WATCH: Scottish Hollywood star Gerard Butler has backed fund-raising Big Girly Quiz for CHAS

SCOTS actor Gerard Butler, known for playing secret service agent Mike Banning in the Olympus Has Fallen action thriller trilogy has vowed his support for the Big Girly Quiz fundraiser in aid of Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS).

Gerard Butler

The Big Girly Quiz, which will be streamed live on Facebook on Friday 5 June, has been organised in place of four CHAS ladies lunches and the charity’s annual Rocking Horse Ball, which have all had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Butler will join a host of famous faces participating in the event, which will be jointly hosted by Britain’s Got Talent star Edward Reid and comedian Fred MacAulay.

50-year-old Butler, known across the world for his starring roles in box office blockbusters such as 300, Law Abiding Citizen as well as the Fallen franchise, now resides in California, but has committed to asking a question at the Big Girly Quiz, which he describes in a special video recording as a "fabulous fundraising event".

He says, "I know it’s hard for everybody just now but especially for charities who rely on donations. CHAS is a beautiful organisation that provides palliative care, family respite and support throughout Scotland and right now those families are needing your help more than ever.

“So on Friday 5 June CHAS will host its first ever Big Girly Quiz on Facebook Live. We will challenge you on all your knowledge of movies, music, fashion and so much more, so get a group of your friends together, virtually of course, and join me and other surprise guests on the night. Together we can really get through this.”

CHAS, the only charity in Scotland that provides hospice services for babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions, offers palliative care and respite for the whole family via its two hospices, Rachel House in Kinross and Robin House in Balloch, and its CHAS at Home service supports families in their own homes and has teams working in hospitals across the whole of Scotland.

Topics included in the Big Girly Quiz include music, chick-flicks, showbiz and sport. There will also be lots of laughs, singing and dancing on the night as well as a raffle with top prizes to be won.

Diane Alton of CHAS says, "We are so grateful to Gerard for his support for our first ever Big Girly Quiz which will be hosted by the amazing Edward Reid and Fred MacAulay who have kindly offered their time for free.

“We’re thankful to have received some incredibly generous donations for our raffle from existing CHAS supporters including Pickering’s Gin, Boozy Events, Amazon, Kinghorn Bodyshop, Brewin Dolphin, Tunnocks and Ava Innes."

The music round of the quiz has been contributed by Edinburgh band, Bleeker who, despite all their events being cancelled this year are continuing to support CHAS and many other charities.

Alton adds, “The Big Girly Quiz really is shaping up to be the perfect girls’ night in so please invite all your friends and family to take part to help us raise as much money as possible for some of Scotland’s most vulnerable children.”

Full details of the Big Girly Quiz can be found on Facebook by visiting www.facebook.com/events/2614111792192974/

EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you to also please purchase a copy of our newspaper.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspaper.

Thank you

Joy Yates

Editorial Director