Charity Work
Smillie is involved with charities, primarily focused on child welfare. One of her main charities is the The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice (PPWH). She hosts 'A Little Less Strictly Come Dancing' Ball for them every year alongside Angus Purden. Smillie was a contestant on the British TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. supporting the charity NSPCC. She appeared on the show with Michael Aspel. They failed to progress past the £16,000 mark when they missed the question about authors, dropping to £1,000.
In her October Video Blog, Smillie announced that she would pose topless with various other celebrities to promote a Breast Cancer awareness campaign. She stated that "she had thought long and hard about doing this, but it was such a worthwhile campaign, she just couldn't say no".
On 7 June 2009, Smillie joined more than 17,000 women in the Glasgow 5k Race For Life to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. The Race was the largest Race For Life event in the UK and the organisers raised £900,000 for Cancer Research UK. Smillie was sponsored by Edinburgh Woollen Mill for £1000.
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