Corrie star Michelle donates herself to charity

Corrie star Michelle donates herself to charity
Corrie star Michelle donates herself to charity

Coronation Street’s Michelle Keegan has donated herself to charity in support of the Vodafone Foundation’s World of Difference UK programme. Michelle, who plays the Street’s Tina McIntyre, is joining hundreds of other people in the scheme. Five hundred members of the public will get the chance to work on a two-month paid placement with a UK charity of their choice – using an online matchmaker to help those interested to find the perfect one to help with their skills. Vodafone Foundation boss Andrew Dunnett said: “For people who feel passionate about a charity or cause, or for those who simply have time on their hands, Vodafone Foundation’s World of Difference programme offers an ideal opportunity to help others whilst gaining valuable life and work experience.” “World of Difference UK gives people who want to donate themselves, and get paid, the chance to put that passion into practice.” The deadline for applications is November 3 and the first placements will begin in January 2010. For further information on the World of Difference programmes visit the World of Difference website or join the World of Difference Facebook fan page. Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's new weekly soaps video preview, the Soap Scoop

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.