Presenter Phillip Schofield will be taking part in a TV marathon on Monday 1 December, kick starting ITV’s annual fundraising charity extravaganza Text Santa! Brian House Children’s Hospice is set to benefit from money raised through the appeal, thanks to our partnership with Together for Short Lives, one of the six national Text Santa charities.

On December 1^st from 11am onwards, Phillip will be on the nation’s screens live for a full 24 hours, starting with This Morning and finishing on This Morning on 2^nd December at 11am!
He said: “This is going to be exciting, the longest I have broadcast for is around eight hours for the Royal Wedding and again for the Diamond Jubilee. I am not sure what I have let myself in for but it’s live TV so there’s nowhere to hide. That’s a bit scary but Text Santa is well worth the effort!

“Hopefully, if viewers are as excited as I am then some might be tempted to stick with me throughout the whole day.”

Linzi Young, head of Fundraising at Trinity Hospice and Brian House says: “We’re thrilled to hear about Phillip’s TV marathon for Text Santa, it’s a great way to start this year’s appeal. Trinity Hospice and Brian House run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so our care staff know what it’s like to work all hours. We will be tuning in throughout the night to check that Phillip is still awake and hope people donate to this wonderful appeal!

Last year children from Brian House were lucky enough to be shown on prime time TV as part of Text Santa.

Audiences will get to see Phillip as they’ve never seen him before during the24 hour broadcast. He will be joining the Loose Women panel for the day and speaking with friends and celebrities including Ant & Dec all the way from the I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE jungle.

Viewers can donate, please visit www.justgiving.com/textsanta.