He stars in Doctor Who, comedy dramas Dodger and Am I Being Unreasonable?, won this year’s BAFTA for Leading Male Performance and is an RTS Breakthrough Award winner – and he’s aged just 14. BBC Studios has now announced that Lenny Rush is set to join the presenting team of BBC Children in Need 2023.
Best-known for his role as Ollie in the Daisy May Cooper comedy drama series Am I Being Unreasonable?, Lenny joins the stellar line-up of returning presenters Ade Adepitan MBE, Mel Giedroyc, Jason Manford, Chris Ramsey and Alex Scott MBE. They will be live from MediaCityUK, Salford, taking viewers through a glittering evening of fun and fundraising on Friday 17th November 2023.
Lenny says: “It’s an honour and a thrill to be the first child presenter for Children in Need– I can’t wait to feel the buzz of a live show and to help raise money for children and young people across the UK facing disadvantages. I’m so excited and look forward to all of you joining me on Friday the 17th of November!”
Presenters
A firm fixture in the viewing calendar and a much loved show with audiences, BBC Children in Need returns with a three-hour spectacle to entertain the nation while raising money for children and young people across the UK.
The presenters will guide viewers through a night of dazzling entertainment with a jam-packed show full of sketches, music, performances and surprises from some of the nation’s most loved stars. Further details on the sketches will be revealed in due course.
Peter Davey, Executive Producer said: “We are all thrilled to have Lenny join us live on the night. The Children in Need audience fell in love with him when he took over the “Celebrity Call Centre” brilliantly in last year’s sketch – so getting him back to host for his first time this year is the next logical step.”
The money raised through BBC Children in Need’s 2023 Appeal will help children & young people overcome the additional challenges they currently face, including supporting children and young people living in poverty, providing emergency support to families in crisis, providing comfort to children feeling sad, lost and alone, helping children overcome social injustice and supporting children to feel safe and secure again.
Throughout the night, appeal films will feature some of the children and young people whose lives have been changed through the support of BBC Children in Need, and the project workers who work tirelessly to help them.
About BBC Children in Need
BBC Children in Need’s vision is that every child in the UK has a safe, happy and secure childhood and the chance to reach their potential. The charity will realise this vision by supporting, promoting and publicising work that addresses the challenges that children and young people face and work that builds their skills and resilience.
BBC Children in Need’s 1,700 local charities and projects work tirelessly in every corner of the UK to help children & young people overcome the additional challenges they currently face, including supporting children and young people living in poverty, providing emergency support to families in crisis, providing comfort to children feeling sad, lost and alone, helping children overcome social injustice and supporting children to feel safe and secure again.
www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk
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