‘As a child I didn’t have a lot, baby bank would have been amazing’, Dame Arlene Phillips on her poverty-stricken roots. She is backing Baby, Bank On Us — the campaign launched by The Sun’s Fabulous
“There would be such a thrill for a child to receive one of these.”
Touching a clothing rail filled with fancy dress costumes, from superhero all-in-ones to sequined, taffeta party dresses, she gasps and says: “The best bit is the dressing-up rails.“There were no birthday parties when I was little. I always remember watching a girl down the street with a beautiful brand new pair of patent black shoes. I wanted black patent shoes so badly.
She adds: “Two of the mums I have spoken to today have very different circumstances, but both are struggling. Not only do they come here for things their children need, but for the staff.
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