al Murray, Julian Clary, Omid Djalili) have all shared a book with Bookaboo. Celebrities are both young and old such as EastEnders young star Maisie Smith (nine years old) who encourages older siblings and Bernard Cribbins (82 years) who helps enthuse grandparents to start sharing books with their little ones.
All celebrities become in effect, Storytime Ambassadors for Bookaboo's "Share A Book Today" campaign and have taken part as a result of their desire to help more children and grown ups share books together.
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