The Beckhams design the Sports Relief T-shirts

The Beckhams design the Sports Relief T-shirts
The Beckhams design the Sports Relief T-shirts (Image credit: AP/Press Association Images)

David and Victoria Beckham have turned fundraising into a family affair to design the official T-shirts for Sports Relief 2010. The footballer and his pop star-turned-fashion designer wife got their three boys Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz to lend a hand with the project, with the finished results revealed as the charity event was launched on Wednesday January 20. David produced a self-portrait showing his soccer skills for one design, while the boys used spray cans and a blank canvas for the family collaboration. Each T-shirt features The Beckhams for Sport Relief logo, a combination of the footprints of each family member. The England star said: "Our family had a great time designing the T-shirt range and we hope it will raise much needed funds for many important causes. The most important thing is that the money raised will make a genuine difference to people's lives." This year's events include an attempt by Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton to become the first woman to kayak along the Amazon river. Rugby ace Lawrence Dallaglio will cycle around the Six Nations and One Show presenter Christine Bleakley will take on a water skiing challenge across the English Channel. Sport Relief will take place from March 19 to 21 and will raise money for charity schemes in the UK as well as developing countries. It will include a night of entertainment on the BBC, including a new sketch from Gavin And Stacey star James Corden and special editions of Masterchef, Top Gear and A Question Of Sport. The T-shirts will be available in the Sports Relief shop soon.

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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. 


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