Liam Payne will fund 360,000 meals for people struggling as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
The singer and former One Direction star has teamed up with The Trussell Trust to lend his support to more than 100 foodbanks in Nottingham, Sheffield, Birmingham, Bristol, Coventry and Stoke-on-Trent which are expected to come under even more strain after millions lost their incomes due to the virus outbreak.
The 26-year-old, from Wolverhampton, said: “It’s not right that anyone in our country is unable to afford food. Foodbanks do incredible work to help the people most in need of support.
“It’s vital that we get support to those people right now as this crisis unfolds.
“The Trussell Trust is working with food banks across the country to ensure emergency help is there for people who don’t have money for the basics. But I’m also donating because of the work they do to work towards a future where no one needs a foodbank — we can’t end the conversation with getting emergency food to people, as vital as that is.”
“When we’re out on the other side of this, we need to look at why there are people in this country who don’t have enough money for food.