Sara Cox backs Centrepoint's Christmas appeal to help homeless in mock game show clip titled: Would You Rather?

Rashid Razaq12 December 2017

Sara Cox is backing a Christmas campaign after research revealed that more than 16,000 young people will have nowhere safe to sleep over the festive period.

Centrepoint, a charity providing accommodation and support to homeless people aged 16-25, wants to raise awareness of their struggle.

The TV presenter teamed up with Centrepoint to create a video of a mock game show titled Would You Rather?

It shows a girl called Ellie (based on a real person) having to choose between staying with a violent family member, sharing a bed with a stranger or sleeping rough.

Ms Cox said: “All the cruel options the young girl has to choose from are based on real events… almost half, 44 per cent, of homeless young people have stayed in ‘insecure’ places like on the street, cars and even tents.

"It’s so cold out, I can’t imagine how scary and awful that must be. I hope this video inspires people to donate this Christmas.”

To learn more about Centrepoint, click here.

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