ACTORS from hit soaps Emmerdale and Hollyoaks will be appearing at the Aid for Haiti Celebrity Family Day at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
Adam Woodyatt and Paul Rogers are helping to organise the day to raise funds for the Haiti earthquake victims in the Jaguar Exhibition Hall on Sunday, February 28.
Emmerdale's Nick Miles (Jimmy King), Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy), Kelvin Fletcher (Andy Sugden), John Middleton (Ashley Thomas),Amanda Donohoe (Natasha Wylde), James Baxter (Jake Doland), Sammy Winward (Katie Sugden), Kelsey Beth-Crossley (Scarlett Nichols), Chris Chitell (Eric Pollard), Lesley Dunlop (Brenda Walker) and Sian Reeves (Sally Spode) will be appearing between 11am and 5pm.
Hollyoaks cast members also hoping to attend to sign autographs and pose for photographs are Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl Brady) and Gerald McCarthy (Kris Fisher).
Tickets, costing £10 each, can be bought from www.seetickets.com, www.ricoharena.com, by ringing 0871 2200 260 or from Coventry City's ticket office at the Ricoh Arena and its City Central store in the Lower Precinct in the city centre.
Adam's colleagues Cheryl Fergison, Cliff Parisi, Dianne Parish, Jake Wood, John Partridge, Linda Henry, Marc Elliott, Melissa Suffield, Neil McDermott, Nina Wadia, Preeya Kalidas, Ricky Norwood, Sam Attwater andShona McGarty along with writers Simon Ashdown and Dominic Treadwell-Collins will be there as well.
Adam said it was set to be a great opportunity for fans of television soaps to meet their heroes as well as raise money for a fantastic cause.
"I have been delighted with the response from actors and actresses across the television channels," he said.
"They are looking forward to coming along to the Ricoh to answer questions, chat to fans, sign autographs and have their photos taken.
"It is gearing up to be a memorable day and I hope as many people can come along to join in this family event and raise thousands of pounds for the people of Haiti to help them re-build their lives and their country."
Local bands and dancers will be appearing along with Heart FM DJ Ed James and there will also be an indoor fairground and refreshments.
Questions to ask the soap stars can be sent to www.twitter.com/pelliernoir or the Facebook site at http://groups.to/aidforhaiti
There will be photographic booths for fans to have their photos taken for £10 with their idols courtesy of Coventry-based Events Photography company Pellier Noir which will be printed for guests to take home. Every penny of this will go the Aid for Haiti fund.
Doors will open at 11am via gate 27 which leads straight into the Jaguar Exhibition Hall.
