MO Gilligan has donated his Brit Awards fee to a charity for the second year running.
The 34-year-old, who took over presenting the music awards from Jack Whitehall last year, will be hosting the 43rd edition of the ceremony this Saturday.
Mo donated his fee to charity Five x More last year.
The Sun can now reveal that the generous Masked Singer star is donating his Brit Awards 2023 pay cheque to those in need again.
Speaking to the Rolling Stone, Mo said: "Last time I donated it to Five x More, which focuses on Black maternal health in the UK.
"It’s one thing donating, but I wanted to also use my platform to shine a light on their cause.
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"I saw the work they did in the background, it’s run by two young girls and the work they continue to do is so important.
"It’s all about helping people in my own community, and I’ll be helping them out again with a donation this year.
"There’s other causes too I’m helping, like Power the Fight and the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust Charity.
"I’ve been blessed with my dream job and now it’s important to help out these causes too.
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"I get to wake up and live my dream everyday, but life is hard for charities when it comes to getting funding and telling people about their cause.
"If I can help with that, then that’s what I’ll do."
Last year Mo opened up about his decision on Twitter.
He wrote: "I believe in giving back so I’m going to be donating my fee for the @BRITs to @fivexmore they do extraordinary work and when the spotlight is on me I must shine it on others."
"Last year I had the year of my life it was amazing so I'm starting how I finished, I'm starting it by hosting the 2022 @brits award & I'm extremely excited to be donating my @brits fee to @fivexmore_," Mo added on Instagram.
Speaking about hosting the ceremony last year, Mo said: “I was so shocked to be asked to host this year’s Brits.
"These are the things I’ve grown up with, so you don’t think that one day you’ll be a part of it. Honestly, it feels like a huge honour.
“If I said I wanted to host The Brits at fourteen, I’m probably lying – because I was mostly interested in playing PlayStation at that time!
"But it’s important for a young kid like me from my background to know opportunities are out there, to be able to work hard and achieve my dreams.”
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Mo has followed in the footsteps of the likes of Jack Whitehall, Dermot O'Leary, Peter Kay, and James Corden, who have all hosted.
- Watch The Brits on ITV from 8pm this Saturday (Feb 11, 2023)
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