Hollyoaks highlights homelessness with its own Sleep Out
22 Feb 2012
Hollyoaks' George has found himself homeless
Hollyoaks will be holding its very own Sleep Out next week to
raise awareness of youth homelessness.
The cast and crew of the Channel 4 drama will spend the whole
night of Thursday 1 March under the starts at its Liverpool based
studios, Lime Pictures.
The event comes after weeks of a hard-hitting storyline about
George, a 16-year-old experiencing homelessness.
Centrepoint, the leading charity for homeless young people, have
been central to the research and execution of this storyline and
now both Hollyoaks and Centrepoint are working together on a number
of initiatives to generate awareness of the issues young homeless
people face and also to raise vital funds for the much needed
charity.
Next week, the story of George continues when his supposed
friend Phoebe (Mandip Gill) leads him straight into the hands of
Deena (Sian Breckin) and Graham (Steven Marsh), the pair who kept
them against their will before George luckily escaped. It's a
harrowing and dramatic week as time runs out for poor George - will
his friends find him in time?
The Sleep Out - following on from Centrepoint's annual Sleep
Out, which sees more than 600 people sleeping out - promises to
deliver surprises and guest appearances.
Centrepoint's Chief Executive, Seyi Obakin, said: 'We're
delighted that Hollyoaks village is hosting a Sleep Out. Thanks to
the storyline that has unfolded over the last few months, a large
audience of young people is more aware of homelessness - an issue
over 80,000 of their peers face every year across theUK.
'Sleeping out won't be easy for the cast, but it will give them
a glimpse of what so many young people go through every night. We
urge you to support them, so we can give young people the support
they need to turn their lives around.'
To help raise money ahead of the Sleep Out, Centrepoint is
offering one lucky fan and four friends the chance to win a
Hollyoaks set tour if they donate via text to the
charity. Find out more about the competition and the
partnership between Centrepoint and Hollyoaks at www.centrepoint.org.uk/hollyoaks.