Our celebrity ambassadors

Over the course of the last two years, Age Concern has had the good fortune to be able to call on some very special celebrities to act as our ambassadors to promote the important work we carry out to help older people. In 2006, Barbara Windsor, Fiona Phillips, Gloria Hunniford and Tess Daly all pledged their support, with Huw Edwards and Tony Robinson joining them last year.

These leading lights of radio and television have already given a huge boost to our profile in the short period of time they’ve been involved, and for all their sterling efforts, we are eternally grateful.

For further information on their career highlights to date, as well as regular updates on the work they do for us, follow the links below.

Barbara Windsor MBE

Best known as Peggy Mitchell in Eastenders and for her role in the Carry On films, Barbara Windsor is one of Britain's best loved actresses - find out more.
Fiona Phillips

Find out more about the stellar career of Fiona Phillips, broadcaster, journalist, and lead presenter of GMTV.
Gloria Hunniford

Read about how Gloria Hunniford got to be one of Britain's best loved radio and television broadcasters.
Tess Daly

Read about how Tess Daly went from model to host of such hit TV shows as Just the Two of Us and Strictly Come Dancing.
Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson's varied career includes playing Baldrick in the much loved Blackadder series, writing several books, and fronting popular factual programmes such as the Time Team archaeology series - find out more.
Huw Edwards

Find out about the career and interests of Huw Edwards, presenter of Britain's most popular television news programme, BBC 10 O' Clock News.