Red noses at the ready.
It will soon be time to don a famous Red Nose in the name of Comic Relief as Red Nose Day 2023 is just around the corner.
Red Nose Day is an event designed to help put an end to child poverty, both in the UK and around the world, through fundraising events and TV specials, raising money to keep children safe, healthy, and educated.
A whole host of celebrities have already been confirmed to host and perform on the night and BBC Morning Live’s Gethin Jones will be taking part in a 24-hour danceathon to raise money for the event.
Tonight (March 14), Emma Willis, Oti Mabuse and Rylan will trek across the Scottish highlands to raise money, and their adventure will be shown on BBC One at 9pm.
But when is Red Nose Day in 2023?
Here is all you need to know about this year’s charity event.
This year, Red Nose Day is on Friday, March 17, 2023.
As always, the Friday night will see some of the biggest names across music, film, sport and television unite for an evening of entertainment – all for a good cause!
Money raised from this year’s event will help people struggling with the cost of living crisis and will tackle issues such as homelessness and food poverty.
This year, the live TV event on BBC One will be hosted by AJ Odudu and Joel Dommett, alongside Zoe Ball, Paddy McGuiness and David Tennant.
Global superstar Kylie Minogue is set to make an appearance on this year’s show, in a special episode of BBC sitcom Ghosts and a parody of reality show Love Island will air on the night.
There will also be a celebrity special of hit BBC series The Traitors and one of the nation’s most beloved comedy characters – Baldrick – will read his very own ‘Blackadder’ Bedtime Story.
Already, a multitude of famous faces have donned this year’s brand new nose design to show their support for Comic Relief, including Amanda Holden and BBC Radio One host Greg James.
Last year’s event raised an incredible £42,790,147 for the cause and the organisers will be hoping to beat that total in 2023.
This year, you can buy a Red Nose from the Comic Relief website or from Amazon – the new home of the Red Nose.
This year’s Nose has been designed by Sir Jony Ive, who designed some of Apple’s most sought after products.
It is made almost entirely from plant-based materials and starts as a tiny crescent, before springing into a sphere when opened.
Discussing his design, Sir Jony said: ‘We’ve grown up with Comic Relief and are proud to support their remarkable work.
‘This new and seemingly simple Red Nose has been a fabulously complex little object to design and make and has involved our entire team. We hope it brings a little moment of joy to everyone who wears one.’
Red Nose Day 2023 airs on Friday, March 17, on BBC One.
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