Celebrity Supporters

Dame Judi Dench is the Vice President of the British Lung Foundation and has been a great supporter of the charity since her husband, Michael Williams, lost his two-year battle with lung cancer in 2001.

Liz Dawn became a British Lung Foundation celebrity supporter in January 2009. Having a lung condition called Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Liz understands exactly what it is like to live with a lung condition.

Chris supports the British Lung Foundation’s Children’s Charter campaign and signed our national petition to protect children from passive in the car.

Since 2008, Craig Phillips has been supporting the British Lung Foundation to raise awareness of the asbestos related chest cancer Mesothelioma.

Media doctor and GP, Dr Carol Cooper has supported the British Lung Foundation since 2009. She fronted the British Lung Foundation World COPD Day in 2009

Celebrity Chef, Gary Rhodes has been a BLF supporter since 2009. He has supported the charity in a variety of ways including attending a charity fundraising day organised by global broker ICAP.

One of the most successful trumpet players this side of Atlantic, has recorded a song entitled ‘The Lung Lung Road’ for the (BLF) to support World COPD Day – listen to the song here.

Notts County, Youth Team Football Manager and former Notts County player, Michael Johnson has supported the British Lung Foundation since 2009.

Olympic gold medalist rower, James Cracknell is supporting the British Lung Foundation’s ‘big breaths’ campaign.

Former G4 member Jonathan Ansell, who is now a hugely successful solo artist, won the British Lung Foundation’s male Lungs of the Year in 2008 to mark the British Lung Foundation’s national Breathe Easy Week.