Dear NHS: Sir Paul McCartney and Ricky Gervais among 100 celebrities writing for charity book
Star-studded line-up already includes a litany of beloved comedians, actors, writers and musicians
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Your support makes all the difference.A host of celebrities including Sir Paul McCartney, Dame Emma Thompson and Ricky Gervais are contributing to a new charity book called Dear NHS: 100 Love Stories to Say Thank You.
The book, which will be edited by This is Going to Hurt author Adam Kay, will raise money for the NHS amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and will contain anecdotes and tributes from 100 different well-known personalities.
Kay said that the project was only conceived a week ago, but he has already been flooded with contributions.
Emilia Clarke, Dawn French, Sir Michael Palin, Graham Norton, Peter Kay, Stephen Fry, Sue Perkins, Stewart Lee, Kathy Burke and Louis Theroux are some of the other names who will feature in the book.
"Every single one of us owes so much to the NHS," said Kay.
"It is our single greatest achievement as a nation, always there for us and never more so than now."
All of the book's profits will be donated to the NHS charities Together and The Lullaby Trust, Kay has confirmed.
The collection will be released on 9 July, and is currently available to pre-order online, from Amazon and Waterstones.
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