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Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren join fellow celebs to show off their Christmas jumpers to raise cash for Save the Children

Today is official Christmas Jumper Day, when you can pull on a seasonal woolly to raise cash for Save the Children

TINSELTOWN stars Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren joined millions of Brits wearing a Christmas jumper to work.

, when you can pull on a seasonal woolly to raise cash for Save the Children.

 Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren
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Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren

Celebs Kate Garraway, Arlene Phillips and Rylan are also sporting festive sweaters to support the charity.

Good Morning Britain’s Kate said: “Each year Christmas Jumper day gets bigger and better, as do the jumpers.

“This time I’m supporting the charity with an outrageous and silly tinsel-covered knit that I hope will encourage others to dress up and donate just £2 pounds.”

 Rylan
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Rylan

 


Wear your jumper to work and donate £2 to Save the Children. Kids can give £1.

Text SUN to 70050 to donate £2 to Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day, or go to

You’ll be billed £2, plus standard rate text message. We receive 100% of your donation. Include NO INFO to stop further communications [by SMS or phone]. Queries? 02070126400


And in Hollywood Dame Helen persuaded Will Smith and the cast of their new movie, Collateral Beauty, to dress up for the day.

A-listers including Niall Horan, Myleene Klass and James Corden have also pledged support for Christmas Jumper Day.

 Kate Garraway
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Kate Garraway
 Freddie Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp
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Freddie Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp

Don’t worry about being alone when you arrive at the office in your Santa-themed sweater, with research showing searches for the Christmas knits have jumped 27% over the past four years.

Walsall in the West Midlands takes the UK’s Christmas jumper hot-spot, with search engine marketing firm Spike Digital revealing it's the location for most online searches for the festive attire.

 Jack Whitehall
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Jack Whitehall
 Arlene Phillips
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Arlene Phillips

Funny jumpers top the search list, followed by internet users looking for ‘risqué knits’.

There’s no need to spend too much, either, with ‘cheap Christmas jumpers’ in third followed by ‘light up Christmas jumpers’.


Wear your jumper to work and donate £2 to Save the Children. Kids can give £1.

Text SUN to 70050 to donate £2 to Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day, or go to

You’ll be billed £2, plus standard rate text message. We receive 100% of your donation. Include NO INFO to stop further communications [by SMS or phone]. Queries? 02070126400


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